Luke Weaver
Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2016-2026)
Luke Weaver is a pitcher who has played in Major League Baseball since 2016 for 7 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 11 seasons. Across 330 career appearances, he has gone 42-50 with a 4.58 ERA and 811 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1666.9.
- 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
- Position
- Pitcher
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height / Weight
- 6'2" / 183 lb
- MLB Debut
- 2016-08-13
Full name: Luke Allen Weaver
Season-by-Season Pitching
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| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Lg ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SLN | NL | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 46 | 23 | 12 | 45 | 5.70 | 4.19 (-36%) | -127.3 |
| 2017 | SLN | NL | 7 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.1 | 59 | 26 | 17 | 72 | 3.88 | 4.36 (+11%) | 1807.7 |
| 2018 | SLN | NL | 7 | 11 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136.1 | 150 | 75 | 54 | 121 | 4.95 | 4.15 (-19%) | -1031.8 |
| 2019 | ARI | NL | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.1 | 55 | 21 | 14 | 69 | 2.94 | 4.51 (+35%) | 2331.8 |
| 2020 | ARI | NL | 1 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 63 | 38 | 18 | 55 | 6.58 | 4.45 (-48%) | -284.6 |
| 2021 | ARI | NL | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 58 | 31 | 20 | 62 | 4.25 | 4.27 (avg) | -251.5 |
| 2022 | ARI | NL | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.1 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 7.71 | 3.97 (-94%) | 526.2 |
| 2022 | KCA | AL | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 5.59 | 3.97 (-41%) | 616.1 |
| 2023 | CIN | NL | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 125 | 74 | 34 | 85 | 6.87 | 4.33 (-59%) | -3714.1 |
| 2023 | SEA | AL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6.07 | 4.33 (-40%) | -191.1 |
| 2023 | NYA | AL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3.38 | 4.33 (+22%) | -41.1 |
| 2024 | NYA | AL | 7 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84.0 | 52 | 27 | 26 | 103 | 2.89 | 4.08 (+29%) | 1591.4 |
| 2025 | NYA | AL | 4 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 64.2 | 46 | 26 | 20 | 72 | 3.62 | 4.16 (+13%) | 435.1 |
| 2026 | PIT | NL | 4 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.1 | 42 | 18 | 16 | 65 | 2.69 | 4.18 (+36%) | - |
| Career · 14 seasons | 42 | 50 | 330 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 783.1 | 778 | 399 | 250 | 811 | 4.58 | — | 1,667 | ||
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
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278 | 108 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 50 | .167 | .188 | .194 | .382 | 0 |
Career AVG .167 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.
Career OBP .188 vs. league average .318 across their career seasons — 41.1% below league average.
Career SLG .194 vs. league average .413 across their career seasons — 52.9% below league average.
Career OPS .382 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 47.7% below league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SLN | NL | 9 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .385 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2017 | SLN | NL | 15 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .158 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2018 | SLN | NL | 34 | 38 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .158 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2019 | ARI | NL | 13 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .105 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020 | ARI | NL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2021 | ARI | NL | 13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .105 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | ARI | NL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2022 | KCA | AL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | CIN | NL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | SEA | AL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2023 | NYA | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2024 | NYA | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2025 | NYA | AL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0.0 |
| Career · 13 seasons | 278 | 108 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 50 | .167 | — | — | — | — | 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
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2024 | ALCS | NYA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2024 | ALDS2 | NYA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2024 | WS | NYA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
Playoff Pitching by Year
Game Log & Splits
View full game log (548 games) →Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).
Batting — Home / Away
| Split | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 135 | 47 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | .170 |
| Away | 143 | 61 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | .164 |
Pitching — Home / Away
| Split | G | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 131 | 345.0 | 345 | 186 | 106 | 347 | 4.85 |
| Away | 139 | 378.0 | 391 | 195 | 128 | 399 | 4.64 |
Last 10 Games — Pitching
| Date | Tm | Opp | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-28 | NYY | BAL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-25 | NYY | CHW | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-23 | NYY | CHW | W | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-21 | NYY | BAL | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-20 | NYY | BAL | — | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-17 | NYY | MIN | — | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-09-15 | NYY | MIN | — | 0.1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-13 | NYY | BOS | — | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-10 | NYY | DET | — | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-09-06 | NYY | TOR | — | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | SLN | P | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | SLN | P | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | SLN | P | 30 | 25 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | ARI | P | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | ARI | P | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ARI | P | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | ARI | P | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | KCA | P | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | CIN | P | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | SEA | P | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYA | P | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NYA | P | 62 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | NYA | P | 64 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 270 |
| Designated Hitter | 1 |
Most Similar Players
Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.
Luke Weaver: the record in brief
Luke Weaver made a major league debut on August 13, 2016 and is still active, so the totals on this page keep changing. The team column moves through the St. Louis Cardinals (2016 through 2018), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2019 through 2022), the Kansas City Royals (2022), the Cincinnati Reds (2023), the Seattle Mariners (2023), and the New York Yankees (2023 through 2025). Born on August 21, 1993, in DeLand, FL, USA, Weaver is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 2 inches and 183 pounds. The bio lists the given name Luke Allen.
Weaver has gone 42-50 with a 4.58 ERA in 330 games, 106 of them starts. The same table counts 811 strikeouts and 13 saves. The league ERA over Weaver's seasons was 4.23, so the 4.58 figure ran 8.5% worse than average. The best win total was 7, in 2017. Weaver struck out 121 batters in 2018, a career high.
Frequently Asked Questions about Luke Weaver
- What years did Luke Weaver play?
- Luke Weaver played in Major League Baseball from 2016 to 2026.
- Was Luke Weaver a pitcher?
- Yes. Luke Weaver pitched in the major leagues, recording 42 wins and 811 strikeouts.
- How many home runs did Luke Weaver hit?
- Luke Weaver hit 1 career home runs with 18 hits.
- What was Luke Weaver's career batting average?
- Luke Weaver batted .167 over his career, with 18 hits in 108 at bats.
- How many RBI did Luke Weaver have?
- Luke Weaver drove in 8 runs in his career.
- What was Luke Weaver's career ERA?
- Luke Weaver finished with a 4.58 career ERA, going 42-50 with 811 strikeouts.