David Bednar stats
YankeesRelief Pitcher · #53
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsOct 10, 1994
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Draft
- 2016Rd 35, Pk 1
- College
- Lafayette
Bio
- Age
- 31 yearsOct 10, 1994
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 250 lbs
- Experience
- 8 yearsDebut 2019
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Draft
- 2016Rd 35, Pk 1
- College
- Lafayette
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 61
- W
- 7
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 2.58
- IP
- 66.1
- K
- 74
- BB
- 18
- WHIP
- 1.04
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SD | 13 | 0 | 2 | 6.55 | 11.0 | 14 | 5 | 1.36 |
| 2020 | SD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 2.05 |
| 2021 | PIT | 61 | 3 | 1 | 2.23 | 60.2 | 77 | 19 | 0.97 |
| 2022 | PIT | 45 | 3 | 4 | 2.61 | 51.2 | 69 | 16 | 1.12 |
| 2023 | PIT | 66 | 3 | 3 | 2.00 | 67.1 | 80 | 21 | 1.10 |
| 2024 | PIT | 62 | 3 | 8 | 5.77 | 57.2 | 58 | 28 | 1.42 |
| 2025 |  PIT/NYY | 64 | 6 | 5 | 2.30 | 62.2 | 86 | 19 | 1.04 |
| 2026 | NYY | 61 | 7 | 3 | 2.58 | 66.1 | 74 | 18 | 1.04 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 376
- W
- 25
- L
- 26
- ERA
- 3.05
- IP
- 383.2
- K
- 463
- BB
- 128
- WHIP
- 1.13
Career Postseason
- GP
- 5
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 1.50
- IP
- 6.0
- K
- 9
- BB
- 1
- WHIP
- 0.67
Expanded
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 10.0
- GB
- 88
- FB
- 86
- G/F
- 1.00
- WP
- 2
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 10 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | SD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 16 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2021 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 59 | 81 | 0.7 | 1 |
| 2022 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 34 | 48 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2023 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 73 | 100 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2024 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | 46 | 72 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2025 | PIT/NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.4 | 64 | 81 | 0.8 | 4 |
| 2026 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 88 | 86 | 1 | 2 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 10.9
- GB
- 383
- FB
- 503
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 13
Latest performance
David Bednar
Sep 16 · @ MIN · L 5-4 F/13
- IP
- 2.0
- H
- 3
- R
- 2
- ER
- 0
- BB
- 0
- K
- 2
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 2.58
Games
All gamesNext
vs TBTue, Sep 22
vs TB since 2022
- 5
- GP
- 3.3
- IP
- 7
- H
- 6
- R
- 5
- ER
- 9
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 16 | at MINL 5-4 F/13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs NYMW 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vsNYMW 6-4 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tue, Sep 08 | vs COLW 5-3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fri, Sep 04 | at SDL 3-2 F/10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wed, Sep 02 | at LAAW 6-3 F/10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
What are David Bednar's career stats?
David Bednar has played 8 seasons for the Padres, the Pirates and the Yankees. He has 25 wins and 463 strikeouts with a 3.05 ERA over 383.2 innings. His best season so far is 2026: 7 wins, a 2.58 ERA and 74 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 5 @ TEX on Aug 6, 2025, W 3-2
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2019.
League leaderboards and awards
8 seasons, 1 postseason, 2019 to 2026
David Bednar finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
All-time career rank
- 94th in saves (145)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on David Bednar
Playoff series
David Bednar played 5 games across 1 MLB postseason in 2 series — 1 won, 1 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  BOS | Won 2-1 | 3 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 |  TOR | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
David Bednar against each club
- vs Chicago Cubs (26)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (22)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (20)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (18)
- vs Miami Marlins (17)
- vs Boston Red Sox (14)
- vs New York Mets (11)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (11)
- vs San Francisco Giants (11)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (11)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (10)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (10)
- vs San Diego Padres (10)
- vs Washington Nationals (10)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (9)
- vs Atlanta Braves (9)
- vs Colorado Rockies (9)
- vs Detroit Tigers (9)
- vs Minnesota Twins (9)
- vs Texas Rangers (9)
- vs Chicago White Sox (7)
- vs Kansas City Royals (6)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (6)
- vs Seattle Mariners (6)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (5)
- vs Houston Astros (5)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (5)
- vs Athletics (4)
- vs New York Yankees (3)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (1)
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