David Bednar
P | Bats/Throws: L/R | 6' 1" 250LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 35, #1044, San Diego Padres | Lafayette College
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 3 3 2.00 66 0 39 67.1 80 1.10
2024 3 8 5.77 62 0 23 57.2 58 1.42
2025 0 2 27.00 3 0 1 1 1 6.00
7 Seasons 12 20 3.45 254 0 85 255.2 304 1.20
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 66 3-3 2.00 67.1 80 1.10
2024 62 3-8 5.77 57.2 58 1.42
2025 3 0-2 27.00 1 1 6.00
7 Seasons 254 12-20 3.45 255.2 304 1.20
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 24 196 29 2 6.9 4.2 88.6 112.5 17.6 37.9 .229 .431 .356 .314 .407 31.0 29.2 10.4 6.54 4.35
2020 25 118 25 2 8.0 6.3 93.7 108.8 13.5 40.0 .341 .628 .415 .424 .486 56.0 15.6 6.3 7.11 8.53
2021 26 934 140 8 5.7 3.4 87.2 111.3 15.4 38.6 .188 .304 .249 .246 .323 31.4 32.5 8.0 2.23 2.51
2022 27 842 124 9 7.3 4.3 90.5 112.5 15.3 37.9 .224 .349 .271 .280 .388 46.0 32.9 7.6 2.61 3.22
2023 28 1105 173 9 5.2 3.2 88.0 109.0 15.6 29.5 .196 .319 .259 .261 .333 40.5 28.9 7.6 2.00 2.82
2024 29 1023 172 16 9.3 6.1 90.2 111.3 17.9 30.8 .229 .416 .319 .322 .370 39.5 22.1 10.7 5.78 4.37
2025 30 34 6 2 33.3 22.2 90.7 105.5 -4.3 50.0 .355 .942 .775 .558 .629 66.7 11.1 22.2 27.00 16.94
Player 4252 669 48 7.2 4.5 89.1 112.5 15.9 34.2 .215 .363 .287 .286 .362 39.8 28.3 8.7
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bednar relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(47.1%) ,
Curveball
(41.2%) ,
Split Finger
(11.8%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2019 34.5 65.5 41.4 24.1 0.0 48.3 27.6 24.1 24.1 6.9 3.4 24.1 20.7 20.7
2020 36.0 64.0 24.0 36.0 4.0 52.0 44.0 4.0 28.0 8.0 0.0 24.0 36.0 4.0
2021 42.1 57.9 25.7 23.6 8.6 26.4 39.3 34.3 16.4 20.0 5.7 10.0 19.3 28.6
2022 33.9 66.1 26.6 32.3 7.3 38.7 41.1 20.2 15.3 16.1 2.4 23.4 25.0 17.7
2023 42.2 57.8 30.1 18.5 9.2 37.6 38.7 23.7 20.8 19.1 2.3 16.8 19.7 21.4
2024 36.6 63.4 30.2 22.1 11.0 40.7 36.6 22.7 17.4 16.9 2.3 23.3 19.8 20.3
2025 50.0 50.0 16.7 33.3 0.0 16.7 83.3 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 16.7 33.3 0.0
Player 38.7 61.3 28.7 24.1 8.5 37.1 38.9 24.1 18.2 17.5 3.0 18.8 21.4 21.1
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 3.4 27.6 34.5 20.7 3.4 6.9 4.2
2020 0.0 28.0 16.0 24.0 24.0 8.0 6.3
2021 4.3 27.9 32.9 23.6 5.7 5.7 3.4
2022 1.6 28.2 29.0 26.6 5.6 7.3 4.3
2023 5.8 28.9 29.5 21.4 9.2 5.2 3.2
2024 2.3 27.3 31.4 22.1 7.6 9.3 6.1
2025 16.7 33.3 0.0 0.0 16.7 33.3 22.2
Player 3.6 28.1 30.0 22.9 7.8 7.2 4.5
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Curveball PIT R 14 76.6 54.8 -2.1 8.6GLV -3.4 -7.7 -2.2 8.6GLV -1.1
2025 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 16 96.7 9.5 3.9 10.4ARM 2.7 20.2 4.1 10.4ARM 2.8
2025 Split-Finger PIT R 4 92.0 28.5 -2.0 9.4ARM -4.2 3.8 -1.1 9.4ARM -2.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 559 97.2 10.8 2.1 7.6ARM 0.2 18.2 2.5 7.6ARM 0.0
