| IP | ERA | W-L | HLD | SV | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39.1 | 2.75 | 4-3 | 0 | 18 | 47/13 | 10.8 | 1.14 | 13.46 |
| Compared to same point last season | ||||||||
| 33.0 | 2.18 | 2-5 | 3 | 13 | 45/9 | 12.3 | 1.06 | |
David Bednar is the gold standard for consistency in the Yankees' bullpen
The second-place Yankees currently sit at 55-44 and hold the top Wild Card spot, providing a wealth of high-leverage opportunities for their closer. Bednar has been nearly untouchable over the last 30 days, posting a perfect 0.00 ERA and a microscopic 0.39 WHIP across 10.3 innings. Firmly established as the primary late-inning option, he continues to draw praise from teammates for his dominant splitter and ability to escape high-pressure jams.
His current 2.76 ERA is outperforming our season projection of 3.46, though his 1.15 WHIP is an exact match for our data. This stretch of dominance is backed by a strong 10.8 K/9 rate, suggesting his recent success is no fluke but rather a return to the elite form seen in his previous career seasons. With 18 saves already in the books, he remains on a clear path to reach the 30-save plateau expected by our models.
New York has six games on the docket this week, starting with a home series against Bednar's former club, the Pirates. The week concludes with a challenging road trip to Philadelphia, where he may be called upon in tight games against starters like Cristopher Sanchez and his elite 2.62 ERA. These matchups against top-tier rotations often lead to the narrow, low-scoring leads where Bednar thrives. Start.
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| DATE | OPP | INN | PC | K | WLK | ER | DEC | ERA | WHIP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/19 | LAD | 1.2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | WIN | 2.75 | 1.14 | 10 | |
| 07/11 | @WAS | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 2.70 | 1.10 | 8 | |
| 07/10 | @WAS | 2.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | WIN | 2.77 | 1.10 | 9 | |
| 07/06 | @TB | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 2.92 | 1.16 | 3 | |
| 07/03 | MIN | 1.0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 3.00 | 1.19 | 10 | |
| 06/28 | @BOS | 2.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.09 | 1.23 | 5 | |
| 06/24 | @DET | 1.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 3.27 | 1.27 | 8 | |
| 06/23 | @DET | 1.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 3.38 | 1.28 | 8 | |
| 06/19 | CIN | 1.0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.52 | 1.34 | 4 | |
| 06/14 | @TOR | 1.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.64 | 1.38 | 1 | |
| 06/13 | @TOR | 1.0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 3.77 | 1.36 | 10 | |
| 06/08 | @CLE | 1.2 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | WIN | 3.90 | 1.41 | 11 | |
| 06/07 | BOS | 1.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4.15 | 1.46 | 3 | |
| 06/04 | CLE | 1.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 4.32 | 1.52 | 7 | |
| 05/31 | @ATH | 1.0 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.50 | 1.58 | 2 | |
| 05/25 | @KC | 1.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SAVE | 4.70 | 1.57 | 7 | |
| 05/22 | TB | 1.0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4.91 | 1.59 | 5 | |
| 05/18 | TOR | 1.0 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 1 | SAVE | 5.14 | 1.62 | 7 | |
| 05/17 | @NYM | 1.0 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | N/A | 4.95 | 1.55 | -2 | |
| 05/15 | @NYM | 1.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 3.79 | 1.42 | -1 | |
| 05/12 | @BAL | 1.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.50 | 1.33 | 3 | |
| 05/10 | @MIL | 0.2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | LOSS | 3.71 | 1.41 | -3 | |
| 05/09 | @MIL | 1.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.31 | 1.41 | 3 | |
| 05/05 | TEX | 1.2 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | SAVE | 3.52 | 1.50 | 9 | |
| 05/03 | BAL | 1.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.29 | 1.61 | 4 | |
| 04/28 | @TEX | 1.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | SAVE | 3.55 | 1.66 | 5 | |
| 04/27 | @TEX | 1.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 3.09 | 1.63 | 7 | |
| 04/23 | @BOS | 1.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 3.38 | 1.59 | 7 | |
| 04/21 | @BOS | 1.0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.72 | 1.76 | 3 | |
