Pile Driver
Career snapshot
70Outs
57Buckoffs
82.0%Buckoff %
42.10Avg bull score
44.50High score
045+ outs
3.44sAvg buckoff time
10Best streak
Career average on the 50-point bull scale42.10
Career Shape
69 scored outs23.2%Buckoffs under 3s
17.9%Riders dumped after 6s
±3.14Score volatility
The thin line is every scored out in career order; the bold line is his rolling eight-out average — the shape the title formula sees. Volatility is one standard deviation around his career average: low means a metronome, high means boom-or-bust.
Performance by Season
Season Statistics
| Season | Series | Rank | Outs | Rides | Buckoff % | Avg score | High | 45+ | Top-8 avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Unleash The Beast | 587 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 40.75 | 40.75 | 0 | 40.75 |
| 2018 | Unleash The Beast | 97 | 4 | 1 | 75.0% | 43.00 | 43.25 | 0 | 43.00 |
| 2017 | Unleash The Beast | 405 | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | 41.69 | 42.75 | 0 | 41.69 |
| 2016 | Unleash The Beast | 372 | 6 | 3 | 50.0% | 41.71 | 42.50 | 0 | 41.71 |
| 2015 | Unleash The Beast | 624 | 9 | 2 | 77.8% | 40.39 | 43.75 | 0 | 40.39 |
One row per circuit per season, as published by PBR's scoring system. Only Unleash The Beast counts toward the World Champion Bull title — how the races fit together.
Head-to-Head
Riders who have faced Pile Driver at least twice.
| Rider | Meetings | Rides | Buckoffs | Avg bull score | Best bull score | Best ride |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Rodeo Tyler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 43.17 | 44.00 | 86.00 |
| Skeeter Kingsolver | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43.75 | 44.00 | — |
| Juan Carlos Contreras | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43.50 | 44.00 | — |
| Aaron Roy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43.13 | 44.50 | 90.50 |
| Fabiano Vieira | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43.00 | 43.00 | — |
| Cody Nance | 2 | 0 | 2 | 43.00 | 43.00 | — |
| J.W. Harris | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.25 | 43.75 | — |
| Stetson Lawrence | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.13 | 42.25 | — |
| Mike Lee | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41.88 | 43.50 | — |
| Troy Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41.75 | 41.75 | — |
| Paulo Ferreira Lima | 2 | 2 | 0 | 41.38 | 41.50 | 84.25 |
Ride History
70 recorded outs| Date | Rider | Result | Time | Bull score | Ride score | Series | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2020 | J.T. Pettitt | Buckoff | 3.40s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Texas Cowboy Reunion |
| Jul 1, 2020 | Leonardo Lima | Buckoff | 5.09s | 43.00 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Texas Cowboy Reunion |
| Jun 27, 2020 | Mauricio Gulla Moreira | Buckoff | 4.25s | 41.00 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Slick Rock Challenge Day 2 |
| Aug 31, 2019 | Hubba Haggerty | Buckoff | 2.69s | 44.00 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Dickinson, ND PBR Touring Pro |
| Aug 24, 2019 | Bridger Fitzpatrick | Buckoff | 4.19s | 40.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | The Bull Thing PBR TPD |
| Aug 3, 2019 | Zac Peterson | Buckoff | 3.31s | 43.00 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Livingston Classic PBR |
| Jul 25, 2019 | Eduardo Aparecido | Ridden | 8.00s | 43.00 | 87.00 | Touring Pro Division - USA | Big Sky PBR |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Bradley Archeneaux | Buckoff | 2.06s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Thunder on Hooves |
| Jun 20, 2019 | Cody Nance | Buckoff | 4.45s | 43.00 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Williston PBR Presented by Marquis Metal Works |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Cole Skender | Buckoff | 2.47s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Deadwood PBR Touring Pro |
| Jan 12, 2019 | Sean Willingham | Ridden | 8.00s | 40.75 | 83.50 | Unleash The Beast | CHICAGO INVITATIONAL |
| Nov 17, 2018 | Tim Lipsett | Buckoff | 2.13s | 42.00 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | 4 Bears Casino & Lodge Championship Bull Riding |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Cody Tesch | Buckoff | 4.78s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | 4 Bears Casino & Lodge Championship Bull Riding |
| Oct 20, 2018 | Rubens Barbosa | Buckoff | 5.69s | 42.75 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | DEWALT GUARANTEED TOUGH INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Oct 13, 2018 | Cody Rodeo Tyler | Buckoff | 3.03s | 43.50 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Rapid City PBR Velocity Tour |
