Luke Little

Luke Little

23-Year-Old PitcherRP
Chicago Cubs
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Luke Little in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2024.
Sent to Triple-A
PChicago Cubs  AAA
April 17, 2024
The Cubs optioned Little to Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Little was one of seven pitchers used by the Cubs in Tuesday's extra-inning loss to the Diamondbacks and is being sent out in favor of a fresh arm. The lefty has yielded two runs with a 5:5 K:BB over 6.2 innings during his time with the big club this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Luke Little generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Luke Little generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-48%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-33%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-58%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .125 21 5 4 2 1 0 0
Since 2022vs Right .241 36 12 5 7 2 0 1
2024vs Left .143 10 1 3 1 0 0 0
2024vs Right .214 17 4 2 3 1 0 1
2023vs Left .111 11 4 1 1 1 0 0
2023vs Right .267 19 8 3 4 1 0 0
2022vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-100%
ERA at Home
2023
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2022
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 0.00 0.75 5.1 0 0 0 11.8 5.1 0.0
Since 2022Away 2.25 1.75 8.0 0 0 0 11.3 6.8 1.1
2024Home 0.00 0.67 3.0 0 0 0 6.0 6.0 0.0
2024Away 4.91 1.91 3.2 0 0 0 7.4 7.4 2.5
2023Home 0.00 0.86 2.1 0 0 0 19.3 3.9 0.0
2023Away 0.00 1.62 4.1 0 0 0 14.5 6.2 0.0
2022Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Luke Little 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.00
 
K/9
6.8
 
BB/9
6.8
 
HR/9
1.4
 
Fastball
96.9 mph
 
ERA
2.70
 
WHIP
1.35
 
BABIP
.179
 
GB/FB
2.20
 
Left On Base
92.1%
 
Swinging Strike
8.1%
 
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Opening Wednesday's game
PChicago Cubs  AAA
April 2, 2024
Little will serve as the Cubs' opening pitcher in Wednesday's game against the Rockies, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Secures bullpen spot
PChicago Cubs  AAA
March 25, 2024
The Cubs informed Little on Monday that he'll be included on the Opening Day roster, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Added to big-league roster
PChicago Cubs  AAA
September 6, 2023
Little's contract was purchased from Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday, Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register reports.
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Selected by Cubs
PChicago Cubs  AAA
June 11, 2020
The Cubs have selected Little with the 117th overall pick in the 2020 first-year player draft.
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