2025 Stats
W-L
0-4
ERA
4.86
WHIP
1.50
K
24
SV
6
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
Perfect inning for save
Bednar struck out two in a perfect inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Diamondbacks.
ANALYSIS
Bednar has earned three saves over his last four appearances. He had allowed a baserunner in each of his last three outings before Tuesday's clean inning. The right-hander is still on shaky ground, as he's been scored on in four of his 11 appearances in May, allowing five runs over 9.2 innings with a 15:2 K:BB. Overall, he has a 4.86 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 24:5 K:BB through 16.2 innings in the majors this season, and he's added six saves and three holds.
Bednar has earned three saves over his last four appearances. He had allowed a baserunner in each of his last three outings before Tuesday's clean inning. The right-hander is still on shaky ground, as he's been scored on in four of his 11 appearances in May, allowing five runs over 9.2 innings with a 15:2 K:BB. Overall, he has a 4.86 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 24:5 K:BB through 16.2 innings in the majors this season, and he's added six saves and three holds.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
19
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-13%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .224 | 72 | 31 | 56 | 8 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .244 | 90 | 23 | 71 | 6 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .276 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .316 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 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 | 4.07 | 1.31 | 77.1 | 10.1 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.64 | 1.24 | 64.1 | 10.5 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2025Home | 5.00 | 1.78 | 9.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.70 | 1.17 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 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
4.80K/9
13.0BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.1Fastball
96.9 mphERA
4.86WHIP
1.50BABIP
.439GB/FB
1.75Left On Base
67.6%Exit Velocity
84.5 mphBarrels/BBE
8.8%Spin Rate
2277 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.6%Swinging Strike
12.1%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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Secures fifth save
Bednar picked up the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Brewers. He allowed one hit, no walks and a hit by pitch while striking out none over a scoreless inning.
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Notches fourth save
Bednar gave up a hit in a scoreless ninth inning without recording a strikeout or a walk to pick up his fourth save of the season in a 1-0 win over the Reds on Tuesday.
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Looks to be in setup role
Bednar threw a scoreless eighth inning without allowing a baserunner and striking out two Wednesday against the Mets.
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Works out of jam in eighth inning
Bednar allowed two hits and struck out three across a scoreless eighth inning to earn a hold Friday against Atlanta.
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Tagged with loss Saturday
Bednar (0-3) took the loss against the Padres on Saturday, allowing one run on one hit while striking out one batter in the ninth inning.
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Potential trade chip
Bednar seems to be the likeliest Pirate to get dealt before the trade deadline, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
ANALYSIS
With Pittsburgh already seemingly looking ahead to 2026, the team will be sellers and Bednar is a strong candidate to be traded. Hiles mentioned that the Pirates have tried to trade Bednar in the past but were blocked by ownership. The right-hander has compiled 89 saves in his career and after some early struggles in 2025, he sports a 3.68 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 21:3 K:BB over 14.2 innings since being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis in mid-April.
With Pittsburgh already seemingly looking ahead to 2026, the team will be sellers and Bednar is a strong candidate to be traded. Hiles mentioned that the Pirates have tried to trade Bednar in the past but were blocked by ownership. The right-hander has compiled 89 saves in his career and after some early struggles in 2025, he sports a 3.68 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 21:3 K:BB over 14.2 innings since being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis in mid-April.