What years did David Bednar play?

David Bednar played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.

Was David Bednar a pitcher?

Yes. David Bednar pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 465 strikeouts.

How many home runs did David Bednar hit?

David Bednar hit 0 career home runs.

What was David Bednar's career batting average?

David Bednar batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.

What was David Bednar's career ERA?

David Bednar finished with a 3.03 career ERA, going 25-26 with 465 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did David Bednar have?

David Bednar recorded 465 career strikeouts.

David Bednar

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2026)

David Bednar is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2019 for 4 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 8 seasons. Across 379 career appearances, he has gone 25-26 with a 3.03 ERA, 465 strikeouts, and 146 saves. David Bednar is a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9291.2.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

Active Player

W–L 25–26

ERA 3.03

WHIP 1.13

SO 465

Pitcher PIV thru 2025 9291.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 250 lb
Born: 10/10/1994 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 2019-09-01
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: David Jeffrey Bednar

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Career Pitching Statistics

David Bednar — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
25	26	379	0	0	0	146	386.2	308	130	33	130	465	3.03	9291.2

Career ERA 3.03 vs. league average 4.22 across their career seasons — 28.4% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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David Bednar Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	SDN	NL	0	2	13	0	11.0	10	8	5	14	6.55	4.51 (-45%)	-295.0
2020	SDN	NL	0	0	4	0	6.1	11	5	2	5	7.11	—	0.0
2021	PIT	NL	3	1	61	3	60.2	40	15	19	77	2.23	4.27 (+48%)	2416.3
2022	PIT	NL	3	4	45	19	51.2	42	15	16	69	2.61	3.97 (+34%)	2001.6
2023	PIT	NL	3	3	66	39	67.1	53	15	21	80	2.00	4.33 (+54%)	3079.5
2024	PIT	NL	3	8	62	23	57.2	54	37	28	58	5.77	4.08 (-42%)	-1035.8
2025	PIT	NL	2	5	42	17	38.0	32	10	10	51	2.37	4.16 (+43%)	2063.2
2025	NYA	AL	4	0	22	10	24.2	14	6	9	35	2.19	4.16 (+47%)	1061.4
2026	NYY	AL	7	3	64	35	69.1	52	19	20	76	2.47	4.18 (+41%)	-
Career · 9 seasons			25	26	379	146	386.2	308	130	130	465	3.03	—	9,291

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

David Bednar — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
315	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .727 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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David Bednar — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2019	SDN	NL	13	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	SDN	NL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	PIT	NL	61	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	PIT	NL	45	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	PIT	NL	66	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	PIT	NL	62	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	PIT	NL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2025	NYA	AL	22	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			315	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

David Bednar — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

David Bednar — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2025	ALDS1	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2025	ALWC2	NYA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

David Bednar — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	5	0	2	6.0	3	1	1	9	1.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

David Bednar — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2025	ALDS1	NYA	0	0	2	0	1	3.1	1	0	0	5	0.00
2025	ALWC2	NYA	0	0	3	0	1	2.2	2	1	1	4	3.38

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

David Bednar — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	168	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	147	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

David Bednar — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	168	167.0	130	51	51	210	2.75
Away	147	150.1	126	60	59	179	3.59

Last 10 Games — Pitching

David Bednar — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2025-09-28	NYY	BAL	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0
2025-09-26	NYY	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0
2025-09-25	NYY	CHW	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-21	NYY	BAL	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2025-09-20	NYY	BAL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2025-09-16	NYY	MIN	SV	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2025-09-13	NYY	BOS	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-12	NYY	BOS	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2025-09-07	NYY	TOR	SV	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2025-09-06	NYY	TOR	SV	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Bednar — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	315	0	15	17	1	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Bednar — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
2019	SDN	P	13	1	1	0	1
2020	SDN	P	4	1	0	0	0
2021	PIT	P	61	2	3	0	0
2022	PIT	P	45	0	2	0	1
2023	PIT	P	66	1	9	1	1
2024	PIT	P	62	4	2	0	0
2025	PIT	P	42	3	0	0	0
2025	NYA	P	22	3	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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David Bednar — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	315

Awards & Honors

David Bednar — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2025	Reliever of the Month	June
2022	Reliever of the Month	May

Award Voting History

David Bednar — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2021	Rookie of the Year	NL	8th	1.0	150	0

David Bednar: the record in brief

David Bednar's major league record starts with the debut on September 1, 2019 and remains open, because the career is ongoing. Club by club, the record runs the San Diego Padres (2019 through 2020), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2021 through 2025), and the New York Yankees (2025). The bio lists Bednar as a pitcher who hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 1 inch and 250 pounds. The birth record reads October 10, 1994, in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. The given name on file is David Jeffrey Bednar.

Bednar's career pitching line is 25 wins, 26 losses and a 3.03 ERA over 379 appearances. Bednar has 465 strikeouts and 146 saves. The leagues Bednar pitched in allowed 4.22 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 28.4% better than average. The best win total was 7, in 2026. 2023 produced Bednar's most strikeouts, 80. Bednar saved 39 games in 2023, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about David Bednar

What years did David Bednar play?: David Bednar played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2026.
Was David Bednar a pitcher?: Yes. David Bednar pitched in the major leagues, recording 25 wins and 465 strikeouts.
How many home runs did David Bednar hit?: David Bednar hit 0 career home runs.
What was David Bednar's career batting average?: David Bednar batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 1 at bats.
What was David Bednar's career ERA?: David Bednar finished with a 3.03 career ERA, going 25-26 with 465 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did David Bednar have?: David Bednar recorded 465 career strikeouts.