Who is better, Kelly or Pivetta?
Nick Pivetta leads with a GOAT score of 57.3 against 57.1 for Carson Kelly — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Kelly vs Pivetta
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PivettaWinner
57.3Pivetta wins: Peak, Statistics
Kelly
57.1Kelly wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Candidates
Locked to BaseballShareable URL · /compare/ros-carson-kelly-vs-ros-nick-pivetta
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Nick Pivetta
57.3
Pivetta leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nick Pivetta
2. Carson Kelly
Category breakdown
Season form · Home runs per season
Career timeline · Home runs per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Home runs per season1. 🏳️ Nick Pivetta5 seasons played · career day 1,825626 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Carson Kelly5 seasons played · career day 1,826122 home runs
-80.5% vs Pivetta at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Kelly | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 95 | 452 |
| 🏳️ Pivetta | 0 | 0 | 140 | 328 | 626 | 1,346 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KellyActive · Chicago Cubs | PivettaActive · San Diego Padres |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 789 | 263 |
| MLB hits | 642 | — |
| MLB home runs | 92 | — |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove | 1 | — |
| MLB award: TEX Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: PCL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 15 | 27 |
| MLB wins | — | 74 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 1,388 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 54.2 | 53.7 |
| Peak w20% | 58.4 | 69.4 |
| Longevity w20% | 60.2 | 57 |
| Honours w20% | 50 | 38 |
| Statistics w15% | 65.3 | 73.5 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Pivetta57.3
Kelly57.1
FAQ
Where does Kelly beat Pivetta?
Kelly scores higher on dominance, honours, longevity. Pivetta leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Kelly vs Pivetta score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kelly: 57.1, Pivetta: 57.3.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Kelly vs Pivetta. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.