2026 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
3.52
WHIP
1.50
K
18
SV
10
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Bednar got off to a rocky start in 2025, even spending a few weeks in the minors before returning in late-April to reclaim Pittsburgh's closer role. The two-time All-Star pitched much better upon his return to the majors, posting a remarkable 1.70 ERA, 0.97 WHIP and 50:8 K:BB across 37 innings for the Pirates before he was traded to the Yankees on deadline day. Bednar was excellent for New York, recording 10 of the team's final 13 saves for a 77 percent save share over the final two months. The 31-year-old produced strikeouts with all three of his offerings in 2025, fanning 32 with his upper-90's fastball, 27 on his curve and another 27 on his splitter to establish a new career-high with 86 strikeouts overall. His 26.7 K-BB percentage ranked ninth among qualified relievers, while his 2.47 SIERA ranked tenth. Bednar has produced outstanding results in four of his last five seasons and deserves to be one of top five or six closers off the board in 2026 drafts. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $9 million contract with the Yankees in January of 2026.
Grabs 10th save
Bednar earned the save Tuesday against the Rangers, allowing one run on one hit while striking out two over 1.2 innings.
Analysis
Bednar entered in a high-leverage spot in the eighth inning with one out, the bases loaded and a four-run lead, but he quickly escaped by retiring the next two hitters. The ninth inning was less clean, as he allowed a triple to Ezequiel Duran followed by an RBI groundout, though he still had enough cushion to finish off his 10th save of the season. Bednar has now allowed a run in two of his last three appearances, pushing his season line to a 3.52 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and an 18:5 K:BB across 15.1 innings.
Bednar entered in a high-leverage spot in the eighth inning with one out, the bases loaded and a four-run lead, but he quickly escaped by retiring the next two hitters. The ninth inning was less clean, as he allowed a triple to Ezequiel Duran followed by an RBI groundout, though he still had enough cushion to finish off his 10th save of the season. Bednar has now allowed a run in two of his last three appearances, pushing his season line to a 3.52 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and an 18:5 K:BB across 15.1 innings.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
19
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 2024
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-40%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .198 | 69 | 31 | 48 | 8 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .252 | 93 | 21 | 70 | 5 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .212 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .355 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .178 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .220 | 53 | 5 | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .214 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 7 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .258 | 32 | 13 | 32 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-20%
ERA at Home
2026
Even Split
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.50 | 1.17 | 72.0 | 11.1 | 3.1 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.38 | 1.35 | 63.2 | 10.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2026Home | 3.52 | 1.17 | 7.2 | 15.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2026Away | 3.52 | 1.83 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2025Home | 1.45 | 0.94 | 31.0 | 13.1 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 3.13 | 1.14 | 31.2 | 11.7 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Home | 5.40 | 1.38 | 33.1 | 8.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.29 | 1.48 | 24.1 | 10.0 | 4.8 | ||||
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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
3.60K/9
10.6BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.0Fastball
95.7 mphERA
3.52WHIP
1.50BABIP
.416GB/FB
2.60Left On Base
60.9%Exit Velocity
78.4 mphBarrels/BBE
1.0%Spin Rate
2089 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.6%Swinging Strike
13.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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.
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Ekes out eighth save
Bednar earned a save against the Rangers on Monday, allowing one unearned run on two hits while striking out one batter over one inning.
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Pitches clean inning for save
Bednar earned a save against the Red Sox on Thursday, retiring all three batters he faced in the ninth inning.
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Converts sixth save
Bednar earned the save in Friday's 4-2 win over the Royals, allowing one walk and striking out two in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Suffers loss, blown save Saturday
Bednar (0-2) was charged with the loss and a blown save Saturday against the Rays, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits and one walk in one-third of an inning. He struck out one.
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Notches fifth save
Bednar struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Tuesday to record his fifth save of the season in a 5-3 win over the A's.
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Yankees viewed as frontrunner
The Yankees are viewed as the front-runner to land Bednar, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Bednar would further bolster a bullpen that already includes Devin Williams and Luke Weaver, and he offers protection for 2026 in the event Williams and/or Weaver depart in free agency. The 30-year-old Bednar has one more year of arbitration eligibility remaining and has had a nice bounce-back 2025 campaign, posting a 2.37 ERA with 51 strikeouts over 38 innings.
Bednar would further bolster a bullpen that already includes Devin Williams and Luke Weaver, and he offers protection for 2026 in the event Williams and/or Weaver depart in free agency. The 30-year-old Bednar has one more year of arbitration eligibility remaining and has had a nice bounce-back 2025 campaign, posting a 2.37 ERA with 51 strikeouts over 38 innings.