| Jul 28, 2018 | Matt Triplett (re-ride) | Buckoff | 3.92s | 40.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Big Sky PBR |
| Jul 17, 2018 | Taylor Toves | Ridden | 8.00s | 41.50 | 86.00 | Touring Pro Division - USA | Jackson Hole PBR |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Eli Miller | Buckoff | 4.35s | 42.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Dakota Community Bank & Trust PBR Bull Riding Challenge |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Brennon Eldred | Ridden | 8.00s | 42.50 | 88.00 | Touring Pro Division - USA | Dakota Community Bank & Trust PBR Bull Riding Challenge |
| May 4, 2018 | Keyshawn Whitehorse | Buckoff | 4.95s | 43.00 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | PBR LAST COWBOY STANDING |
| Apr 15, 2018 | Juan Carlos Contreras | Buckoff | 3.73s | 43.00 | — | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | TACOMA INVITATIONAL PRESENTED BY COOPER TIRES |
| Apr 7, 2018 | Connor Murnion | Buckoff | 3.30s | 42.50 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Casper, WY Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour |
| Feb 25, 2018 | Kaique Pacheco | Buckoff | 4.04s | — | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | The American |
| Feb 11, 2018 | Jose Vitor Leme | Ridden | 8.00s | 43.25 | 88.75 | 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast | CATERPILLAR CLASSIC |
| Feb 3, 2018 | Carlos Garcia | Buckoff | 4.12s | 43.50 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Grand Rapids, MI Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour |
| Nov 18, 2017 | Fabiano Vieira | Buckoff | 7.78s | 43.00 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | New Town, ND PBR |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Cody Rodeo Tyler | Buckoff | 1.92s | 44.00 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | New Town, ND PBR |
| Oct 22, 2017 | Nathan Burtenshaw | Buckoff | 7.86s | 40.75 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | COOPER TIRES TAKE THE MONEY AND RIDE |
| Oct 8, 2017 | Troy Wilkinson | Buckoff | 7.53s | 41.75 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | DEWALT GUARANTEED TOUGH INVITATIONAL |
| Oct 1, 2017 | Troy Wilkinson | Buckoff | 6.78s | 41.75 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | RUMBLE IN THE ROCKIES |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Parker Breding | Buckoff | 5.29s | 43.00 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Eureka, MT Sanctioned Velocity Tour |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Juan Carlos Contreras | Buckoff | 1.35s | 44.00 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Livingston, MT Classis Touring Pro Division |
| Jul 29, 2017 | Cody Campbell | Buckoff | — | 21.00 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Big Sky, MT Sactioned VEL Event |
| Jul 28, 2017 | Brant Atwood | Buckoff | 3.34s | 43.00 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Big Sky, MT Sactioned VEL Event |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Cody Rodeo Tyler | Ridden | 8.00s | 42.00 | 86.00 | Touring Pro Division - USA | Thief River Falls -Thunder on Hooves |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Casey Coulter | Buckoff | 3.28s | 44.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Thief River Falls -Thunder on Hooves |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Mike Lee | Buckoff | 6.06s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Binford, ND Bleacher Builders Inc. PBR Touring Pro |
| Jun 17, 2017 | Cody Nance | Buckoff | 4.86s | 43.00 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Bismarck, ND Dakota Community Bank PBR Bull Riding Challenge Day 2 |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Wallace Vieira de Oliveira | Ridden | 8.00s | 42.50 | 82.00 | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Bismarck, ND Dakota Community Bank PBR Bull Riding Challenge Day 1 |
| Jun 10, 2017 | Skeeter Kingsolver | Buckoff | 7.27s | 44.00 | — | Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour | Deadwood, SD Sanctioned Velocity Event |
| Apr 23, 2017 | Kurt Shephard | Buckoff | 7.92s | 41.00 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | TACOMA INVITATIONAL |
| Apr 9, 2017 | Cody Ford | Buckoff | 1.33s | 42.50 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | STANLEY PERFORMANCE IN ACTION INVITATIONAL |
| Mar 26, 2017 | Stetson Lawrence | Buckoff | 7.41s | 42.00 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | AK-CHIN INVITATIONAL |
