David

Bednar

PAge : 31Throws : R

#53

David Bednar

#53PNew York Yankees

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 113 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-09-01

Born in : Pittsburgh, PA, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	V	D	MPM	MJ	RB	WHIP
2026	New York Yankees	64	7	3	2.47	69.1	76	1.04
2025		64	6	5	2.30	62.2	86	1.04
2025	New York Yankees	22	4	0	2.19	24.2	35	0.93
2025	Pittsburgh Pirates	42	2	5	2.37	38.0	51	1.11
2024	Pittsburgh Pirates	62	3	8	5.77	57.2	58	1.42
2023	Pittsburgh Pirates	66	3	3	2.00	67.1	80	1.10
2022	Pittsburgh Pirates	45	3	4	2.61	51.2	69	1.12
2021	Pittsburgh Pirates	61	3	1	2.23	60.2	77	0.97
2020	San Diego Padres	4	0	0	7.11	6.1	5	2.05
2019	San Diego Padres	13	0	2	6.55	11.0	14	1.36
Career totals		379	25	26	3.03	386.2	465	1.13

ContractNew York Yankees payroll →

Type: Arbitration
Length: 1 yr · 2026–2026
Total value: 9.0 M$
AAV: 9.00 M$

2026
9.00 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →

ERA

2.47

FIP

2.61

xFIP

3.10

ERA-

WHIP

1.04

27.1 %

BB%

7.1 %

Strikeouts

Innings

69.3

Wins

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2027 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

1.7

Strikeouts

2026 WAR

1.9

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-3)

20232.3 WAR · 2.2 per full season
2024-0.2 WAR · -0.2 per full season
20252.1 WAR · 2.2 per full season
20261.9 WAR · 1.8 per full season

Outlook, age included

-3 · 31 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

High-end

VEL: Velocity; 82
STF: Stuff; 86
CTL: Control; 80
CNT: Contact allowed; 81
STA: Stamina; —
DUR: Durability; 90
EX: Experience; 75

Why these ratings?

VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
CTL — Control : Walks avoided
CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).

WAR

1.9

#17 of 263 regular relievers

PAL Rating

90 / 100

#26 of 263 regular relievers

Value Rating

80 / 100

Surplus $9.6M · salary $9.0M

PAL: dimensions

Run prevention93

Stuff85

Command80

Contact allowed85

Velocity69

A pitcher's WAR

Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.61 · RA9-WAR: 1.6

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Fastball

96.1 mi/h

67th percentile

27.1 %

78th percentile

BB%

7.1 %

80th percentile

xERA

2.88

89th percentile

xwOBA allowed

.263

89th percentile

Barrels allowed

4.9 %

79th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Fastball	K%	BB%	xERA	xwOBA allowed
2026	NYY	1.9	90	89	96.1	27.1	7.1	2.88	.263
2025	NYY	2.1	96	86	97.1	34.3	7.6	2.84	.264
2024	PIT	-0.2	20	80	97.2	22.1	10.7	4.25	.322
2023	PIT	2.3	92	92	96.6	28.9	7.6	2.86	.263
2022	PIT	1.4	89	89	96.4	32.9	7.6	3.27	.285
2021	PIT	1.2	96	94	96.7	32.5	8.0	2.51	.246

Game log, 2026

Date	Opponent	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sep 25	vs BAL	1.0	1	0	2	1	2.47
Sep 23	vs TB	1.0	0	0	0	1	2.50
Sep 22	vs TB	1.0	0	0	0	0	2.54
Sep 16	@ MIN	2.0	3	0	0	2	2.58
Sep 13	vs NYM	1.0	1	0	0	1	2.66
Sep 11	vs NYM	1.2	2	1	0	1	2.70
Sep 8	vs COL	0.1	0	0	0	1	2.63
Sep 4	@ SD	1.0	1	0	0	1	2.64
Sep 2	@ LAA	1.0	1	0	0	3	2.69
Aug 31	@ LAA	1.0	4	3	0	0	2.73