2024 Curveball PIT R 206 77.2 55.9 -0.4 9.0GLV -0.9 -9.8 -0.1 9.0GLV -0.3
2024 Split-Finger PIT R 244 92.0 27.3 -2.1 7.2ARM -4.3 4.8 -2.2 7.2ARM -3.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -13.9 -2 16 47.1 6 .600 1.600 .867 36.4 16.7 16.7 .421 1.238 .688 100.0
2025 Curveball -3.2 0 14 41.2 2 .500 .500 .450 50.0 0.0 0.0 .191 .201 .171 0.0
2025 Split-Finger -0.8 0 4 11.8 0 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.9 -5 568 55.5 158 .256 .459 .377 24.1 18.4 16.7 .244 .478 .364 42.5
2024 Split-Finger 0.5 1 246 24.0 65 .231 .354 .266 36.5 29.2 19.6 .234 .372 .263 39.1
2024 Curveball 0.1 0 209 20.4 35 .172 .310 .270 24.5 28.6 22.2 .146 .230 .246 25.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Curveball 14 76.6 68 14.0 7:30 7:30 0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 16 96.7 97 22.5 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Curveball 209 77.2 73 15.8 7:30 7:15 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 568 97.2 97 19.5 1:00 12:45 15
2024 Split-Finger 237 92.0 72 8.7 1:00 2:00 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 48 196 1 0 -1 -1 -1
2020 32 118 -2 1 0 0 -2
2021 235 934 8 14 -3 -3 16
2022 208 842 4 12 -4 -3 10
2023 273 1,105 10 14 -7 -4 14
2024 258 1,023 6 2 -7 -4 -3
2025 8 34 0 -3 0 0 -3
Player 1,062 4,252 27 40 -21 27 30
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 196 51.5 72.3 74.0 20.0 42.1 42.9 56.3 46.9 32.6 8.2 56.3
2020 118 56.8 77.6 75.0 25.5 61.5 39.8 59.4 55.1 27.7 12.7 80.0
2021 934 53.3 72.9 75.8 31.4 45.3 42.1 66.9 53.5 32.6 10.6 84.8
2022 842 50.1 70.9 74.6 29.0 46.7 41.7 60.6 50.0 33.5 9.5 78.8
2023 1,105 47.9 75.4 74.4 34.5 52.8 42.7 60.1 54.1 32.8 7.2 76.3
2024 1,023 50.9 69.7 77.7 31.5 59.5 44.0 61.8 50.9 27.6 6.0 77.0
2025 34 38.2 61.5 62.5 38.1 50.0 47.1 62.5 47.1 43.8 2.9 100.0
Player 4,252 50.6 72.4 75.5 31.2 51.5 42.6 61.9 52.0 31.6 8.3 78.7
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2019 79 39 77
2020 86 55 76
2021 97 93 94 87 96 90 82 82 92 94 54 87 82 92 66 49 82
2022 76 66 70 71 71 82 48 7 4 94 52 92 45 87 68 41 71
2023 95 95 92 82 97 83 87 72 40 85 62 89 96 89 93 46 72
2024 30 64 28 10 35 50 19 16 42 43 17 67 81 92 93 37 71
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 24.2 3 3.8 -1 0 2 2 66.7
2020 20.0 1 1.6 -1 0 2 0 0.0
2021 22.6 5 4.7 0 3 5 1 20.0
2022 24.6 4 5.3 -1 3 5 1 25.0
2023 22.1 3 4.6 -2 4 5 1 33.3
2024 24.3 9 11.6 -3 5 9 4 44.4
2025 24.4 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
Player 23.6 26 32.5 -7 15 29 9 34.6
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4
2020 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1
2021 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 6 3 2 2 7 5 3 5 6 5 5 7 6 5 4 6 6 4 3 6 6 4 3 3
2022 4 3 5 5 5 6 6 5 3 4 3 5 6 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 6 6 9 5 5 5 6 6 5 6