| 04/17 | KC | 1.0 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | SAVE | 4.15 | 1.85 | 9 | |
| 04/15 | LAA | 1.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WIN | 4.70 | 1.96 | 9 | |
| 04/11 | @TB | 0.1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LOSS | 5.40 | 2.25 | -6 | |
| 04/08 | ATH | 1.0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | LOSS | 4.26 | 1.89 | -3 | |
| 04/07 | ATH | 1.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | SAVE | 3.38 | 1.88 | 8 | |
| 04/04 | MIA | 1.0 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | SAVE | 4.15 | 2.31 | 6 | |
| 04/01 | @SEA | 1.1 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | SAVE | 2.70 | 1.80 | 6 | |
| 03/28 | @SF | 1.0 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | SAVE | 0.00 | 1.50 | 7 | |
| 03/27 | @SF | 1.0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | SAVE | 0.00 | 1.00 | 7 | |
| Totals: | 39.1 | 711 | 47 | 13 | 12 | 191 | |||||
| YEAR | TM | APP | INN | PC | K | WLK | SV | W-L | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | SD | 13 | 11.0 | 196 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 6.55 | 1.36 | 11.5 | 14 |
| 2020 | SD | 4 | 6.1 | 118 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 7.11 | 2.05 | 7.1 | 6 |
| 2021 | PIT | 60 | 61.0 | 918 | 74 | 19 | 2 | 3-1 | 2.21 | 0.97 | 10.9 | 169 |
| 2022 | PIT | 44 | 52.2 | 825 | 69 | 16 | 19 | 3-4 | 2.91 | 1.08 | 11.8 | 215 |
| 2023 | PIT | 66 | 65.0 | 1105 | 80 | 21 | 39 | 3-3 | 2.08 | 1.12 | 11.1 | 358 |
| 2024 | PIT | 62 | 55.1 | 1023 | 58 | 28 | 23 | 3-8 | 5.86 | 1.46 | 9.4 | 187 |
| 2025 | PIT | 69 | 64.0 | 1112 | 95 | 20 | 29 | 6-5 | 2.25 | 1.06 | 13.4 | 332 |
| 2026 | NYY | 38 | 39.1 | 711 | 47 | 13 | 18 | 4-3 | 2.75 | 1.14 | 10.8 | 191 |
| ON PACE | 62 | 64 | 1163 | 76 | 21 | 29 | 6-4 | 2.75 | 1.14 | 10.8 | 312 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 66 | 60 | 1080 | 78 | 23 | 30 | 4-5 | 3.23 | 1.21 | 11.5 | 292 | |
| Career | 356 | 347.2 | 6008 | 442 | 124 | 0 | 0-0 | 3.21 | 1.18 | 11.4 | ||
| ERA | WHIP | SAVES | HOLDS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | SVHD | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.36 | 0.34 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 | 3 | 5.2 | 9.4 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 46.9 | 16.25 |
| ERA | WHIP | SAVES | HOLDS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | SVHD | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.54 | 0.36 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0 | 18.7 | 6.5 |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Wells | 6% | 2% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Rice | 100% | 100% |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 15% | 9% |
| Ryan McMahon | 2% | 1% |
| Amed Rosario | 1% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 96% | 89% |
| Jose Caballero | 68% | 42% |
| George Lombard Jr. | 6% | 0% |
| Anthony Volpe | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Bellinger | 100% | 95% |
| Aaron Judge | 99% | 12% |
| Trent Grisham | 55% | 45% |
| Giancarlo Stanton | 29% | 0% |
| Jasson Dominguez | 16% | 12% |
| Spencer Jones | 3% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Cam Schlittler | 100% | 89% |
| Max Fried | 99% | 8% |
| Gerrit Cole | 95% | 46% |
| Carlos Rodon | 84% | 7% |
| Will Warren | 69% | 32% |
| Ryan Weathers | 59% | 43% |
| Carlos Lagrange | 5% | 0% |
| Luis Gil | 3% | 1% |
| Elmer Rodriguez | 2% | 0% |
| Clarke Schmidt | 2% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| David Bednar | 96% | 93% |
| Fernando Cruz | 20% | 20% |
| Brent Headrick | 6% | 6% |
| Camilo Doval | 4% | 4% |
| Tim Hill | 2% | 2% |
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56-42 | .571 | - | 435 | 421 | |
| 55-44 | .556 | 1.5 | 467 | 382 | |
| 50-48 | .510 | 6 | 413 | 368 | |
| 49-51 | .490 | 8 | 459 | 472 | |
| 46-53 | .465 | 10.5 | 397 | 442 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Wells | 68 | 198 | 19 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 1 | .152 | |
| Ali Sánchez | 20 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .229 | |
| J.C. Escarra | 32 | 85 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .188 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rice | 94 | 349 | 64 | 98 | 29 | 68 | 2 | .281 | |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 70 | 247 | 33 | 64 | 15 | 42 | 1 | .259 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 94 | 330 | 49 | 74 | 14 | 38 | 26 | .224 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan McMahon | 80 | 213 | 23 | 46 | 9 | 26 | 3 | .216 | |
