A tough matchup
5–0
behind in the head-to-head
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS ahead in 100% of their meetings
SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS has come out ahead in 5 of their 5 shared contests.
PORK NINJAS
PORK NINJAS is a competition barbecue team with 5 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2016 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 11th of 41 at the Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship (2016). They are ranked #2823 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.
At a glance (the record in numbers)
Rating
1510
peak 1511 · rated over 5 contests
Contests
5
in the data
First seen
Jul 8, 2016
latest Aug 5, 2017 · 1.1 years on the trail
Grand champs
0
0 reserve
Category wins
0
1 podium
Overall top-10s
0
0% of 5 contests
Avg finish
top 48%
overall standings
Perfect 180s
0
Walk rate
60%
contests with a top-10 call
Consistency
±10.11
spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)
Strongest meat
Chicken
avg 161.05 · weakest Brisket (153.71)
Road miles
744
across 5 mapped stops · furthest 337 mi
Schedule strength
19%
of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1527)
Master avg
630.56 / 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 ↗ | Master | #1890 (115 pts) | #2088 (90 pts) | #2032 (105 pts) | #2008 (105 pts) | #2030 (100 pts) |
Teams like this (closest power rating)
The teams rated closest to PORK NINJAS, each with one reason worth a look.
95 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.
#2,840 of the rated field
- Contests
- 24
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 25%
- Peak
- 1518
3–0 in 3 shared contests (100% to PORK NINJAS)
These two have cooked 3 of the same contests — PORK NINJAS ahead 3–0 — so there's a record behind this pairing and not just a matching number.
⚔ Head-to-head#2,831 of the rated field
- Contests
- 7
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 29%
- Peak
- 1535
Careers of much the same size, 7 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,814 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1515
Level with PORK NINJAS on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.
⚔ Compare careers#2,832 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 40%
- Peak
- 1510
Careers of much the same size, 5 contests to 5, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.
⚔ Compare careers#2,816 of the rated field
- Contests
- 6
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 33%
- Peak
- 1517
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before PORK NINJAS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careers#2,820 of the rated field
- Contests
- 5
- GCs
- 0
- Top-10s
- 0%
- Peak
- 1518
Their last contest in the data was back in 2014, 3 years before PORK NINJAS's most recent — their rating stopped moving when they stopped cooking.
⚔ Compare careersFamiliar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)
| Opponent | Meetings | Ahead | Behind | Win rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEAN MOE'S BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| Cousin's Catering and BBQ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60% | ⚔ compare |
| SHORTSVILLE SMOKERS | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | ⚔ compare |
By meat
| Category | Entries | Calls | Wins | Podiums | Best | Worst | Average | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.0344 | 156.0228 | 161.05 | top 45% |
| Pork Ribs | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.9144 | 153.1772 | 158.20 | top 47% |
| Pork | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 165.1772 | 144.5372 | 157.60 | top 49% |
| Brisket | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 167.4516 | 138.2400 | 153.71 | top 54% |
“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.
By field size and state
By contest size
| Field | Contests | GCs | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (<20 teams) | 1 | 0 | top 71% |
| Medium (20–39) | 1 | 0 | top 77% |
| Large (40+) | 3 | 0 | top 31% |
More numbers
Busiest season
2016
3 contests
Contests a season
2.5
across 2 seasons in the data
Most contests held in
ON
2 of 5 contests · 3 states and provinces in all
Contests visited
5
a different one every time
Opponents faced
107
finished ahead 104 times, behind 67
Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)
20172 milestones
- Career-best single call (Brisket)167.4516 Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival
- Most recent contest Capital BBQ Festival
20164 milestones
- First tracked contest Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival
- First call Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival
- Career-best overall score644.6860 Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
- Peak power rating (1511) Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff
Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)
📈 Biggest rating jumps
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| +9.2 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship | Aug 6, 2016 |
| +7 | Capital BBQ Festival | Aug 5, 2017 |
| +6.7 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff | Sep 23, 2016 |
📉 Toughest weekends
| Swing | Contest | Date |
|---|---|---|
| -7.7 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival | Jun 9, 2017 |
| -4.7 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival | Jul 8, 2016 |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50% | top 55% | 88.5% | 87.7% |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67% | top 44% | 89.5% | 87.5% |
Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)
| Date | Event | Overall | Chicken | Ribs | Pork | Brisket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2017 | Capital BBQ Festival Ottawa, ON | 14 / 42 (637.1088) | 19 (160.5828) | 16 (157.7488) | 16 (161.0856) | 17 (157.6916) |
| Jun 9, 2017 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sounds Festival Drayton Ontario | 17 / 22 (625.8060) | 16 (160.6400) | 18 (153.1772) | 20 (144.5372) | 5 (167.4516) |
| Sep 23, 2016 | Ointoberfest BBQ Cookoff Clarence, NY | 18 / 54 (644.6860) | 16 (164.0344) | 15 (162.9144) | 40 (152.5828) | 12 (165.1544) |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Fatboys Classic-Canadian BBQ Championship Ottawa, CA | 11 / 41 (614.8688) | 14 (156.0228) | 12 (156.0116) | 3 (164.5944) | 34 (138.2400) |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Drayton Kinsmen Smoke and Sound Festival Drayton, ON | 12 / 17 (630.3088) | 7 (163.9884) | 10 (161.1544) | 6 (165.1772) | 17 (139.9888) |