David Bednar

Position: Relief 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)

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

-0.6

5.1

ERA

9.00

2.93

199

9.0

206.0

257

WHIP

1.222

1.117

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2014	19	-1.4	Lafayette	PatL	NCAA		1	4	.200	4.36	5.40	9	9			0	0	43.1	33	26	21	1	13	0	48	19	0	4	198	1.062	6.9	0.2	2.7	10.0	3.69
2014	19	-1.1	Butler	PROS	Summ		3	2	.600	3.26	3.26	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.1	24	11	11	1	9	0	39	4	0	4	125	1.088	7.1	0.3	2.7	11.6	4.33
2015	20	-0.8	Lafayette	PatL	NCAA		3	7	.300	3.41	3.84	10	10			0	0	63.1	52	27	24	4	18	0	70	6	0	1	265	1.105	7.4	0.6	2.6	9.9	3.89

2016	21	0.5	Lafayette	PatL	NCAA		3	5	.375	3.92	4.22	10	10		5	1	0	59.2	54	28	26	3	14	1	70	6	0	2	251	1.140	8.1	0.5	2.1	10.6	5.00

2016	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A-	SDP	4	4	.500	2.32	2.90	23	0	18	0	0	4	31.0	27	10	8	0	4	2	40	1	0	4	126	1.000	7.8	0.0	1.2	11.6	10.00
2016	21	-0.7	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	3	4	.429	3.43	4.29	15	0	10	0	0	2	21.0	20	10	8	0	4	2	25	0	0	3	88	1.143	8.6	0.0	1.7	10.7	6.25
2016	21	-0.2	Tri-City	NORW	A-	SDP	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	8	0	8	0	0	2	10.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	1	38	0.700	6.3	0.0	0.0	13.5
2017	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A+	SDP	1	4	.200	2.64	2.79	45	0	25	0	0	11	61.1	45	19	18	2	20	2	81	5	0	3	250	1.060	6.6	0.3	2.9	11.9	4.05
2017	22	-1.1	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	0	3	.000	3.58	3.90	21	0	8	0	0	2	27.2	27	12	11	1	9	0	31	4	0	0	119	1.301	8.8	0.3	2.9	10.1	3.44
2017	22	0.1	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	1	1	.500	1.87	1.87	24	0	17	0	0	9	33.2	18	7	7	1	11	2	50	1	0	3	131	0.861	4.8	0.3	2.9	13.4	4.55
2017	22	-1.5	Peoria	AZFL	Fal		1	0	1.000	1.13	1.13	7	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	25	0.125	1.1	1.1	0.0	7.9
2018	23	-0.2	Lake Elsinore	CALL	A+	SDP	2	4	.333	2.73	3.76	47	0	21	0	0	10	69.1	65	29	21	4	29	0	96	4	0	10	301	1.356	8.4	0.5	3.8	12.5	3.31
2019	24	-0.2	Amarillo	TL	AA	SDP	2	5	.286	2.95	3.72	44	0	33	0	0	14	58.0	49	24	19	4	18	2	86	3	0	5	240	1.155	7.6	0.6	2.8	13.3	4.78
2019	24	-4.3	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	0	2	.000	6.55	6.55	13	0	4	0	0	0	11.0	10	8	8	3	5	0	14	0	0	0	48	1.364	8.2	2.5	4.1	11.5	2.80
2020	25	-3.4	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	0	0		7.11	8.53	4	0	3	0	0	0	6.1	11	6	5	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	32	2.053	15.6	1.4	2.8	7.1	2.50
2021	26	-2.9	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	1	.750	2.23	2.23	61	0	24	0	0	3	60.2	40	15	15	5	19	2	77	1	0	1	237	0.973	5.9	0.7	2.8	11.4	4.05
2022	27	0.0	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	0	1	.000	3.00	3.00	3	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	12	1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	12.0	4.00
2022	27	-2.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	4	.429	2.61	3.31	45	0	34	0	0	19	51.2	42	19	15	4	16	2	69	1	1	2	210	1.123	7.3	0.7	2.8	12.0	4.31
2023	28	-1.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	3	3	.500	2.00	2.94	66	0	57	0	0	39	67.1	53	22	15	3	21	4	80	3	0	2	277	1.099	7.1	0.4	2.8	10.7	3.81
2024	29	-0.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	1	1	.500	9.00	9.00	10	0	6	0	0	4	9.0	9	9	9	1	2	0	12	2	0	1	42	1.222	9.0	1.0	2.0	12.0	6.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
(1 season)							3	2	.600	3.26	3.26	6	6	0	0	0	0	30.1	24	11	11	1	9	0	39	4	0	4	125	1.088	7.1	0.3	2.7	11.6	4.33
Majors (6 seasons)					Majors		10	11	.476	2.93	3.45	199	0	128	0	0	65	206.0	165	79	67	17	65	8	257	7	1	6	846	1.117	7.2	0.7	2.8	11.2	3.95
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		9	18	.333	2.71	3.35	162	1	97	0	0	39	222.2	188	83	67	10	72	6	307	13	0	22	929	1.168	7.6	0.4	2.9	12.4	4.26
College (3 seasons)					College		7	16	.304	3.84	4.38	29	29		5	1	0	166.1	139	81	71	8	45	1	188	31	0	7	714	1.106	7.5	0.4	2.4	10.2	4.18
Other (1 season)					Other		1	0	1.000	1.13	1.13	7	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	25	0.125	1.1	1.1	0.0	7.9
All Levels (11 Seasons)							30	47	.390	3.08	3.62	403	36	227	5	1	104	633.1	517	255	217	37	191	15	798	55	1	39	2639	1.118	7.3	0.5	2.7	11.3	4.18

AAA (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	3.00	3.00	3	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	12	1.000	6.0	0.0	3.0	12.0	4.00
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	5	.286	2.95	3.72	44	0	33	0	0	14	58.0	49	24	19	4	18	2	86	3	0	5	240	1.155	7.6	0.6	2.8	13.3	4.78
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		2	7	.222	2.97	3.80	68	0	29	0	0	12	97.0	92	41	32	5	38	0	127	8	0	10	420	1.340	8.5	0.5	3.5	11.8	3.34
A (2 seasons)					Minors		4	5	.444	2.47	2.80	39	0	27	0	0	11	54.2	38	17	15	1	15	4	75	1	0	6	219	0.970	6.3	0.2	2.5	12.3	5.00
A- (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	8	0	8	0	0	2	10.0	7	0	0	0	0	0	15	1	0	1	38	0.700	6.3	0.0	0.0	13.5