2024 Stats
W-L
8-10
ERA
3.63
WHIP
1.25
K
141
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Littell spent time in three different organizations last season and finished it in the Rays' rotation. Just four of the right-hander's 145 career appearances in the majors coming into 2023 came as a starter, so the role change came as a surprise. Even more surprising is that it worked quite well, with Littell collecting a 3.38 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 47:5 K:BB over 64 innings covering 11 starts after moving into the rotation full-time in late July. The Rays had Littell cut back on his four-seamer usage, up his two-seamer usage and begin incorporating a sweeper. Mostly, though, it seems as though they helped him with his mechanics which allowed him to suddenly turn into an elite strike-thrower. Littell would seem to have earned an early leg up on a rotation spot for 2024, but the organization he's in and potential workload concerns might point to more of a swingman role. Read Past Outlooks
Fans seven in defeat
Littell (8-10) took the loss Wednesday against Detroit, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and zero walks while striking out seven in 4.2 innings.
ANALYSIS
Entering Wednesday's action on an 18-inning scoreless streak, Littell immediately served up a leadoff home run to Parker Meadows in the first. Littell was able to settle in afterwards, but the Rays' offense only mustered one run of support in the 7-1 defeat. After starting 18 games over the first six years of his career, Littell started 29 contests for the Rays in 2024, posting a respectable 3.63 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 141:31 K:BB in 156.1 innings (29 starts).
Entering Wednesday's action on an 18-inning scoreless streak, Littell immediately served up a leadoff home run to Parker Meadows in the first. Littell was able to settle in afterwards, but the Rays' offense only mustered one run of support in the 7-1 defeat. After starting 18 games over the first six years of his career, Littell started 29 contests for the Rays in 2024, posting a respectable 3.63 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 141:31 K:BB in 156.1 innings (29 starts).
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
85
Last 5 Games
83
How many pitches does Zack Littell generally throw?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-4%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .249 | 126 | 35 | 140 | 20 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .282 | 128 | 21 | 166 | 23 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .261 | 73 | 20 | 89 | 12 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .271 | 68 | 11 | 75 | 10 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .233 | 41 | 8 | 40 | 6 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .287 | 33 | 4 | 54 | 7 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .220 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .298 | 27 | 6 | 37 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
ERA at Home
2024
-36%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 3.71 | 1.19 | 148.0 | 7.8 | 1.7 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 4.29 | 1.30 | 142.2 | 7.9 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 2.90 | 1.08 | 87.0 | 8.3 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.54 | 1.46 | 69.1 | 7.9 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 4.29 | 1.14 | 42.0 | 7.5 | 0.9 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.94 | 1.21 | 48.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 6.16 | 1.79 | 19.0 | 6.6 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2022Away | 4.26 | 1.07 | 25.1 | 8.9 | 2.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zack Littell compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.55K/9
8.1BB/9
1.8HR/9
1.3Fastball
92.2 mphERA
3.63WHIP
1.25BABIP
.321GB/FB
0.90Left On Base
77.3%Exit Velocity
82.0 mphBarrels/BBE
5.6%Spin Rate
1864 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.9%Swinging Strike
11.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2019
Littell was happy to turn the page from an extremely small sample in 2020, when he surrendered five home runs in only 6.1 innings of work. In contrast, Littell recorded a 2.92 ERA and 1.14 WHIP across 61.1 frames in 2021. Part of that success can be attributed to increased velocity, as he averaged 95 mph on his fastball for the first time in his career. In turn, he posted a career-best 13.3% swinging-strike rate and 25 K%. Perhaps most importantly, Littell was able to keep the ball in the yard in 2021 (1.0 HR/9), something that has caused him problems in past seasons and could continue to be an issue due to his relatively heavy flyball lean. Looking ahead to 2022, Littell is unlikely to join the closer mix without significant injuries and struggles to others in the Giants' bullpen. Nevertheless, he has proven capable of turning in solid ratios with some strikeouts and could be relevant in NL-only leagues as well as deeper mixed leagues that reward holds.
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Posts another scoreless start
Littell (8-9) earned the win over Boston on Thursday, allowing one hit and recording seven strikeouts without issuing a walk over seven scoreless innings.
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Cruises to seventh win
Littell (7-9) earned the win Friday against the Guardians, pitching six scoreless innings while allowing two hits and no walks. He struck out five.
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Five shutout innings in win
Littell (6-9) threw five scoreless innings to pick up the win Sunday against Baltimore, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out four.
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Allows four runs in return
Littell (5-9) took the loss against the Twins on Monday, allowing four runs on seven hits and four walks with two strikeouts over four innings.
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Returns from IL, starting Monday
The Rays reinstated Littell (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list Sunday, and he's scheduled to start Monday against the Twins, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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Deadline deal incoming?
Joel Sherman of the New York Post labeled Littell as the remaining Rays player most likely to be traded ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. ET trade deadline.
ANALYSIS
Tampa Bay has already traded away a good chunk of its roster over the past couple weeks, but it may not be finished on deadline day. Little has been a serviceable starter this year with a 4.18 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 105:22 K:BB across 114 innings. He's also under team control for 2025 and would likely bring a decent return, given the current market.
Tampa Bay has already traded away a good chunk of its roster over the past couple weeks, but it may not be finished on deadline day. Little has been a serviceable starter this year with a 4.18 ERA, 1.35 WHIP and 105:22 K:BB across 114 innings. He's also under team control for 2025 and would likely bring a decent return, given the current market.