P Luke Little #43
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
10/17/2027
OA: 62 POT: 62
P LUKE LITTLE #43 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
63 0 5-7 40 3.79 59.1 50 3 36 75 1.45 1.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 65 80 60 65
Movement 70 80 70 70
Control 40 45 40 40
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 80 80
Slider 80 80
Splitter 45 45
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 30
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/15/2027 @ MIL Loss, 6-7 1.1 2 3 3 3 2 Loss
10/09/2027 @ MIL Win, 3-2 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 Win
10/06/2027 @ SF Win, 7-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Save
10/05/2027 @ SF Win, 2-1 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 Win
09/30/2027 @ STL Win, 2-1 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Save
09/28/2027 @ STL Loss, 5-6 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 Loss
09/26/2027 HOU Win, 4-3 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 Save
09/21/2027 MIL Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 Save
09/20/2027 MIL Loss, 5-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
09/15/2027 @ NYY Win, 3-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
PERSONALITY
Not the life of the party.
Birthday:08/30/2000
Born in:Matthews, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 8"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,721,600
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 20 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 20 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension:$17,300,000 total for 3 years
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2027 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 63 0 5 7 40 3.79 59.1 50 30 25 3 36 75 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 43 3 93.0 63 57 13.50 7.58 11.38 5.46 2.99 1.45 72 1.8 .326        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 61 10 2 0 2 11 10 25 1 0 0 .164 .278 .295 .573      
vs. RHB 157 40 6 2 1 19 26 50 3 0 3 .255 .365 .338 .703      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2027 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 2 0 1 0.00 5.0 4 0 0 0 1 6  
April 11 0 2 0 8 0.00 10.1 4 1 0 0 6 11  
May 9 0 1 1 5 8.31 8.2 7 9 8 0 6 16  
June 10 0 0 3 6 2.70 10.0 12 5 3 1 6 9  
July 10 0 1 0 4 2.89 9.1 9 3 3 1 6 14  
August 10 0 1 0 8 0.93 9.2 6 1 1 1 4 14  
September 13 0 0 3 9 7.94 11.1 12 11 10 0 8 11  
Spring Training 10 0 1 0 1 0.00 10.2 4 1 0 0 2 11  
Postseason 4 0 2 1 1 4.26 6.1 6 3 3 1 4 8  
Last Year 58 0 5 4 26 2.80 70.2 53 26 22 7 21 96  
2 Years Ago 61 0 3 5 5 2.59 73.0 49 23 21 4 41 90  
Career 219 1 16 17 71 2.98 235.2 172 90 78 15 120 301  
Home 39 0 5 3 22 3.58 37.2 27 19 15 1 24 53  
Road 24 0 0 4 18 4.15 21.2 23 11 10 2 12 22  
Grass 61 0 5 6 39 3.57 58.0 48 28 23 3 34 75  
Turf 2 0 0 1 1 13.50 1.1 2 2 2 0 2 0  
Day 26 0 2 3 18 4.74 24.2 22 15 13 2 14 29  
Night 37 0 3 4 22 3.12 34.2 28 15 12 1 22 46  
As Reliever / Substitution 63 0 5 7 40 3.79 59.1 50 30 25 3 36 75  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Chicago - MLB 22 7 0 0 0 0 0.00 6.2 5 0 0 0 4 12 0 0 1.35 .385 2.08 0.2 999
2024 Chicago - MLB 23 30 1 3 1 0 3.46 26.0 15 11 10 1 18 28 0 0 1.27 .241 4.17 0.1 119
