Happy hunting ground
Top 9%
average finish here
Oinktoberfest is their spot: an average finish in the top 9% across 2 visits.
- 2 visits
- best finish 4th
- average top 9%
THE BUTT DOCTORS
THE BUTT DOCTORS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2014. Their best overall finish is 4th of 71 at the Oinktoberfest (2013). They are ranked #2496 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1521
peak 1521 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
May 25, 2013
latest Sep 20, 2014 · 1.3 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
1
5 podiums
Overall top-10s
2
40% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 39%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
100%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±97.88
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 170.87 · weakest Pork Ribs (145.37)
Road miles
206
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 39 mi
Schedule strength
6%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1508)
Master avg
604.82 / 720
5 Master contests · 0 GCs
Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)
| Year | Series | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 ↗ | Master | #1187 (245 pts) | #947 (375 pts) | #1258 (245 pts) | #1457 (200 pts) | #1405 (205 pts) |
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#2,486 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,500 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1520
They turned up 8 years after THE BUTT DOCTORS did, first appearing in 2021.
⚔ Compare careers#2,497 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Level with THE BUTT DOCTORS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,493 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,485 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 20%
- Peak
- 1521
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,495 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 17%
- Peak
- 1530
Careers of much the same size, 6 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pappa's Smokin' BBQ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 80% | ⚔ compare |
| BEHIND BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| HAWG DOCTORS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| RED VALLEY BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| THE 5TH ARTERY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| KISS MY BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| THREE DOGS BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SMOKIN' AIN'T EASY | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| BLACK DAWG BBQ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 40% | ⚔ compare |
| Priorville | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 176.0344 | 160.5372 | 170.87 | top 15% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 168.5944 | 87.4292 | 145.37 | top 48% |
| Pork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.1428 | 143.4056 | 156.22 | top 48% |
| Brisket | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 176.0572 | 154.2744 | 166.53 | top 22% |
“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.
Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)
| Contest | Visits | Best | GCs | Avg finish | Last visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oinktoberfest | 2 | 4 | 0 | top 9% | Sep 20, 2014 |
More numbers
Busiest season
2013
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
NY
5 of 5 contests
Contests visited
4
1 of them more than once
Opponents faced
181
finished ahead 201 times, behind 145
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20143 milestones
- First category win (Chicken) Oinktoberfest
- Peak power rating (1521) Oinktoberfest
- Most recent contest Oinktoberfest
20136 milestones
- First tracked contest Roc City Rib Fest
- First call Roc City Rib Fest
- First overall past 90% of a perfect score658.2860 Boston Hill BBQ Fest
- First overall top-10 Oinktoberfest
- Career-best overall score673.7944 Oinktoberfest
- Career-best single call (Brisket)176.0572 Oinktoberfest
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +15.2 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2013 |
| +12.7 | Oinktoberfest | Sep 20, 2014 |
| +9.6 | Boston Hill BBQ Fest | Jun 28, 2013 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -15.9 | Roc City Rib Fest | May 25, 2013 |
| -1 | Roc City Rib Fest | May 24, 2014 |
Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)
Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)
Where they finish (overall)
Best vs average (by meat)
How entries end (by meat)
Season by season
| Season | Contests | GCs | Top-10s | Category wins | Walk rate | Avg finish | Best overall (% of perfect) | Avg overall (% of perfect) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | top 33% | 90.8% | 88.9% |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% | top 43% | 93.6% | 80.7% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2014 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 8 / 66 (653.7948) | 1 (173.7600) | 46 (150.2860) | 15 (165.1428) | 14 (164.6060) |
| May 24, 2014 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 47 / 86 (626.8116) | 40 (160.5372) | 8 (168.5944) | 78 (143.4056) | 56 (154.2744) |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Oinktoberfest Clarence, NY | 4 / 71 (673.7944) | 3 (176.0344) | 25 (157.7028) | 13 (164) | 3 (176.0572) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | Boston Hill BBQ Fest Hamburg, NY | 12 / 49 (658.2860) | 3 (173.1430) | 12 (162.8574) | 35 (152.5712) | 3 (169.7144) |
| May 25, 2013 | Roc City Rib Fest Rochester, NY | 80 / 80 (411.4292) | — | 80 (87.4292) | 31 (156) | 10 (168) |