2025 Stats
W-L
2-5
ERA
2.73
WHIP
1.15
K
42
SV
12
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.
Nails down 12th save
Bednar gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless ninth inning Tuesday to record his 12th save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Cardinals.
Analysis
The veteran closer wrapped up a combined shutout begun by Paul Skenes, but Bednar needed 20 pitches (12 strikes) to get the job done. His control is beginning to waver again, as he sports a 9:4 K:BB over his last six innings, but Bednar hasn't allowed an earned run since May 23 as he continues a remarkable turnaround from a rough 2024 and a demotion to Triple-A Indianapolis early in 2025. He needs four more saves to become the sixth pitcher in history to collect 100 in a Pirates uniform, but with the trade deadline looming, it's possible he gets dealt away before he reaches that milestone.
The veteran closer wrapped up a combined shutout begun by Paul Skenes, but Bednar needed 20 pitches (12 strikes) to get the job done. His control is beginning to waver again, as he sports a 9:4 K:BB over his last six innings, but Bednar hasn't allowed an earned run since May 23 as he continues a remarkable turnaround from a rough 2024 and a demotion to Triple-A Indianapolis early in 2025. He needs four more saves to become the sixth pitcher in history to collect 100 in a Pirates uniform, but with the trade deadline looming, it's possible he gets dealt away before he reaches that milestone.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
14
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
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-37%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .209 | 81 | 33 | 57 | 8 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .241 | 99 | 25 | 75 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .173 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .276 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2 | |||
| 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
-11%
ERA on Road
2025
-6%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.74 | 1.25 | 84.1 | 10.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.33 | 1.21 | 70.1 | 10.2 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.81 | 1.25 | 16.0 | 14.1 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.63 | 1.02 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 4.0 | ||||
| 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
4.67K/9
12.7BB/9
2.7HR/9
0.6Fastball
96.9 mphERA
2.73WHIP
1.15BABIP
.356GB/FB
1.52Left On Base
73.7%Exit Velocity
83.3 mphBarrels/BBE
6.7%Spin Rate
2276 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.8%Swinging Strike
12.8%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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Secures 11th save
Bednar earned the save in Monday's 5-4 victory over the Brewers, allowing a hit and a walk in a scoreless inning with one strikeout.
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Yields walk-off
Bednar (1-5) took the loss Sunday against the Cubs, allowing an unearned run on one hit and one walk with a strikeout over one-third of an inning.
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Collects 10th save
Bednar earned the save against the Cubs on Friday after tossing a perfect 10th inning.
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Notches ninth save
Bednar struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Wednesday to record his ninth save of the season in a 5-2 win over the Marlins.
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Collects eighth save
Bednar earned the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Phillies, striking out one batter in a perfect ninth inning.
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Likely to be dealt?
According to Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com, Bednar and Dennis Santana are the likeliest Pirates players to be traded ahead of the July 31 deadline.
Analysis
After a disastrous 2024 that saw him finish with a 5.77 ERA and an ugly start to this season, Bednar has fully rebounded and has a 2.73 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 42:9 K:BB across 29.2 innings this year. The strong bounce-back performance has allowed the right-hander to reclaim the closer role, and it would make sense for Pittsburgh to sell high on a reliever coming off a tumultuous campaign. Bednar will enter his final year of arbitration eligibility in 2026, so contending teams wouldn't be splurging for a rental reliever.
After a disastrous 2024 that saw him finish with a 5.77 ERA and an ugly start to this season, Bednar has fully rebounded and has a 2.73 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 42:9 K:BB across 29.2 innings this year. The strong bounce-back performance has allowed the right-hander to reclaim the closer role, and it would make sense for Pittsburgh to sell high on a reliever coming off a tumultuous campaign. Bednar will enter his final year of arbitration eligibility in 2026, so contending teams wouldn't be splurging for a rental reliever.