2025 Chicago - MLB 24 61 0 3 5 5 2.59 73.0 49 23 21 4 41 90 0 0 1.23 .273 3.25 1.2 156
2026 Chicago - MLB 25 58 0 5 4 26 2.80 70.2 53 26 22 7 21 96 0 0 1.05 .291 2.52 2.5 147
2027 Chicago - MLB 26 63 0 5 7 40 3.79 59.1 50 30 25 3 36 75 0 0 1.45 .326 2.99 1.8 110
Total MLB 219 1 16 17 71 2.98 235.2 172 90 78 15 120 301 0 0 1.24 .292 3.04 5.8 138
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Chicago N (ACL) - R 20 5 4 0 1 0 4.91 11.0 6 8 6 1 5 19 0 0 1.00 .238 3.65 0.2 79
2022 Myrtle Beach - A 21 20 19 1 4 0 2.91 52.2 37 25 17 0 32 84 0 0 1.31 .325 2.12 2.0 137
2022 South Bend - A+ 21 4 3 0 1 0 0.69 13.0 6 3 1 0 6 17 0 0 0.92 .240 2.43 0.4 533
2022 Total - A+ 21 24 22 1 5 0 2.47 65.2 43 28 18 0 38 101 0 0 1.23 .309 2.18 2.4 160
2023 South Bend - A+ 22 5 4 0 0 0 0.52 17.1 12 3 1 0 7 21 0 0 1.10 .293 2.85 0.5 711
2023 Knoxville - AA 22 23 0 3 2 0 3.12 34.2 20 12 12 1 28 63 0 0 1.38 .345 2.88 0.7 133
2023 Iowa - AAA 22 8 0 2 0 1 1.54 11.2 8 2 2 0 7 21 0 0 1.29 .364 1.66 0.4 260
2024 Iowa - AAA 23 4 0 0 0 1 4.05 6.2 3 3 3 0 7 7 0 0 1.50 .231 5.15 -0.1 99
Total IL 12 0 2 0 2 2.45 18.1 11 5 5 0 14 28 0 0 1.36 .314 2.93 163.6
Total SL 23 0 3 2 0 3.12 34.2 20 12 12 1 28 63 0 0 1.38 .345 2.88 133.5
Total MWL 9 7 0 1 0 0.59 30.1 18 6 2 0 13 38 0 0 1.02 .273 2.67 622.3
Total CAR 20 19 1 4 0 2.91 52.2 37 25 17 0 32 84 0 0 1.31 .325 2.12 136.7
Total ACL 5 4 0 1 0 4.91 11.0 6 8 6 1 5 19 0 0 1.00 .238 3.65 78.9
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2025 Chicago - MLB 24 7 0 1 0 0 1.00 9.0 5 1 1 0 6 11 0 0 1.22 .263 3.17 0.1 404
2026 Chicago - MLB 25 2 0 1 0 0 0.00 3.0 1 1 0 0 5 7 0 0 2.00 .250 2.52 0.2 999
2027 Chicago - MLB 26 4 0 2 1 1 4.26 6.1 6 3 3 1 4 8 0 0 1.58 .333 3.72 0.1 98
Total MLB 13 0 4 1 1 1.96 18.1 12 5 4 1 15 26 0 0 1.47 .289 3.25 210.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Chicago - MLB P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 0.0 .000
2024 Chicago - MLB P 30 1 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 +0.1 .000
2025 Chicago - MLB P 60 0 4 6 3 11 1 .909 73.0 1.23 -0.5 .889
2026 Chicago - MLB P 58 0 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 70.2 0.76 -0.0 1.051
2027 Chicago - MLB P 63 0 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 59.1 1.21 +0.6 1.018
TOTAL P 218 1 10 23 4 34 1 .971 235.2 1.26 +0.1 .964
PLAYER HISTORY
06/11/2020 Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Jacinto College, North Campus (Houston, TX).
06/27/2025 Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/21/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $740,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 40 (40).
02/18/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Chicago Cubs development complex.
07/19/2026 Was selected to the 2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/07/2026 Wins the 2026 MLB NL Rolaids Relief Man of the Year.
11/28/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,721,600.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 65 (70); Control: 40 (45).
01/31/2027 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $17,300,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2026 26 10
2027 40 1
Year GF Rank
2027 57 1
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