Luke
Little
PAge : 26Throws : L
Luke Little
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Height : 6' 8" · Weight : 100 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2023-09-06
Born in : Charlotte, NC, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1.0 | 1 | 2.00 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.38 | 2.2 | 4 | 2.63 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 30 | 3 | 1 | 3.46 | 26.0 | 28 | 1.27 |
| 2023 | Chicago Cubs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.2 | 12 | 1.35 |
| Career totals | 40 | 3 | 1 | 2.97 | 36.1 | 45 | 1.40 | |
Advanced stats, 2024Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
3.46
FIP
4.05
xFIP
4.31
ERA-
86
WHIP
1.27
K%
25.7 %
BB%
16.5 %
Strikeouts
28
Innings
26.0
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2025 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Strikeouts
18
2024 WAR
0.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20240.1 WAR · 0.3 per full season
Outlook, age included
+25 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2024All 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
72
Established regular
- VEL
- Velocity
- 78
- STF
- Stuff
- 75
- CTL
- Control
- 45
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 79
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 59
- EX
- Experience
- 37
Why these ratings?Hide details
- 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, 2024How 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.05 · RA9-WAR: 0.3
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2024 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
95.8 mi/h
68th percentile
K%
25.7 %
66th percentile
BB%
16.5 %
0th percentile
xERA
3.54
60th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.296
60th percentile
Barrels allowed
3.4 %
94th percentile
Game log, 2024
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | @ STL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.46 |
| Jul 10 | @ BAL | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.46 |
| Jul 7 | vs LAA | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 |
| Jul 3 | vs PHI | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.65 |
| Jun 29 | @ MIL | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.80 |
| Jun 27 | @ SF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.97 |
| Jun 23 | vs NYM | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.15 |
| Jun 21 | vs NYM | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.35 |
| Jun 17 | vs SF | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.74 |
| Jun 14 | vs STL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.82 |