2025 Stats
W-L
4-5
ERA
3.97
WHIP
1.08
K
42
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Littell was a rarity on the Rays roster in 2024; a pitcher who did not spend most of the season injured. Littell logged 29 starts and 156.1 innings of effective if not boring production. Littell's blueprint for success is getting ahead early in the count and forcing batters to expand their zones to protect with his splitters and sliders. How often do you see a starting pitcher whose fastball is his tertiary pitch? Fifty-eight percent of what Littell threw to batters last season was a slider or a splitter but the kitchen sink approach is what it is because he lacks a dominant pitch. The splitter is the only pitch with a whiff rate over 30 percent while none of his pitches had a batting average against below .240. Littell will not hurt you with walks, but home runs are always at risk with his lack of stuff. This is a back of the rotation starter, both for real baseball as well as fantasy baseball. Read Past Outlooks

Records fourth victory
Littell (4-5) earned the win over Minnesota on Monday, allowing one run on three hits and no walks while striking out four batters over 6.1 innings.
ANALYSIS
Littell cruised through six scoreless frames, giving up just three hits -- all singles -- during that span. He was lifted after hitting Ty France with a pitch with one out in the seventh despite being at only 72 pitches, and Littell was charged with a run when Carlos Correa brought France home on a two-run long ball off reliever Garrett Cleavinger. Nonetheless, Littell finished with his seventh quality start of the campaign, which is tied for 11th-most in the majors. A few clunkers early in the campaign have kept his ERA at a modest 3.97, but Littell hasn't given up more than three runs in an outing over his past eight starts and has a 2.96 ERA during that span. His next start is projected to be a road matchup against Houston this weekend.
Littell cruised through six scoreless frames, giving up just three hits -- all singles -- during that span. He was lifted after hitting Ty France with a pitch with one out in the seventh despite being at only 72 pitches, and Littell was charged with a run when Carlos Correa brought France home on a two-run long ball off reliever Garrett Cleavinger. Nonetheless, Littell finished with his seventh quality start of the campaign, which is tied for 11th-most in the majors. A few clunkers early in the campaign have kept his ERA at a modest 3.97, but Littell hasn't given up more than three runs in an outing over his past eight starts and has a 2.96 ERA during that span. His next start is projected to be a road matchup against Houston this weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
87
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-7%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .253 | 131 | 33 | 155 | 24 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .269 | 126 | 20 | 164 | 25 | |||
2025vs Left | .260 | 17 | 5 | 26 | 6 | |||
2025vs Right | .241 | 25 | 5 | 35 | 8 | |||
2024vs Left | .261 | 73 | 20 | 89 | 12 | |||
2024vs Right | .271 | 68 | 11 | 75 | 10 | |||
2023vs Left | .233 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .287 | 33 | 4 | 54 | 7 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-19%
ERA at Home
2025
-10%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 3.44 | 1.11 | 162.1 | 8.1 | 1.5 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.27 | 1.28 | 149.2 | 6.7 | 1.6 | ||||
2025Home | 3.78 | 1.14 | 33.1 | 8.4 | 1.4 | ||||
2025Away | 4.18 | 1.02 | 32.1 | 3.1 | 1.4 | ||||
2024Home | 2.90 | 1.08 | 87.0 | 8.3 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Away | 4.54 | 1.46 | 69.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | ||||
2023Home | 4.29 | 1.14 | 42.0 | 7.5 | 0.9 | ||||
2023Away | 3.94 | 1.21 | 48.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zack Littell compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.20K/9
5.8BB/9
1.4HR/9
1.9Fastball
91.7 mphERA
3.97WHIP
1.08BABIP
.247GB/FB
1.00Left On Base
81.7%Exit Velocity
83.6 mphBarrels/BBE
7.9%Spin Rate
1825 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.1%Swinging Strike
8.8%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Littell spent time in three different organizations last season and finished it in the Rays' rotation. Just four of the right-hander's 145 career appearances in the majors coming into 2023 came as a starter, so the role change came as a surprise. Even more surprising is that it worked quite well, with Littell collecting a 3.38 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 47:5 K:BB over 64 innings covering 11 starts after moving into the rotation full-time in late July. The Rays had Littell cut back on his four-seamer usage, up his two-seamer usage and begin incorporating a sweeper. Mostly, though, it seems as though they helped him with his mechanics which allowed him to suddenly turn into an elite strike-thrower. Littell would seem to have earned an early leg up on a rotation spot for 2024, but the organization he's in and potential workload concerns might point to more of a swingman role.
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Fans six in no-decision
Littell came away with a no-decision against the Astros on Tuesday, allowing two runs on seven hits while striking out six over five innings. He did not issue a walk.
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Earns third win
Littell (3-5) allowed three runs on eight hits and a walk while striking out two over 7.1 innings to earn the win Thursday over the Blue Jays.
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Delivers another quality start
Littell came away with a no-decision in Friday's 4-3 win over the Brewers, allowing two runs on six hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out five.
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Hangs on for win Saturday
Littell (2-5) picked up the win in Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Yankees, allowing two runs on three hits over seven innings. He struck out three without walking a batter.
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Picks up first win of 2025
Littell (1-5) got the win over the Padres on Sunday, allowing two runs on five hits and a walk while striking out a batter in five innings.
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Deadline deal incoming?
Joel Sherman of the New York Post labeled Littell as the remaining Rays player most likely to be traded ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET trade deadline.
ANALYSIS
Tampa Bay has already traded away a good chunk of its roster over the past couple weeks, but it may not be finished on deadline day. Little has been a serviceable starter this year with a 4.18 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 105:22 K:BB across 114 innings. He's also under team control for 2025 and would likely bring a decent return, given the current market.
Tampa Bay has already traded away a good chunk of its roster over the past couple weeks, but it may not be finished on deadline day. Little has been a serviceable starter this year with a 4.18 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 105:22 K:BB across 114 innings. He's also under team control for 2025 and would likely bring a decent return, given the current market.