Hunter Bigge

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bigge was dominant at the Triple-A level in 2024, posting a 2.25 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 36:9 K:BB over 20 innings. With eight saves between the Cubs and Rays affiliates, he brought his total to 21 over his minor-league career. The 26-year-old righty's success in high-leverage earned him looks in the Chicago and Tampa Bay bullpens, respectively, earning one save and two holds across 19 appearances in the majors. Bigge primarily features an upper-90's fastball (59 percent pitch usage) and effective slider (30 percent) that produced a 52 percent whiff rate that was among the best in the league for that pitch type. He also mixes in an occasional curve to left-handed hitters and sweeper, so it will be interesting to see how he mixes his pitches over a full season. After an impressive September with the Rays last year (15:1 K:BB over nine innings), Bigge is a favorite to break camp with the club in 2025. Save chances are possible as the season progresses. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in July of 2024. Traded to the Rays in July of 2024.
Records first big-league save
PTampa Bay Rays
September 21, 2024
Bigge earned the save in Friday's 1-0 win over Toronto, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning.
ANALYSIS
Bigge put the finishing touches on the Rays' shutout victory, retiring the side in order to lock down his first save in the majors. The 26-year-old Bigge has allowed just two earned runs in 11.2 innings with Tampa Bay this season. Overall, he's posted a 1.80 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and 19:4 K:BB across 15 innings between the Rays and Cubs this year.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Hunter Bigge generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Hunter Bigge generally pitch?
 
 
 
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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .237 39 17 1 9 0 1 1
Since 2022vs Right .267 34 7 4 8 1 0 1
2024vs Left .237 39 17 1 9 0 1 1
2024vs Right .267 34 7 4 8 1 0 1
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
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2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 0.00 1.17 7.2 0 0 1 10.6 0.0 0.0
Since 2022Away 4.66 1.34 9.2 0 0 0 14.0 4.7 1.9
2024Home 0.00 1.17 7.2 0 0 1 10.6 0.0 0.0
2024Away 4.66 1.34 9.2 0 0 0 14.0 4.7 1.9
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Hunter Bigge 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
4.80
 
K/9
12.5
 
BB/9
2.6
 
HR/9
1.0
 
Fastball
97.5 mph
 
ERA
2.60
 
WHIP
1.27
 
BABIP
.376
 
GB/FB
0.88
 
Left On Base
88.5%
 
Exit Velocity
83.3 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
5.2%
 
Spin Rate
2339 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
27.1%
 
Swinging Strike
17.7%
 
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Back in majors
PTampa Bay Rays
August 31, 2024
The Rays recalled Bigge from Triple-A Durham on Saturday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
PTampa Bay Rays
August 8, 2024
The Rays optioned Bigge to Triple-A Durham on Thursday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Opening Sunday's game
PTampa Bay Rays
August 4, 2024
Bigge will serve as the Rays' opening pitcher for Sunday's game in Houston, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Included in Paredes package
PTampa Bay Rays
July 28, 2024
The Rays acquired Bigge, right-hander Ty Johnson and infielder Christopher Morel from the Cubs on Sunday in exchange for infielder Isaac Paredes, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Sent to Triple-A
PChicago Cubs
July 22, 2024
The Cubs optioned Bigge to Triple-A Iowa on Monday.
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