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Luke Weaver
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | R/R |
| Height | 6′ 2″ |
| Weight | 180 lbs |
| Age | 33 |
| Birthplace | DeLand, FL, USA |
| Draft | 2011, Toronto Blue Jays, Round: 19, Overall Pick: 589 |
| School | Deland (FL) HS |
| MLB Debut | 2016-08-13 |
Contract Status
Service Time
8.112
1/1/2026
Options
N/A
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2028
2026 Service Time Gained: 1.000
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026$9,500,000
2027$12,500,000
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 424 | 95.4 | -11.5″ | 6.2″ | 2446 | 21.9% |
| Changeup | 291 | 88.1 | -29.8″ | 12.8″ | 1899 | 40.8% |
| Cutter | 123 | 90.6 | -23.7″ | -2.8″ | 2415 | 32.0% |
| Slider | 1 | 84.8 | -41.6″ | -5.3″ | 2518 | 0.0% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 42 | 0 | 44.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.84 | 45 | 26.6% | 6.5% | 0.61 | .820 |
| MLB Career | 325 | 106 | 779.1 | 40 | 50 | 4.58 | 805 | 24.0% | 7.4% | 1.32 | 1.313 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-13 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago Cubs | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.56 | .940 |
| 2026-09-10 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago White Sox | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.60 | .960 |
| 2026-09-09 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago White Sox | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.65 | .980 |
| 2026-09-03 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs San Francisco Giants | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.53 | .940 |
| 2026-09-01 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs San Francisco Giants | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.58 | .960 |
| 2026-08-30 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.26 | .910 |
| 2026-08-29 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.31 | .910 |
| 2026-08-24 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ San Diego Padres | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.36 | .930 |
| 2026-08-21 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 | .860 |
| 2026-08-19 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Detroit Tigers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | .880 |
| Last 10 Total | 9.1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3.86 | 1.179 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 222 | 56.1 | — | — | — | 2.560 | 59 | 15 | 4 | .941 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 38 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.860 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1.179 | .235 |
| Last 14 | 15 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.250 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .214 |
| Last 7 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 112 | 27.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.330 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 1.220 | .248 |
| Away Games | 110 | 29.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .920 | 34 | 7 | 2 | .680 | .129 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 99 | 27.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.980 | 23 | 4 | 2 | .620 | .140 |