2023 3 5 2 5 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 5 6 5 5 4 5 5 5 7 6 6 9 5 3 3 4 4 7 4 2
2024 9 9 12 14 11 13 13 11 8 10 12 14 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 15 11 10 17 12 10 11 11 12 11 13 9
2025 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Player 26 27 29 37 30 36 36 33 22 25 26 37 35 30 34 34 33 33 35 40 34 31 45 39 29 28 32 35 35 30 26
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 95.3 0.4 95.7 1.0 96.7 -0.3 96.4 0.2 96.6 0.6 97.2 -0.5 96.7
Offspeed Velocity 88.1 0.8 88.9 0.7 89.6 0.2 89.8 1.8 91.6 0.5 92.1 -0.1 92.0
Breaking Velocity 76.8 -1.6 75.2 2.3 77.5 -0.4 77.1 0.8 77.9 -0.7 77.2 -0.6 76.6
Exit Velocity 88.6 5.1 93.7 -6.5 87.2 3.3 90.5 -2.5 88.0 2.2 90.2 0.5 90.7
Launch Angle 17.6 -4.1 13.5 1.9 15.4 -0.1 15.3 0.3 15.6 2.3 17.9 -22.2 -4.3
Barrel % 6.9 1.1 8.0 -2.3 5.7 1.6 7.3 -2.1 5.2 4.1 9.3 24.0 33.3
Hard Hit % 31.0 25.0 56.0 -24.6 31.4 14.6 46.0 -5.5 40.5 -1.0 39.5 27.2 66.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 37.9 2.1 40.0 -1.4 38.6 -0.7 37.9 -8.4 29.5 1.3 30.8 19.2 50.0
xBA .229 0.112 .341 -0.153 .188 0.036 .224 -0.028 .196 0.033 .229 0.126 .355
BA .250 0.117 .367 -0.182 .185 0.033 .218 -0.003 .215 0.023 .238 0.333 .571
xwOBA .314 0.110 .424 -0.178 .246 0.034 .280 -0.019 .261 0.061 .322 0.236 .558
wOBA .356 0.059 .415 -0.166 .249 0.022 .271 -0.012 .259 0.060 .319 0.456 .775
xSLG .431 0.197 .628 -0.324 .304 0.045 .349 -0.030 .319 0.097 .416 0.526 .942
SLG .550 0.017 .567 -0.243 .324 0.013 .337 -0.021 .316 0.094 .410 0.876 1.286
K% 29.2 -13.6 15.6 16.9 32.5 0.4 32.9 -4.0 28.9 -6.8 22.1 -11.0 11.1
BB% 10.4 -4.1 6.3 1.7 8.0 -0.4 7.6 0.0 7.6 3.1 10.7 11.5 22.2
Swing % 46.9 8.2 55.1 -1.6 53.5 -3.5 50.0 4.1 54.1 -3.2 50.9 -3.8 47.1
Whiff% 32.6 -4.9 27.7 4.9 32.6 0.9 33.5 -0.7 32.8 -5.2 27.6 16.2 43.8
In Zone % 51.5 5.3 56.8 -3.5 53.3 -3.2 50.1 -2.2 47.9 3.0 50.9 -12.7 38.2
Out of Zone % 48.5 -5.3 43.2 3.5 46.7 3.2 49.9 2.2 52.1 -3.0 49.1 12.7 61.8
Out of Zone Swing % 20.0 5.5 25.5 5.9 31.4 -2.4 29.0 5.5 34.5 -3.0 31.5 6.6 38.1
First Pitch Swing % 27.1 4.2 31.3 9.0 40.3 -9.5 30.8 1.4 32.2 1.0 33.2 16.8 50.0
First Pitch Strike % 56.3 3.1 59.4 7.5 66.9 -6.3 60.6 -0.5 60.1 1.7 61.8 0.7 62.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 48 .356 21 1 4.8 27 11 40.7
2020 Shifts 32 .415 15 0 0.0 17 5 29.4
2021 Shifts 231 .250 135 15 11.1 96 57 59.4
2022 Shifts 207 .272 119 14 11.8 88 51 58.0
2023 Shades 272 .256 142 9 6.3 130 55 42.3
2024 Shades 258 .318 138 5 3.6 120 8 6.7
2025 Shades 8 .775 5 0 0.0 3 1 33.3
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 68 18.0 7.4% 0.0% 22 23.1 0.0% 13.6%
2020 19 18.1 15.8% 0.0% 21 21.8 0.0% 4.8%
2021 240 21.9 0.0% 3.3% 130 29.5 0.0% 46.9%
2022 232 20.5 2.2% 4.7% 135 24.7 0.0% 14.1%
2023 244 16.2 25.8% 0.0% 190 19.7 3.2% 1.1%
2024 227 17.1 11.5% 0.4% 189 20.2 2.6% 1.6%
2025 14 16.6 14.3% 0.0% 1 15.8 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution