2026 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
24.55
WHIP
3.55
K
6
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Little emerged for Toronto in 2024 when the team's bullpen was riddled with injuries and its other southpaws were struggling. Fast forward to 2025, during which he established himself as the Blue Jays' top lefty reliever early on. The 29-year-old maintained that role all year, finishing third among relievers with a career-high 79 appearances while placing second in the AL with 30 holds (T-5th overall). Little primarily featured a knuckle-curve (46 percent usage) and sinker (46 percent), but it was his curveball that proved devastating to opposing hitters. His 55.6 percent whiff rate was tops in the league for that pitch type by more than 10 percentage points. 75 of the southpaw's 91 strikeouts on the season came via his knuckle-curve, but commanding the pitch often proved difficult, as his 15.3 percent walk rate was worst among qualified relievers. This led to a 1.36 WHIP that was also poor, but Little's breakout campaign makes him worth monitoring for 2026. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Blue Jays in March of 2026.
Moved to minors
Toronto optioned Little to Triple-A Buffalo on Sunday.
Analysis
Little has had a disastrous start to the campaign, allowing 10 earned runs and giving up three homers while posting a 6:3 K:BB over 3.2 innings across five appearances. He was a big piece of the team's bullpen while working in a high-leverage role last season, so Little will presumably be given another chance with the big-league club if he's able to work out his issues with Buffalo. The Blue Jays selected the contracts of two relievers -- Austin Voth and Joe Mantiply -- among a series of transactions Sunday.
Little has had a disastrous start to the campaign, allowing 10 earned runs and giving up three homers while posting a 6:3 K:BB over 3.2 innings across five appearances. He was a big piece of the team's bullpen while working in a high-leverage role last season, so Little will presumably be given another chance with the big-league club if he's able to work out his issues with Buffalo. The Blue Jays selected the contracts of two relievers -- Austin Voth and Joe Mantiply -- among a series of transactions Sunday.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Brendon Little generally throw?
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11-20
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41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Brendon Little generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-19%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-42%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .202 | 67 | 27 | 42 | 4 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .249 | 66 | 40 | 57 | 8 |
| 2026vs Left | .333 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026vs Right | .571 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025vs Left | .195 | 45 | 18 | 23 | 1 |
| 2025vs Right | .197 | 46 | 27 | 25 | 1 |
| 2024vs Left | .202 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| 2024vs Right | .273 | 16 | 11 | 24 | 6 |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-20%
ERA at Home
2026
-25%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.57 | 1.41 | 63.0 | 9.9 | 5.1 |
| Since 2024Away | 4.45 | 1.41 | 54.2 | 10.5 | 5.1 |
| 2026Home | 27.00 | 4.29 | 2.1 | 15.4 | 11.6 |
| 2026Away | 20.25 | 2.25 | 1.1 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
| 2025Home | 1.60 | 1.27 | 39.1 | 11.4 | 6.4 |
| 2025Away | 4.97 | 1.48 | 29.0 | 12.7 | 5.3 |
| 2024Home | 4.64 | 1.36 | 21.1 | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| 2024Away | 2.96 | 1.27 | 24.1 | 7.8 | 5.2 |
Minor League Left/Right Pitching Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-17%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .233 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Since 2024vs Right | .261 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 2026vs Left | .167 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026vs Right | .200 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024vs Left | .250 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024vs Right | .268 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
Stat Review
How does Brendon Little 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
2.00K/9
14.7BB/9
7.4HR/9
7.4Fastball
94.5 mphERA
24.55WHIP
3.55BABIP
.617GB/FB
1.75Left On Base
22.7%Exit Velocity
80.5 mphBarrels/BBE
7.1%Spin Rate
2086 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.6%Swinging Strike
12.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Tagged with loss in relief
Little (0-1) was tagged with the loss in relief Wednesday against the Rockies. He allowed one unearned run on one hit and one walk while striking out one across one inning.
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Secures bullpen spot
Little has won a spot in the Blue Jays' Opening Day bullpen, Gregor Chisholm and Mike Wilner of the Toronto Star report.
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Collects hold No. 25
Little struck out both batters he faced in the eighth inning Friday to record his 25th hold of the season in a win over the Marlins.
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Secures 16th hold
Little gave up a hit and a walk in a scoreless eighth inning Sunday to record his 16th hold of the season in a win over the Angels. He struck out one.
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Racks up 11th hold
Little gave up a run on two hits and a walk in the eighth inning Friday to record his 11th hold of the season in a win over the Twins. He struck out one.
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