| Night Games | 123 | 29.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.100 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 1.240 | .229 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 118 | 27.2 | — | — | — | nan | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1.230 | .250 |
| vs Right | 104 | 28.1 | — | — | — | nan | 27 | 8 | 1 | .670 | .117 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Reliever | 222 | 56.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.560 | 59 | 15 | 4 | .940 | .188 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 130 | 34.2 | — | — | — | nan | 40 | 4 | 2 | .750 | .175 |
| Runners On | 92 | 21.1 | — | — | — | nan | 19 | 11 | 2 | 1.270 | .211 |
| Scoring Position | 48 | 10.0 | — | — | — | nan | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1.700 | .243 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| Seventh Inning | 37 | 9.2 | — | — | — | 1.860 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .830 | .152 |
| Eighth Inning | 145 | 38.2 | — | — | — | 2.560 | 43 | 7 | 4 | .780 | .169 |
| Ninth Inning | 31 | 6.0 | — | — | — | 4.500 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.000 | .346 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 | A+ | 720 | 319 | — | — | 46.4% | 26.6% | 20.7% | 6.3% | — | — | — | — | 77.2% | 62.2% | — | 90.4% | 6.9% | 37.8% |
| 2016 | 22 | MLB | 682 | 108 | 91.9 | 96.4 | 37.0% | 18.5% | 39.8% | 4.6% | 26.8% | 68.8% | 69.1% | 81.8% | 46.5% | 77.9% | 46.9% | 56.3% | 16.6% | 22.1% |
| 2016 | 22 | AAA | 91 | 16 | — | — | 37.5% | 43.8% | 0.0% | 18.8% | — | — | — | — | 47.3% | 86.0% | — | 68.2% | 17.6% | 14.0% |
| 2016 | 22 | AA | 1126 | 208 | — | — | 39.9% | 27.4% | 21.6% | 11.1% | — | — | — | — | 50.8% | 71.9% | — | 64.4% | 15.9% | 28.1% |
| 2017 | 23 | MLB | 1046 | 162 | 93.2 | 96.7 | 50.6% | 15.4% | 29.6% | 4.3% | 24.8% | 69.2% | 63.4% | 81.6% | 46.6% | 76.6% | 49.1% | 59.7% | 18.9% | 23.4% |
| 2017 | 23 | AAA | 1195 | 209 | — | — | 45.5% | 29.2% | 15.8% | 9.6% | — | — | — | — | 49.0% | 75.0% | — | 63.5% | 16.9% | 25.0% |
| 2018 | 24 | MLB | 2386 | 431 | 93.7 | 97.1 | 43.9% | 21.6% | 26.9% | 7.7% | 24.4% | 69.2% | 66.7% | 81.8% | 46.6% | 77.8% | 49.5% | 60.2% | 16.9% | 22.2% |
| 2018 | 24 | AAA | 56 | 8 | — | — | 12.5% | 50.0% | 37.5% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 55.4% | 64.5% | — | 93.3% | 19.6% | 35.5% |
| 2019 | 25 | MLB | 1053 | 174 | 93.8 | 98.5 | 42.0% | 24.7% | 25.9% | 7.5% | 28.1% | 69.0% | 61.3% | 80.5% | 46.9% | 74.3% | 46.0% | 62.2% | 17.2% | 25.7% |
| 2020 | 26 | MLB | 968 | 162 | 94.0 | 97.7 | 33.3% | 35.2% | 26.5% | 4.9% | 24.7% | 72.6% | 53.7% | 83.0% | 47.9% | 75.2% | 48.6% | 59.7% | 15.8% | 24.8% |
| 2021 | 27 | MLB | 1109 | 192 | 93.6 | 97.3 | 39.3% | 29.3% | 27.2% | 4.2% | 30.6% | 71.1% | 66.5% | 80.5% | 51.2% | 76.4% | 50.9% | 63.9% | 16.0% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 27 | AAA | 132 | 15 | — | — | 33.3% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 6.7% | — | — | — | — | 47.7% | 74.6% | — | 50.0% | 18.2% | 25.4% |
| 2021 | 27 | R-FCL | 26 | 7 | — | — | 42.9% | 14.3% | 42.9% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 73.1% | 36.8% | — | 100.0% | 23.1% | 63.2% |
| 2022 | 28 | MLB | 721 | 120 | 94.9 | 97.3 | 40.8% | 18.3% | 36.7% | 4.2% | 31.9% | 76.0% | 62.8% | 83.8% | 52.8% | 77.2% | 47.4% | 55.7% | 12.1% | 22.8% |
| 2022 | 28 | AAA | 103 | 18 | 93.8 | 96.4 | 27.8% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 5.6% | 26.4% | 72.0% | 71.4% | 72.2% | 48.5% | 72.0% | 48.5% | 53.8% | 13.6% | 28.0% |
