Luke Weaver
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
7-3
ERA
2.89
WHIP
0.93
K
103
SV
4
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Weaver has seen action with five teams across the past two seasons, working mostly as a reliever in 2022 and a starter in 2023. The right-hander struggled in both campaigns with a combined 6.44 ERA in 55 appearances (26 starts), though he was still able to land a one-year, $2 million contract with the Yankees for 2024. Weaver is unlikely to make the Opening Day rotation if everyone remains healthy, but he'll likely be called upon for some starts at some point. He could have some streaming value if he excels as a swingman, but his inconsistent track record doesn't offer much fantasy upside. Read Past Outlooks
Club option picked up
The Yankees exercised Weaver's $2.5 million club option for 2025 on Friday.
ANALYSIS
In his first full season with the Yankees, Weaver turned in a 2.89 ERA and 0.93 WHIP across 84 innings -- a stark contrast from the 5.85 ERA and 1.51 WHIP he had accumulated over the previous four years. There's a chance he begins 2025 as New York's closer after moving into the role toward the end of the season.
In his first full season with the Yankees, Weaver turned in a 2.89 ERA and 0.93 WHIP across 84 innings -- a stark contrast from the 5.85 ERA and 1.51 WHIP he had accumulated over the previous four years. There's a chance he begins 2025 as New York's closer after moving into the role toward the end of the season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
21
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Luke Weaver generally throw?
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What part of the game does Luke Weaver generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-14%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .256 | 118 | 48 | 116 | 16 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .279 | 132 | 31 | 143 | 24 | |||
2024vs Left | .162 | 53 | 16 | 23 | 3 | |||
2024vs Right | .188 | 50 | 10 | 29 | 7 | |||
2023vs Left | .281 | 49 | 25 | 68 | 13 | |||
2023vs Right | .319 | 60 | 15 | 87 | 16 | |||
2022vs Left | .357 | 16 | 7 | 25 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | .318 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-16%
ERA on Road
2024
-25%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.71 | 1.33 | 108.2 | 9.6 | 2.4 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.81 | 1.44 | 134.2 | 9.0 | 3.3 | ||||
2024Home | 2.49 | 0.81 | 43.1 | 11.8 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Away | 3.32 | 1.06 | 40.2 | 10.2 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Home | 6.79 | 1.53 | 50.1 | 7.7 | 2.0 | ||||
2023Away | 6.14 | 1.61 | 73.1 | 8.1 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Home | 11.40 | 2.13 | 15.0 | 9.6 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Away | 3.05 | 1.60 | 20.2 | 9.6 | 3.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Luke Weaver compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.96K/9
11.0BB/9
2.8HR/9
1.1Fastball
95.7 mphERA
2.89WHIP
0.93BABIP
.239GB/FB
0.88Left On Base
78.1%Exit Velocity
80.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2342 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
18.7%Swinging Strike
15.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Weaver transitioned to a relief role for much of 2022, but his performance continued to underwhelm. Over 35.2 innings between Arizona and Kansas City, the right-hander posted a 6.56 ERA and a career-worst 1.82 WHIP. Even the pitching desperate Royals couldn't tolerate that, waiving Weaver in October. The Mariners claimed him but declined to tender him a contract for 2023, so he is a free agent this offseason. He's three years removed from a viable season in any role, and it's very possible he has to settle for a minor-league deal or a contract overseas to continue his career. On the bright side, his 2.56 FIP from last season suggests he was cosmically unlucky, though it also came in a relatively small sample compared to previous years.
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Gets tough blown save
Weaver was saddled with a blown save Wednesday against the Dodgers in Game 5 of the World Series, letting two inherited runners score while permitting one hit and one walk over 1.1 frames.
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Gets five outs for save
Weaver struck out three over 1.2 perfect innings to earn the save in Sunday's 7-4 win over the Athletics.
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Grabs third save
Weaver allowed an unearned run on one hit and struck out three over one inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-2 extra-inning win over the Athletics.
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Not anointed closer just yet
Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Thursday that while Weaver could close out "a lot" of games, the skipper stopped short of naming the right-hander his closer, Erik Boland of Newsday reports.
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Snags sixth win
Weaver (6-3) picked up the win in an extra-inning battle against the Mariners on Wednesday, allowing one walk over 1.2 scoreless innings while striking out four.
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Option for spot start?
Weaver could be a candidate to step into the Yankees' starting rotation after Clarke Schmidt was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right lat strain.
ANALYSIS
Weaver has worked as a starter for most of his MLB career but has been effective as a reliever this season with a 2.91 ERA, 0.74 WHIP and 38:7 K:BB over 34 innings. The veteran right-hander has covered more than one frame in all but three of his 20 appearances this year and has topped out at 51 pitches, so he's likely stretched out enough to cover at least a few innings. However, New York may be hesitant to tweak Weaver's role given his strong start to the campaign.
Weaver has worked as a starter for most of his MLB career but has been effective as a reliever this season with a 2.91 ERA, 0.74 WHIP and 38:7 K:BB over 34 innings. The veteran right-hander has covered more than one frame in all but three of his 20 appearances this year and has topped out at 51 pitches, so he's likely stretched out enough to cover at least a few innings. However, New York may be hesitant to tweak Weaver's role given his strong start to the campaign.