Luke Little
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 8" 220LBS | Age: 23
Draft: 2020 | Rd: 4, #117, Chicago Cubs | San Jacinto College North
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 0 0 0.00 7 0 0 6.2 12 1.35
2024 0 0 7.00 10 1 0 9 8 1.67
2 Seasons 0 0 4.02 17 1 0 15.2 20 1.53
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 7 0-0 0.00 6.2 12 1.35
2024 10 0-0 7.00 9 8 1.67
2 Seasons 17 0-0 4.02 15.2 20 1.53
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 Sweet
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2023 22 135 13 1 7.7 3.3 85.7 108.1 4.5 38.5 .229 .292 .288 .299 .420 38.5 40.0 13.3 0.00 3.74
2024 23 169 24 2 8.3 4.9 89.0 108.9 7.0 20.8 .243 .432 .387 .374 .374 50.0 19.5 17.1 7.00 5.72
Player 304 37 3 8.1 4.2 87.8 108.9 6.1 27.0 .237 .371 .345 .342 .390 45.9 28.2 15.5
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.5 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Little relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(76.9%) ,
Sweeper
(21.9%) ,
Split Finger
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2023 61.5 15.4 23.1 0.0 23.1 46.2 30.8 15.4 15.4 15.4 46.2 0.0 7.7 3.3
2024 66.7 20.8 8.3 4.2 29.2 41.7 29.2 4.2 45.8 12.5 25.0 4.2 8.3 4.9
Player 64.9 18.9 13.5 2.7 27.0 43.2 29.7 8.1 35.1 13.5 32.4 2.7 8.1 4.2
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2024 Sweeper CHC L 37 81.6 41.2 2.1 5 15.3 0.9 6
2024 4-Seam Fastball CHC L 130 96.5 20.2 -6.6 -48 10.3 1.9 22
2024 Split-Finger CHC L 2 90.6 32.9 1.6 5 9.0 -3.0 -25
2023 4-Seam Fastball CHC L 80 96.6 20.2 -6.4 -46 8.6 0.7 9
2023 Sweeper CHC L 55 80.7 42.7 2.8 7 16.5 2.6 18
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -1 130 76.9 33 .269 .462 .373 21.8 21.2 21.2 .242 .429 .354 50.0
2024 Sweeper -4.5 -2 37 21.9 7 .250 .500 .479 41.7 14.3 8.3 .239 .295 .436 33.3
2024 Split-Finger 8.3 0 2 1.2 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .280 1.055 .541 100.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 1 80 59.3 17 .308 .462 .376 37.9 29.4 26.3 .299 .408 .359 44.4
2023 Sweeper 4.1 2 55 40.7 13 .091 .091 .177 56.0 53.8 29.2 .145 .155 .220 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 4-Seam Fastball 130 96.5 73 13.8 10:15 10:15 0
2024 Sweeper 37 81.6 64 16.4 3:45 3:15 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 79 96.6 74 12.3 10:15 10:30 -15
2023 Sweeper 55 80.7 73 17.8 4:00 3:15 45
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2023 30 135 0 3 0 -1 3
2024 41 169 0 1 0 -3 -2
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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 %
2023 135 45.9 59.7 64.9 23.3 29.4 39.3 53.3 40.0 46.3 7.4 60.0
2024 169 49.1 61.4 84.3 19.8 47.1 40.2 63.4 40.2 25.0 8.3 78.6
Player 304 47.7 60.7 76.1 21.4 38.2 39.8 59.2 40.1 34.4 7.9 70.8
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.4 57.9 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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
2023 89 39 98
2024 13 48 33 26 5 64 37 43 5 32 4 47 4 90 49 98
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 26.7 1 1.4 0 1 2 0 0.0
Player 26.7 1 1.4 0 1 2 0 0.0

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2024 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2
Player 1 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2023 2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.6 96.5 -0.1 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 90.6 0.0
Breaking Velocity 80.7 81.6 0.9 ↑
Exit Velocity 85.7 89.0 3.3 ↑
Launch Angle 4.5 7.0 2.5 ↑
Barrel % 7.7 8.3 0.6 ↑
Hard Hit % 38.5 50.0 11.5 ↑
Sweet Spot % 38.5 20.8 -17.7 ↓
xBA .229 .243 0.014 ↑
BA .208 .258 0.050 ↑
xwOBA .299 .374 0.075 ↑
wOBA .288 .387 0.099 ↑
xSLG .292 .432 0.140 ↑
SLG .292 .452 0.160 ↑
K% 40.0 19.5 -20.5 ↓
BB% 13.3 17.1 3.8 ↑
Swing % 40.0 40.2 0.2 ↑
Whiff% 46.3 25.0 -21.3 ↓
In Zone % 45.9 49.1 3.2 ↑
Out of Zone % 54.1 50.9 -3.2 ↓
Out of Zone Swing % 23.3 19.8 -3.5 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 20.0 19.5 -0.5 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 53.3 63.4 10.1 ↑
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2023 Shades 30 .288 19 0 0.0 11 1 9.1
2024 Shades 41 .387 22 1 4.5 19 3 15.8
! 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 %
2023 27 17.4 0.0% 0.0% 37 19.2 0.0% 0.0%
2024 47 16.9 19.1% 0.0% 35 17.9 8.6% 0.0%
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Pitch Distribution

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