BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD

BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD is a competition barbecue team with 13 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2016. Their best overall finish is 10th of 29 at the Sam's Club National BBQ Tour (2013). They are ranked #2130 of 6,491 teams in the KCBS power rankings.

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

#2,130

of 6,491 rated · rankings

Rating

1534

peak 1534 · rated over 13 contests

Contests

in the data

First seen

May 3, 2013

latest Oct 8, 2016 · 3.4 years on the trail

Best ToY finish

#622

Master 2013 · every season

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

8% of 13 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

660.5484 / 720

Master · Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship

Perfect 180s

Current form

638.06 ▼

last 5 Master vs avg 640.99 (-2.93)

Walk rate

62%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

174.2856

Chicken · Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship

Consistency

±12.14

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Pork

avg 162.40 · weakest Brisket (158.18)

Road miles

935

across 13 mapped stops · furthest 135 mi

Schedule strength

26%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1536)

Master avg

640.99 / 720

13 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (8 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

They almost always walk

62% of contests with a top-10 call

A call in 8 of 13 contests

A top-10 category call in 62% of their 13 contests — they get to the stage more often than not.

Their season

2013 their best year

2013 was the year it came together: 4 contests, 0 Grand Championships and 0 category wins, at an average finish in the top 27%.

4 contests
1 overall top-10
0 category wins
average top 27%

A tough matchup

9–0 behind in the head-to-head

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead in 100% of their meetings

APORKALYPSE NOW has come out ahead in 9 of their 9 shared contests.

The weak link

−4.2 points behind their best meat

Brisket is where the weekend gets away from them — it averages 4.22 points below their pork, and turns into a call 31% of the time against 31%.

Brisket avg 158.18
Pork avg 162.40
4 calls in 13 entries

A strong matchup

7–0 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 100% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of LYIN' PIGS in 7 of their 7 shared contests.

Pork nemesis

7 of 9 shared pork entries lost

APORKALYPSE NOW ahead 78% of the time

Even in their strongest meat, APORKALYPSE NOW has out-cooked them in 7 of 9 shared pork entries.

An October team

Top 36% average finish in October

Something about October: average finish in the top 36% across 3 contests, versus top 45% the rest of the year.

3 October contests
top 45% the rest of the year

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The metronome

±1.69% swing around their own average

Their overall lands within ±1.69% of a perfect score of their own average — whatever the field, you know roughly what they'll turn in.

averages 89.0% of a perfect score
13 contests

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
2016 ↗	Master	#1511 (175 pts)	#1227 (265 pts)	#1156 (290 pts)	#1872 (120 pts)	#1686 (150 pts)
2015 ↗	Master	#1575 (140 pts)	#1778 (120 pts)	#1758 (125 pts)	#923 (390 pts)	#1556 (160 pts)
2014 ↗	Master	#816 (417 pts)	#802 (457 pts)	#828 (442 pts)	#714 (532 pts)	#780 (462 pts)
2013 ↗	Master	#622 (506 pts)	#734 (446 pts)	#676 (491 pts)	#520 (636 pts)	#597 (536 pts)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

The teams rated closest to BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD, each with one reason worth a look.

75 rated teams sit within a point of this rating, so a place on this list means the numbers match — no more than that.

MUST B SMOKIN' SOMETHING

#2,126 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 21
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 19%
Peak: 1558

2–0 in 2 shared contests (100% to BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD)

2 contests in common so far: too few to settle anything, but a team BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD has actually stood beside rather than a stranger on the same rating.

rated over 21 contests
last seen Jun 1, 2018

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Gettin Piggy With It Backyard BBQ

#2,140 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 13
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 23%
Peak: 1540

Careers of much the same size, 13 contests to 13, so neither rating has had more chance to settle than the other.

rated over 13 contests
last seen Sep 13, 2024

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Family Tradition BBQ

#2,143 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 11
GCs: 1
Top-10s: 45%
Peak: 1534

This is the highest they've ever been rated, 11 rated contests in — a team sitting at its own career peak.

rated over 11 contests
last seen Jul 18, 2026

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TEAM DANNY

#2,133 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 10
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 10%
Peak: 1536

Both teams' first contest in the data came in 2013.

rated over 10 contests
last seen Jun 16, 2022

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Slingin Pig Meat

#2,122 of the rated field

1534 power rating

Contests: 18
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 39%
Peak: 1538

18 contests and no Grand Championship yet — a rating made of 39% top-10 finishes rather than wins.

rated over 18 contests
last seen Sep 20, 2025

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2 ROLLING BONES

#2,142 of the rated field

1533 power rating

Contests: 19
GCs: 0
Top-10s: 21%
Peak: 1556

Level with BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD on power rating, which is the whole reason they're on the list.

rated over 19 contests
last seen Aug 25, 2017

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Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

Opponent	Meetings	Ahead	Behind	Win rate
APORKALYPSE NOW	9	0	9	0%	⚔ compare
3 EYZ BBQ	8	1	7	13%	⚔ compare
PORK BARREL BBQ	8	0	8	0%	⚔ compare
LYIN' PIGS	7	7	0	100%	⚔ compare
JD'S SMOKIN MISFITS	7	3	4	43%	⚔ compare
ROCKIN ROBYNS BBQ	7	2	5	29%	⚔ compare
Serial Griller	7	0	7	0%	⚔ compare
BONE TO BARK BBQ	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
LIFE IS GOOD BUT BBQ IS BETTER	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
NEW REVOLUTION Q	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BBQ NUTS	6	2	4	33%	⚔ compare
BIG BLOCK BBQ	6	1	5	17%	⚔ compare
OLD VIRGINIA SMOKE	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
SAUCE THIS BBQ	6	0	6	0%	⚔ compare
MYERS MEATS	5	4	1	80%	⚔ compare

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	13	2	0	174.2856	153.0972	160.03	top 52%
Pork Ribs	13	3	0	170.3544	150.2400	160.39	top 45%
Pork	13	4	2	172.5600	153.1544	162.40	top 35%
Brisket	13	4	0	169.7600	143.9428	158.18	top 47%

“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
Medium (20–39)	4	0	top 53%
Large (40+)	9	0	top 41%

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Where	Contests	Avg finish
MD	8	top 50%
NJ	3	top 36%
DC	2	top 36%

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

Contest	Visits	Best	Avg finish	Last visit
Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	2	30	top 54%	Jul 31, 2015
Beltway BBQ Showdown	2	21	top 52%	May 29, 2015
DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	2	16	top 36%	Oct 3, 2014
Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	2	10	top 50%	Aug 22, 2014

More numbers

Busiest season 2014 5 contests

Contests a season 3.3 across 4 seasons in the data

Most contests held in MD 8 of 13 contests · 3 states in all

Contests visited 9 4 of them more than once

Opponents faced 330 finished ahead 356 times, behind 254

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20163 milestones

Oct 8 Career-best overall score660.5484 Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship
Oct 8 Career-best single call (Chicken)174.2856 Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship
Oct 8 Most recent contest Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship

20151 milestone

May 29 10th tracked contest Beltway BBQ Showdown

20141 milestone

Aug 1 Peak power rating (1534) Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ

20134 milestones

May 3 First tracked contest Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
May 3 First call Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival
Jun 22 First overall past 90% of a perfect score653.7140 Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle
Aug 16 First overall top-10 Sam's Club National BBQ Tour

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+10.3	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	Oct 5, 2013
+8.3	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle	Jun 22, 2013
+6.9	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival	May 3, 2013
+6.4	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship	Oct 8, 2016
+5.9	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 16, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-4.6	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour	Aug 22, 2014
-0.7	Beltway BBQ Showdown	May 29, 2015
-0.6	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship	Oct 3, 2014
-0.6	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ	Jul 31, 2015
-0.4	Beltway BBQ Showdown	Jun 3, 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	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2016	2	0	100%	top 47%	91.7%	90.5%
2015	2	0	50%	top 56%	88.8%	87.9%
2014	5	0	20%	top 53%	90.3%	88%
2013	4	1	100%	top 27%	91.7%	90.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Oct 8, 2016	Smoke on the Water Barbecue Championship Atlantic City, NJ	18 / 48 (660.5484)	5 (174.2856)	8 (170.3544)	38 (155.3712)	28 (160.5372)
Jun 3, 2016	Beltway BBQ Showdown Fort Washington, MD	21 / 37 (643.3600)	21 (161.7144)	10 (167.9884)	31 (153.1544)	19 (160.5028)
Jul 31, 2015	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	31 / 54 (639.2568)	39 (156.5140)	38 (152.5028)	2 (172.5600)	30 (157.6800)
May 29, 2015	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	21 / 39 (626.1028)	27 (153.0972)	24 (150.2400)	11 (164.5256)	17 (158.2400)
Oct 3, 2014	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	34 / 65 (621.0400)	47 (153.6800)	19 (162.8572)	25 (160.5600)	47 (143.9428)
Aug 22, 2014	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	19 / 29 (627.2912)	11 (162.8800)	21 (153.0972)	13 (158.8112)	22 (152.5028)
Aug 1, 2014	Southern Maryland Brew & BBQ Leonardtown, MD	30 / 59 (632.5368)	34 (159.9884)	39 (153.7028)	14 (163.4172)	31 (155.4284)
Jun 21, 2014	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	19 / 41 (650.2168)	15 (162.8228)	30 (156.5484)	19 (161.0856)	10 (169.7600)
Jun 6, 2014	Beltway BBQ Showdown Ft. Washington, MD	21 / 42 (635.9432)	31 (154.2628)	14 (162.2744)	15 (161.6916)	18 (157.7144)
Oct 5, 2013	DO AC Smokin' Hot Atlantic City BBQ Championship Atlantic City, NJ	16 / 85 (638.9256)	6 (168.0228)	9 (166.8800)	26 (158.8456)	60 (145.1772)
Aug 16, 2013	Sam's Club National BBQ Tour Laurel, MD	10 / 29 (659.9312)	22 (159.9428)	14 (164.0116)	6 (167.9884)	7 (167.9884)
Jun 22, 2013	Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle Washington, DC	11 / 42 (653.7140)	16 (158.8572)	19 (164)	3 (169.7142)	10 (161.1426)
May 3, 2013	Naptown barBAYq Contest & Music Festival Annapolis, MD	16 / 55 (643.9994)	39 (154.2854)	15 (160.5714)	10 (163.4284)	9 (165.7142)

BABY GOT BUTT BBQ MD

At a glance (the record in numbers)

Power ranking

Rating

Contests

First seen

Best ToY finish

Grand champs

Category wins

Overall top-10s

Avg finish

Best overall

Perfect 180s

Current form

Walk rate

Best single call

Consistency

Strongest meat

Road miles

Schedule strength

Master avg

Storylines (8 found in their record)

They almost always walk

Their season

A tough matchup

The weak link

A strong matchup

Pork nemesis

An October team

The metronome

Team of the Year (rank per category by season — the year links to the full board on kcbs.us)

Overall rank by season

Teams like this (closest power rating)

Familiar foes (most-met opponents in overall standings — one meeting per contest)

By meat

By field size and state

By contest size

By state / province (where the contests were held)

Repeat visits (contests they've cooked twice or more)

More numbers

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

📉 Toughest weekends

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

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Career map (orange GC · green top-10 · grey the rest — tap a pin)