2024 Stats
W-L
3-1
ERA
1.88
WHIP
0.88
K
52
SV
9
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
After pitching as both a starter and reliever in 2023, Hodge's role wasn't clear at the dawn of the 2024 campaign. The 23-year-old didn't break camp with Chicago, but showcased his strikeout upside in the minors to earn his first big league promotion in May. He'd eventually return to Triple-A Iowa, but was back up for good in mid-June. Hodge mixed a mid-90's fastball with a devastating sweeper that stifled opposing hitters (.070 BAA) and produced a 52 percent whiff rate that was best in the league for that pitch type and had 16.7 inches of horizontal break, roughly three inches more on average than other right-handers. The right-hander will need to improve his control and cut his 11.6 percent walk rate, but he proved last season that he can be a fixture for the Cubs in high leverage. He appeared set to begin 2025 as Chicago's closer after filling the role down the stretch last year, but the offseason acquisition of Ryan Pressly will likely push Hodge into more of a setup role. Read Past Outlooks
Should still see save opportunities
Though veteran newcomer Ryan Pressly figures to be Chicago's nominal closer, Hodge should still see save opportunities this season, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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This aligns with previous rumblings that Hodge would still be in the mix for saves even with Pressly joining the Cubs via trade. It remains to be seen how exactly duties will be split up, and Pressly is probably the top Chicago reliever to target at the moment, but Hodge should remain on the fantasy radar heading into the season. The 24-year-old impressed as a rookie last year, posting a 1.88 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 52 strikeouts across 43 innings to go along with nine saves.
This aligns with previous rumblings that Hodge would still be in the mix for saves even with Pressly joining the Cubs via trade. It remains to be seen how exactly duties will be split up, and Pressly is probably the top Chicago reliever to target at the moment, but Hodge should remain on the fantasy radar heading into the season. The 24-year-old impressed as a rookie last year, posting a 1.88 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 52 strikeouts across 43 innings to go along with nine saves.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Porter Hodge generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Porter Hodge generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-37%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-37%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .169 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .106 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .169 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .106 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-57%
ERA at Home
2024
-57%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 1.17 | 0.74 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 2.70 | 1.05 | 20.0 | 10.8 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.17 | 0.74 | 23.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.70 | 1.05 | 20.0 | 10.8 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Porter Hodge 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
2.74K/9
10.9BB/9
4.0HR/9
0.4Fastball
95.6 mphERA
1.88WHIP
0.88BABIP
.197GB/FB
1.12Left On Base
79.5%Exit Velocity
82.6 mphBarrels/BBE
2.6%Spin Rate
2502 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.0%Swinging Strike
13.8%Prospect Rankings History
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Likely shifting to setup role
With the Cubs acquiring Ryan Pressly on Tuesday via trade, Hodge will likely slide into a setup role to start the regular season working in front of Pressly, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com reports.
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Secures ninth save
Hodge earned the save in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Reds, striking out one over a perfect ninth inning.
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Grabs eighth save
Hodge earned the save in Friday's 1-0 win over the Reds, striking out one in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Notches seventh save
Hodge earned the save in Friday's 3-1 win over Washington, striking out a pair in a perfect ninth inning.
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Bounces back to secure save
Hodge worked around a hit and walk to pitch a scoreless ninth inning and record the save in Thursday's 7-6 win over the Nationals.
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