David Bednar

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 225lb (183cm, 102kg)

Born: October 10, 1994 in Pittsburgh, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 35th round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft from Lafayette College (Easton, PA).

School: Lafayette College (Easton, PA)

Debut: September 1, 2019 (Age 24-326d, 22,039th in major league history)
vs. SFG 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2021 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$4.15M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 3.076 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Ballengee Group

Full Name: David Jeffrey Bednar

Pronunciation: \bed-NARR\

Twitter: @david_bednar

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.9

4.8

ERA

5.77

3.36

251

57.2

254.2

303

WHIP

1.422

1.182

Summary of 25 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 4 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
PIT	21
SDP	4

Platoon
vs LHB	13
vs RHB	12

Home/Road
Away	15
Home	10

Outs
0	12
1	10
2	3

14 Opps
SFG	5
MIL	2
STL	2
SDP	2
CIN	2
LAD	2
COL	2
CHC	2
WSN	1
ARI	1
PHI	1
SEA	1
TEX	1
MIA	1

24 Batters
Edwin Ríos	2
Aristides Aquino	1
Manny Machado	1
Nick Gordon	1
Thairo Estrada	1
Josh Jung	1
Josh Bell	1
Tyler Stephenson	1
Alex Dickerson	1
Ian Happ	1
Avisaíl García	1
Charlie Blackmon	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
Patrick Bailey	1
Joshua Fuentes	1
Dansby Swanson	1
Nolan Gorman	1
Jorge Polanco	1
Jorge Soler	1
Mike Yastrzemski	1
Jackson Merrill	1
Christian Walker	1
Bryce Harper	1
Masyn Winn	1

11 Parks
PNC Pk (PIT)	9
Oracle Park (SFO)	3
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
Coors Fld (DEN)	2
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1

Where Hit
89	8
7	6
9	5
8	3
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	8
1	7
4	4
2	3
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	23
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	14
1--	5
-2-	2
-23	1
12-	1
123	1
--3	1

40 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	14
1 on	8
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	11

Inning
6	2
7	5
8	3
9	14
Extra	1

4-6	2
7-end	23

RelScore
+4..	2
+2	1
+1	2
Tied	4
-1	4
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	7

Ahead	5
Tied	4
Behind	16

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
1-1	6
2-1	3
0-2	2
1-0	2
3-2	1
2-0	1
0-1	1
3-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	5
1B	4
2B	3
PH	3
SS	2
C	2
LF	2
3B	2
DH	1
CF	1

OrderPos
4th	4
6th	4
3rd	4
1st	3
5th	3
9th	2
8th	2
7th	2
2nd	1

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	7

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2019-09-15	Joshua Fuentes	COL		SDP	ahead 5-3	b 7	1	12-	4,(2-1) .SBBX	3	7	3	9%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. McMahon Scores; G. Hampson Scores
2	2	2	1	2019-09-25	Edwin Ríos	LAD	@	SDP	tied 4-4	t 7	0	---	4,(0-2) ..CSFX	1	9	PH	20%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	2019-09-28	Christian Walker	ARI		SDP	behind 2-5	b 7	2	123	3,(1-1) BFX	4	4	3	57%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); D. Leyba Scores; J. Dyson Scores; J. Rojas Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2020-07-29	Alex Dickerson	SFG		SDP	behind 2-6	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	4	7	7%	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2021-04-07	Tyler Stephenson	CIN		PIT	ahead 9-0	b 8	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
6	6	2	2	2021-04-07	Aristides Aquino	CIN		PIT	ahead 10-0	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	3	1	2021-05-16	Mike Yastrzemski	SFG	@	PIT	ahead 2-1	t 9	0	1--	4,(2-1) 1BBSX	2	2	9	11%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Tauchman Scores
8	8	4	1	2021-06-13	Avisaíl García	MIL		PIT	tied 2-2	b 6	1	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	3	9	18%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Urías Scores
9	9	5	1	2021-06-16	Josh Bell	WSN		PIT	ahead 1-0	b 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	3	16%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); J. Soto Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
10	10	1	1	2022-04-30	Manny Machado	SDP	@	PIT	tied 3-3	t 8	1	1--	5,(3-1) .BSBBX	2	3	5	35%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Cronenworth Scores
11	11	2	1	2022-05-09	Edwin Ríos	LAD	@	PIT	behind 0-5	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	7	PH	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
12	12	3	1	2022-06-19	Thairo Estrada	SFG	@	PIT	behind 2-3	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	4	34%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
13	13	4	1	2022-07-10	Andrew McCutchen	MIL		PIT	behind 4-8	b 9	1	1--	7,(3-2) SBCBFBX	2	1	9	3%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Yelich Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2023-05-22	Josh Jung	TEX	@	PIT	behind 2-6	t 9	1	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	5	5	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); N. Lowe Scores
15	15	2	1	2023-08-25	Ian Happ	CHC	@	PIT	behind 0-2	t 9	0	---	3,(2-0) ..BBX	1	3	7	9%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	3	1	2023-09-21	Dansby Swanson	CHC		PIT	behind 4-8	b 9	0	-2-	2,(0-1) .SX	2	5	6	5%	10%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Bellinger Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2024-03-31	Nick Gordon	MIA		PIT	behind 6-7	b 9	1	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	PH	46%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
18	18	2	1	2024-04-26	Patrick Bailey	SFG		PIT	tied 0-0	b 9	0	-23	3,(1-1) FB.X	3	6	2	8%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Conforto Scores; M. Chapman Scores
19	19	3	1	2024-04-27	Jorge Soler	SFG		PIT	behind 1-4	b 10	0	-2-	3,(1-1) ..CBX	2	6	DH	10%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Bailey Scores/unER
20	20	4	1	2024-06-11	Nolan Gorman	STL		PIT	behind 0-2	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	4	4	11%	20%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
21	21	5	1	2024-06-14	Charlie Blackmon	COL		PIT	behind 1-5	b 9	2	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	1	9	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	6	1	2024-07-20	Bryce Harper	PHI	@	PIT	behind 0-4	t 9	1	---	5,(2-2) SBBFX	1	3	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	7	1	2024-08-07	Jackson Merrill	SDP	@	PIT	behind 5-6	t 9	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	8	35%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	8	1	2024-08-16	Jorge Polanco	SEA	@	PIT	behind 2-5	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) .BFBX	1	5	4	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
25	25	9	1	2024-09-18	Masyn Winn	STL		PIT	behind 4-5	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) .SBX	1	1	6	22%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)