| 2023 | 29 | MLB | 2258 | 410 | 94.0 | 97.7 | 35.9% | 27.6% | 29.3% | 7.3% | 25.7% | 69.4% | 66.8% | 82.8% | 47.3% | 78.4% | 49.2% | 60.1% | 15.9% | 21.6% |
| 2023 | 29 | AAA | 140 | 20 | 92.9 | 95.8 | 30.0% | 50.0% | 15.0% | 5.0% | 35.6% | 56.7% | 69.2% | 84.2% | 45.7% | 78.1% | 47.9% | 63.6% | 20.7% | 21.9% |
| 2024 | 30 | MLB | 1374 | 198 | 95.7 | 98.1 | 37.4% | 32.8% | 21.7% | 8.1% | 32.7% | 73.6% | 56.5% | 72.7% | 49.7% | 66.5% | 41.6% | 62.8% | 14.6% | 33.5% |
| 2025 | 31 | MLB | 1049 | 168 | 95.1 | 97.5 | 27.4% | 39.9% | 23.2% | 9.5% | 32.9% | 73.0% | 56.8% | 74.9% | 52.5% | 69.1% | 49.0% | 64.5% | 13.0% | 30.9% |
| 2026 | 32 | MLB | 839 | 145 | 95.4 | 97.9 | 38.6% | 29.7% | 22.8% | 9.0% | 34.9% | 73.1% | 50.0% | 78.9% | 53.5% | 69.3% | 48.7% | 64.7% | 13.8% | 30.7% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 13485 | 2270 | 94.1 | 98.5 | 39.0% | 26.6% | 27.6% | 6.8% | 28.2% | 70.9% | 61.6% | 80.4% | 48.7% | 74.7% | 48.1% | 61.0% | 15.8% | 25.3% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 1717 | 286 | 93.3 | 96.4 | 41.3% | 31.8% | 17.8% | 9.1% | 31.7% | 63.2% | 70.0% | 78.4% | 48.7% | 75.2% | 48.1% | 63.2% | 17.2% | 24.8% | |
| AA Career | AA | 1126 | 208 | — | — | 39.9% | 27.4% | 21.6% | 11.1% | — | — | — | — | 50.8% | 71.9% | — | 64.4% | 15.9% | 28.1% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 720 | 319 | — | — | 46.4% | 26.6% | 20.7% | 6.3% | — | — | — | — | 77.2% | 62.2% | — | 90.4% | 6.9% | 37.8% | |
| R-FCL Career | R-FCL | 26 | 7 | — | — | 42.9% | 14.3% | 42.9% | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 73.1% | 36.8% | — | 100.0% | 23.1% | 63.2% |
Transaction History
2026-09-16RHP Luke Weaver changed number to 18.
2026-09-15RHP Luke Weaver changed number to 21.
2026-08-04Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Luke Weaver.
2026-08-03New York Mets traded RHP Luke Weaver and cash to Pittsburgh Pirates for SS Sammy Stafura.
2026-04-16RHP Luke Weaver changed number to 30.
2026-04-15RHP Luke Weaver changed number to 42.
2025-12-22New York Mets signed free agent RHP Luke Weaver.
2025-11-02RHP Luke Weaver elected free agency.
2025-06-20New York Yankees activated RHP Luke Weaver from the 15-day injured list.
2025-06-03New York Yankees placed RHP Luke Weaver on the 15-day injured list retroactive to June 1, 2025. Left hamstring strain.
2025-04-16RHP Luke Weaver changed number to 30.
2025-04-15RHP Luke Weaver changed number to 42.
2024-01-19New York Yankees signed free agent RHP Luke Weaver.
2023-11-02RHP Luke Weaver elected free agency.
2023-09-14New York Yankees activated RHP Luke Weaver.
2023-09-12New York Yankees claimed RHP Luke Weaver off waivers from Seattle Mariners.
2023-09-10Seattle Mariners designated RHP Luke Weaver for assignment.
2023-08-22Seattle Mariners signed free agent RHP Luke Weaver.
2023-08-18Cincinnati Reds released RHP Luke Weaver.
2023-08-16Cincinnati Reds designated RHP Luke Weaver for assignment.
2023-04-09Cincinnati Reds sent RHP Luke Weaver on a rehab assignment to Louisville Bats.
2023-03-30Cincinnati Reds placed RHP Luke Weaver on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 27, 2023. Right elbow flexor strain.
2023-01-13Cincinnati Reds signed free agent RHP Luke Weaver.
2022-11-18RHP Luke Weaver elected free agency.
2022-10-26Seattle Mariners claimed RHP Luke Weaver off waivers from Kansas City Royals.