| Feb 4, 2017 | Derek Kolbaba | Buckoff | 5.31s | 42.75 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS SHOWDOWN |
| Feb 3, 2017 | Justin Paton | Buckoff | 5.12s | 41.00 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS SHOWDOWN |
| Oct 22, 2016 | Paulo Ferreira Lima | Ridden | 8.00s | 41.25 | 84.25 | Built Ford Tough Series | Cooper Tires Take the Money and Ride |
| Oct 15, 2016 | Aaron Roy | Buckoff | 3.33s | 41.75 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | San Jose Invitational |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Paulo Ferreira Lima | Ridden | 8.00s | 41.50 | 84.00 | Built Ford Tough Series | Dewalt FlexVolt Invitational |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Silvano Alves | Ridden | 8.00s | 42.50 | 84.25 | Built Ford Tough Series | Eugene Invitational |
| Sep 24, 2016 | Cody Heffernan (re-ride) | Buckoff | 3.35s | 41.00 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | RUMBLE IN THE ROCKIES |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Stormy Wing | Buckoff | 4.53s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Livingston, MT Classic PBR Touring Pro Division |
| Jul 30, 2016 | Kolt Forinash | Buckoff | 2.91s | 44.00 | — | BlueDEF Velocity Tour | Big Sky, MT BlueDef Tour |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Skeeter Kingsolver | Buckoff | 3.07s | 43.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Binford, ND PBR Touring Pro Division |
| Jun 18, 2016 | Aaron Roy | Ridden | 8.00s | 44.50 | 90.50 | BlueDEF Velocity Tour | Day 2 Dakota Community Bank PBR Bullriding Challenge @ Bismarck, ND |
| Jun 17, 2016 | Corey Granger | Buckoff | 4.44s | 44.00 | — | BlueDEF Velocity Tour | Day 1 Dakota Community Bank PBR Bullriding Challenge |
| Jun 11, 2016 | Douglas Duncan | Buckoff | 2.59s | 44.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | Deadwood, SD PBR Touring Pro Division |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Stetson Lawrence | Buckoff | 3.72s | 42.25 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | Des Moines Invitational Presented By Cooper Tires |
| Apr 9, 2016 | Keith Miller | Buckoff | 4.22s | 44.50 | — | BlueDEF Velocity Tour | Milwaukee, WI BlueDEF Tour Presented by Real Time Pain Relief |
| Oct 21, 2015 | João Ricardo Vieira (re-ride) | Ridden | 8.00s | 36.25 | 74.75 | Built Ford Tough Series | 2015 Built Ford Tough World Finals |
| Sep 13, 2015 | J.W. Harris | Buckoff | 4.65s | 43.75 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | PFI Invitational |
| Sep 11, 2015 | Fabiano Vieira | Buckoff | 5.17s | 43.00 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | PFI Invitational |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Mike Lee | Buckoff | 4.75s | 40.25 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | Winstar World Casino and Resort Invitational |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Cooper Davis | Buckoff | 7.65s | 43.00 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | Express Employment Professionals Classic |
| Jun 27, 2015 | Bradie Gray | Buckoff | 1.74s | 42.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | JW Harris Challenge Big Country PBR |
| May 30, 2015 | Josh Parrett | Buckoff | 3.61s | 41.75 | — | BlueDEF Velocity Tour | JW Hart PBR Challenge BlueDef Velocity Tour |
| May 2, 2015 | J.W. Harris | Buckoff | 6.10s | 40.75 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | Built Ford Tough Rumble in the Rockies |
| Apr 3, 2015 | Luis Villareal | Buckoff | 2.91s | 44.50 | — | Touring Pro Division - USA | 6th Annual Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Spring Fling PBR Bull Riding |
| Mar 20, 2015 | Nathan Schaper (re-ride) | Ridden | 8.00s | 32.50 | 67.25 | Built Ford Tough Series | TY MURRAY INVITATIONAL |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Bryan Titman | Buckoff | 2.40s | 40.50 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | KANSAS CITY INVITATIONAL |
| Jan 23, 2015 | Reese Cates | Buckoff | 2.96s | 43.50 | — | Built Ford Tough Series | EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS INVITATIONAL |
Career Milestones
- Jan 23, 2015 First recorded out at EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALS INVITATIONAL.
- Apr 3, 2015 Career-high bull score of 44.50 points at 6th Annual Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Spring Fling PBR Bull Riding.
- Sep 13, 2015 Bucked off his 10th straight rider.
- Oct 22, 2016 25th recorded out.
- Feb 3, 2018 Bucked off his 10th straight rider.
- Apr 15, 2018 50th recorded out.
Source: PBR Data API ride records for Pile Driver. Derived figures (matchups, milestones) are calculated by WorldChampionBull from those records. About this data →