Head-to-head
Barton BBQ vs The Pitfather BBQ
2 head-to-head wins
Met
8 times in the data
6 head-to-head wins
The Pitfather BBQ has taken the last 5 meetings.
Career comparison
| Barton BBQ | The Pitfather BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Contests | 27 |
| 0 | Grand champs | 1 |
| 1 | Category wins | 6 |
| 3 | Perfect 180s | 4 |
| 97% | Best overall (% of perfect) | 97.6% |
| 94.1% | Avg overall (% of perfect) | 95.8% |
| top 38% | Avg finish | top 28% |
| ±2.24% | Consistency (% of perfect) | ±1.17% |
Overall scores show as a share of a perfect total (Master /720, Backyard /360) so the two series compare fairly.
Meat by meat (who finishes ahead when both enter the category)
| Barton BBQ | The Pitfather BBQ | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chicken (8 meetings) | 6 |
| 4 | Pork Ribs (8 meetings) | 4 |
| 5 | Pork (8 meetings) | 3 |
| 1 | Brisket (8 meetings) | 7 |
Common ground
- 🏕️ They've both cooked Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff 2 times — The Pitfather BBQ leads there 2–0
- 💥 Biggest beatdown: 22.89 points at American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest (2023-09-27)
- 🤏 Closest call: 2.2972 points at Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff (2023-03-31)
Every meeting
| Date | Event | Barton BBQ | The Pitfather BBQ | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cook Off | 11 / 41 (690.8000) | 6 / 41 (693.0972) | The Pitfather BBQ |
| 2025-09-12 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 16 / 92 (682.8228) | 2 / 92 (697.7600) | The Pitfather BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 90 / 444 (689.0512) | 43 / 444 (694.8000) | The Pitfather BBQ |
| 2024-10-30 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 133 / 169 (675.2916) | 114 / 169 (679.3028) | The Pitfather BBQ |
| 2024-09-13 | Navy SEAL Danny Dietz Memorial Classic Cookoff | 27 / 67 (675.3596) | 9 / 67 (686.7884) | The Pitfather BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Invitational Contest | 65 / 211 (688.4568) | 162 / 211 (674.1368) | Barton BBQ |
| 2023-09-27 | American Royal World Series of Barbecue - Open Contest | 215 / 487 (675.9084) | 14 / 487 (698.8000) | The Pitfather BBQ |
| 2023-03-31 | Cedar Fest BBQ Cookoff | 4 / 57 (698.2400) | 5 / 57 (695.9428) | Barton BBQ |