Luke Little

Luke Little

24-Year-Old PitcherRP
Chicago Cubs
60-Day IL
Injury Lat
Est. Return 2/1/2025
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.
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2024.
Moved to 60-day injured list
PChicago Cubs
Lat
July 22, 2024
The Cubs transferred Little (lat) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.
ANALYSIS
The move frees up a spot for Julian Merryweather's (ribs) return from the 60-day IL. Over the weekend, manager Craig Counsell said Little would likely miss the rest of the season due to a left lat strain.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
12
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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Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-23%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-58%
BAA vs LHP
2022
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .157 59 19 7 8 3 0 0
Since 2022vs Right .203 80 21 15 12 3 0 1
2024vs Left .167 48 15 6 7 2 0 0
2024vs Right .182 61 13 12 8 2 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 0.85 17.2 2 0 0 10.7 5.1 0.0
Since 2022Away 6.00 1.80 15.0 1 1 0 11.4 7.2 0.6
2024Home 0.00 0.85 15.1 2 0 0 9.4 5.3 0.0
2024Away 8.44 1.88 10.2 1 1 0 10.1 7.6 0.8
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
1.56
 
K/9
9.7
 
BB/9
6.2
 
HR/9
0.3
 
Fastball
95.9 mph
 
ERA
3.46
 
WHIP
1.27
 
BABIP
.236
 
GB/FB
3.23
 
Left On Base
69.6%
 
Exit Velocity
81.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
1.8%
 
Spin Rate
2256 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
23.0%
 
Swinging Strike
9.3%
 
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Unlikely to return in 2024
PChicago Cubs
Lat
July 20, 2024
Manager Craig Counsell said Saturday that Little (lat) is likely out for the rest of the season, Mike McGraw of the Chicago Daily Herald reports.
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Undergoing MRI on shoulder
PChicago Cubs
Shoulder
July 19, 2024
Little will undergo an MRI on his injured left shoulder Friday, Bruce Levine of 670TheScore.com reports.
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Placed on injured list
PChicago Cubs
Shoulder
July 13, 2024
The Cubs placed Little on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left shoulder strain, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Battling shoulder issue
PChicago Cubs
Shoulder
July 12, 2024
Little was removed from Friday's game against the Cardinals due to shoulder discomfort, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Records win Saturday
PChicago Cubs
June 30, 2024
Little (3-1) tossed a scoreless inning of relief to earn the win in Saturday's 5-3 victory over the Brewers. He allowed two hits and struck out one.
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