2025 Stats
W-L
6-5
ERA
2.30
WHIP
1.04
K
86
SV
27
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
What a difference one year makes. After recording 39 saves and making his second straight All-Star team in 2023, Bednar struggled to a 5.77 ERA and 1.42 WHIP last season. The right-hander had a rough start to the campaign, allowing 14 earned runs in his first 13 outings, nearly matching his full-season total the year prior. Perhaps he wasn't fully recovered from the lat injury he suffered during spring training, but Bednar eventually settled in, pitching lights out for about a month before succumbing to a strained left oblique in June. Bednar returned a few weeks later, but so did his struggles. By the end of August, Pittsburgh removed him from closing duties and he never regained the role, pitching in low-leverage scenarios for the rest of the season. Pirates GM Ben Cherington recently indicated Bednar could reclaim the closer role in 2025, especially if he looks more like his former self this spring. If health permits, he's a prime CL2 target with CL1 upside. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $5.9 million contract with the Pirates in January of 2025. Traded to the Yankees in July of 2025.
Tallies first postseason save
Bednar pitched a perfect ninth inning while striking out two batters to pick up the save during Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Red Sox.
Analysis
After giving up two hits and a run over two-thirds of an inning in Game 1, Bednar was summoned to handle the ninth for the second time in as many days. He was much more effective this time around, striking out Wilyer Abreu and Jarren Duran before getting Ceddanne Rafaela to fly out to right field to end the game. Bednar posted a 2.19 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in the regular season after joining the Yankees at the trade deadline and figures to be manager Aaron Boone's go-to option in save situations for the remainder of New York's postseason run.
After giving up two hits and a run over two-thirds of an inning in Game 1, Bednar was summoned to handle the ninth for the second time in as many days. He was much more effective this time around, striking out Wilyer Abreu and Jarren Duran before getting Ceddanne Rafaela to fly out to right field to end the game. Bednar posted a 2.19 ERA and 0.93 WHIP in the regular season after joining the Yankees at the trade deadline and figures to be manager Aaron Boone's go-to option in save situations for the remainder of New York's postseason run.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does David Bednar generally throw?
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What part of the game does David Bednar generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-19%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .204 | 98 | 41 | 67 | 9 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .229 | 126 | 27 | 86 | 7 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .178 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .220 | 53 | 5 | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .214 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .258 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .220 | 39 | 12 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .209 | 41 | 9 | 27 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-6%
ERA at Home
2025
-54%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.17 | 1.15 | 99.1 | 10.9 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.36 | 1.21 | 88.1 | 10.6 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.45 | 0.94 | 31.0 | 13.1 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.13 | 1.14 | 31.2 | 11.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 5.40 | 1.38 | 33.1 | 8.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.29 | 1.48 | 24.1 | 10.0 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.57 | 1.11 | 35.0 | 11.3 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2023Away | 1.39 | 1.08 | 32.1 | 10.0 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does David Bednar compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.53K/9
12.4BB/9
2.7HR/9
0.6Fastball
97.3 mphERA
2.30WHIP
1.04BABIP
.316GB/FB
1.52Left On Base
79.1%Exit Velocity
82.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2247 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.3%Swinging Strike
14.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bednar established career-highs across multiple categories last season, including games played (66), innings pitched (67.1), ERA (2.00) and strikeouts (80). He more than doubled his previous career-high with 39 saves (T-2nd in the majors) and made his second straight All-Star team. Bednar was also top 8 among qualified relievers in both WPA (3.51) and gmLI (1.87). Perhaps most importantly, he stayed healthy all season. The combination of these factors should pay off for Bednar as his arbitration window begins and the Pirates become more competitive in the National League. Bednar's 83% team save share was 3rd-highest among closers last season and he enters 2024 with very high security due to the lack of competition within his own bullpen. His consistency from year to year makes him a bonafide top 10 closer with the ceiling to be top 5. The only thing holding him back is his strikeout and walk rates are above average, not quite elite.
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Earns 27th save
Bednar earned the save in Sunday's 3-2 win against the Orioles, striking out two while issuing a walk in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Nails down 26th save
Bednar earned the save in Thursday's win against the White Sox, striking out one in a perfect ninth inning.
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Allows homer in 25th save
Bednar picked up the save Tuesday against the Twins. He allowed a solo homer while striking out one over an inning.
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Notches 24th save
Bednar worked a perfect ninth inning Saturday without striking out a batter to record his 24th save of the season in a 5-3 win over the Red Sox.
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Two punchouts in save No. 23
Bednar struck out two batters in a perfect ninth inning to collect his 23rd save of the season Friday against the Red Sox.
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Yankees viewed as frontrunner
The Yankees are viewed as the front-runner to land Bednar, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Bednar would further bolster a bullpen that already includes Devin Williams and Luke Weaver, and he offers protection for 2026 in the event Williams and/or Weaver depart in free agency. The 30-year-old Bednar has one more year of arbitration eligibility remaining and has had a nice bounce-back 2025 campaign, posting a 2.37 ERA with 51 strikeouts over 38 innings.
Bednar would further bolster a bullpen that already includes Devin Williams and Luke Weaver, and he offers protection for 2026 in the event Williams and/or Weaver depart in free agency. The 30-year-old Bednar has one more year of arbitration eligibility remaining and has had a nice bounce-back 2025 campaign, posting a 2.37 ERA with 51 strikeouts over 38 innings.