| Amed Rosario | 57 | 152 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 1 | .237 | |
| Oswaldo Cabrera | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Caballero | 85 | 279 | 36 | 68 | 10 | 35 | 23 | .244 | |
| Max Schuemann | 34 | 57 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .228 | |
| Anthony Volpe | 47 | 143 | 18 | 35 | 1 | 14 | 7 | .245 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Judge | 59 | 214 | 43 | 53 | 17 | 38 | 5 | .248 | |
| Cody Bellinger | 97 | 357 | 49 | 91 | 11 | 52 | 10 | .255 | |
| Trent Grisham | 79 | 270 | 50 | 62 | 11 | 41 | 7 | .230 | |
| Jasson Domínguez | 39 | 144 | 14 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 6 | .229 | |
| Spencer Jones | 30 | 73 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .233 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giancarlo Stanton | 24 | 90 | 8 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .256 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Schlittler | 21 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 123.0 | 145 | 2.20 | 0.96 | |
| Ryan Weathers | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 97.2 | 110 | 4.15 | 1.24 | |
| Will Warren | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 98.1 | 96 | 4.03 | 1.36 | |
| Gerrit Cole | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 55.0 | 55 | 3.93 | 1.16 | |
| Carlos Rodón | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 46.1 | 52 | 3.30 | 1.25 | |
| Max Fried | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 61.2 | 50 | 3.21 | 1.01 | |
| Elmer Rodríguez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 10 | 4.77 | 1.77 | |
| Luis Gil | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19.1 | 9 | 6.05 | 1.35 | |
| Yovanny Cruz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.23 | |
| Brendan Beck | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 4 | 9.45 | 1.80 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bednar | 38 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 41.2 | 47 | 2.59 | 1.08 | |
| Ryan Yarbrough | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39.2 | 28 | 3.86 | 1.19 | |
| Paul Blackburn | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 52.0 | 38 | 2.08 | 1.08 | |
| Fernando Cruz | 46 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 41.1 | 52 | 2.40 | 1.28 | |
| Camilo Doval | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 37.0 | 35 | 4.87 | 1.41 | |
| Tim Hill | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37.1 | 18 | 4.34 | 1.13 | |
| Kervin Castro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.50 | 1.00 | |
| Yerry De los Santos | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 7 | 1.04 | 1.39 | |
| Jake Bird | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30.1 | 31 | 5.93 | 1.55 | |
| Brent Headrick | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 49.1 | 57 | 1.46 | 1.12 | |
| Angel Chivilli | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 1.00 | 0.78 |
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| DATE | OPP | SCORE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07-20 | PIT | 07:05 EDT | Ryan Weathers Braxton Ashcraft |
| 07-21 | PIT | 07:05 EDT | Will Warren Bubba Chandler |
| 07-22 | PIT | 01:35 EDT | Gerrit Cole Mitch Keller |
| 07-24 | @PHI | 06:45 EDT | Cam Schlittler Jesus Luzardo |
| 07-25 | @PHI | 06:05 EDT | Ryan Weathers Alan Rangel |
| 07-26 | @PHI | 07:20 EDT | Will Warren Cristopher Sanchez |
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| Lane Thomas KC CF | +6.2 |
| Ronel Blanco HOU SP | +5.3 |
| Grant Holmes ATL SP | +5.2 |
| Kyle Leahy STL SP | +4.9 |
| Brady Singer CIN SP | +3.8 |
| Joshua Kuroda-Grauer ATH SS | +3.6 |
| Steven Okert HOU RP | +3.5 |
| Tommy Edman LAD LF | +3.2 |
| Erick Fedde CHW SP | +3.1 |
| Robert Gasser MIL SP | +3.0 |
| Wilyer Abreu BOS RF | +2.8 |
| Sean Burke CHW SP | +2.7 |
| Bryce Elder ATL SP | +2.7 |
| Nick Gonzales PIT 3B | +2.4 |
| Curtis Mead WAS 3B | +2.4 |
| Brandon Woodruff MIL SP | -10.7 |
| Ian Seymour TB RP | -7.6 |
| Kyle Stowers MIA LF | -5.1 |
| Jake Mangum PIT CF | -2.9 |
| Shane Drohan MIL RP | -2.9 |
| Dustin May STL SP | -2.8 |
| Trevor Larnach MIN LF | -2.7 |
| Taj Bradley MIN SP | -2.6 |
| Bryan King HOU RP | -2.3 |
| Zack Littell WAS SP | -2.3 |
| Luis Castillo SEA SP | -2.2 |
| Griffin Jax TB SP | -2.2 |
| Ryan Helsley BAL RP | -2.0 |
| Cole Carrigg COL CF | -2.0 |
| Luis Lara MIL CF | -1.9 |