2022-08-02Kansas City Royals activated RHP Luke Weaver.
2022-06-12Arizona Diamondbacks activated RHP Luke Weaver.
2022-06-02Arizona Diamondbacks sent RHP Luke Weaver on a rehab assignment to Reno Aces.
2022-05-08Arizona Diamondbacks transferred RHP Luke Weaver from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list.
2022-04-08Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Luke Weaver on the 10-day injured list. Right elbow inflammation.
2021-09-01Arizona Diamondbacks activated RHP Luke Weaver.
2021-08-14Arizona Diamondbacks sent RHP Luke Weaver on a rehab assignment to Reno Aces.
2021-08-09Arizona Diamondbacks sent RHP Luke Weaver on a rehab assignment to ACL D-backs.
2021-05-27Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Luke Weaver on the 60-day injured list. Right shoulder strain.
2021-05-18Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Luke Weaver on the 10-day injured list. Right shoulder strain.
2019-09-21Arizona Diamondbacks activated P Luke Weaver.
2019-09-21Arizona Diamondbacks activated RHP Luke Weaver from the 60-day injured list.
2019-09-21Arizona Diamondbacks activated P Luke Weaver.
2019-09-13Arizona Diamondbacks sent RHP Luke Weaver on a rehab assignment to Visalia Rawhide.
2019-07-26Arizona Diamondbacks transferred RHP Luke Weaver from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. Right forearm tightness.
2019-05-27Arizona Diamondbacks placed RHP Luke Weaver on the 10-day injured list. Right forearm tightness.
2018-07-27St. Louis Cardinals recalled RHP Luke Weaver from Peoria Chiefs.
2018-07-25RHP Luke Weaver assigned to Peoria Chiefs from Memphis Redbirds.
2018-07-22St. Louis Cardinals optioned RHP Luke Weaver to Memphis Redbirds.
2018-07-21St. Louis Cardinals recalled Luke Weaver from Memphis Redbirds.
2018-07-13St. Louis Cardinals optioned RHP Luke Weaver to Memphis Redbirds.
2018-02-07Luke Weaver changed number to .
2017-08-17St. Louis Cardinals recalled RHP Luke Weaver from Memphis Redbirds.
2017-08-04St. Louis Cardinals optioned RHP Luke Weaver to Memphis Redbirds.
2017-07-27St. Louis Cardinals recalled Luke Weaver from Memphis Redbirds.
2017-07-10St. Louis Cardinals optioned RHP Luke Weaver to Memphis Redbirds.
2017-07-03St. Louis Cardinals recalled Luke Weaver from Memphis Redbirds.
2017-05-02Memphis Redbirds activated RHP Luke Weaver from the 7-day disabled list.
2017-04-09Memphis Redbirds placed RHP Luke Weaver on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to April 7, 2017.
2017-03-18St. Louis Cardinals optioned RHP Luke Weaver to Memphis Redbirds.
2016-08-13St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of Luke Weaver from Memphis Redbirds.
2016-08-05RHP Luke Weaver assigned to Memphis Redbirds from Springfield Cardinals.
2016-06-04RHP Luke Weaver assigned to Springfield Cardinals from Palm Beach Cardinals.
2016-04-07Palm Beach Cardinals placed RHP Luke Weaver on the 7-day disabled list.
2016-01-20St. Louis Cardinals invited non-roster RHP Luke Weaver to spring training.
2015-05-14Palm Beach Cardinals activated RHP Luke Weaver from the 7-day disabled list.
2015-04-09RHP Luke Weaver assigned to Palm Beach Cardinals from GCL Cardinals.
2014-08-25RHP Luke Weaver assigned to GCL Cardinals from Palm Beach Cardinals.
2014-08-01RHP Luke Weaver assigned to Palm Beach Cardinals from GCL Cardinals.
2014-06-20RHP Luke Weaver assigned to GCL Cardinals.
2014-06-19St. Louis Cardinals signed RHP Luke Weaver.