Hunter Bigge
27-Year-Old
60-Day IL
Injury Lat
Est. Return 8/15/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
2.40
WHIP
1.07
K
12
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bigge was dominant at the Triple-A level in 2024, posting a 2.25 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 36:9 K:BB over 20 innings. With eight saves between the Cubs and Rays affiliates, he brought his total to 21 over his minor-league career. The 26-year-old righty's success in high-leverage earned him looks in the Chicago and Tampa Bay bullpens, respectively, earning one save and two holds across 19 appearances in the majors. Bigge primarily features an upper-90's fastball (59 percent pitch usage) and effective slider (30 percent) that produced a 52 percent whiff rate that was among the best in the league for that pitch type. He also mixes in an occasional curve to left-handed hitters and sweeper, so it will be interesting to see how he mixes his pitches over a full season. After an impressive September with the Rays last year (15:1 K:BB over nine innings), Bigge is a favorite to break camp with the club in 2025. Save chances are possible as the season progresses. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Rays in March of 2025.
Aiming to pitch again in 2025
Bigge (face/lat) said Monday that he feels back to normal and is hopeful to pitch again this season, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
Analysis
Initially placed on the injured list back on May 6 due to a right lat strain, Bigge's return date was pushed back further June 19, when he was hit in the face by a foul ball while watching a game from the dugout. Bigge required surgery to address multiple facial fractures, but he appears to have made good progress in his recovery, noting Monday that he's since resumed eating solid foods. Bigge will look to regain strength before starting up a throwing program and gearing up for an eventual return from the 60-day IL.
Initially placed on the injured list back on May 6 due to a right lat strain, Bigge's return date was pushed back further June 19, when he was hit in the face by a foul ball while watching a game from the dugout. Bigge required surgery to address multiple facial fractures, but he appears to have made good progress in his recovery, noting Monday that he's since resumed eating solid foods. Bigge will look to regain strength before starting up a throwing program and gearing up for an eventual return from the 60-day IL.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
16
How many pitches does Hunter Bigge generally throw?
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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 Hunter Bigge generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-23%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .213 | 23 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .246 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .174 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .226 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .237 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .267 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-41%
ERA at Home
2025
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 1.93 | 1.18 | 18.2 | 9.2 | 1.4 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 3.29 | 1.17 | 13.2 | 11.2 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.27 | 1.18 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2025Away | 0.00 | 0.75 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.00 | 1.17 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 4.66 | 1.34 | 9.2 | 14.0 | 4.7 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Hunter Bigge 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
2.40K/9
7.2BB/9
3.0HR/9
2.4Fastball
97.5 mphERA
2.40WHIP
1.07BABIP
.188GB/FB
1.07Left On Base
115.4%Exit Velocity
86.3 mphBarrels/BBE
7.8%Spin Rate
2323 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
32.5%Swinging Strike
14.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Moved to 60-day IL
The Rays transferred Bigge (lat/face) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Thursday, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Cleared for 'low-effort' activity
The Rays announced June 30 that Bigge (lat/face) was cleared to resume "low-effort" baseball activities, MLB.com reports.
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Undergoing testing
Bigge (lat) is being evaluated at a local hospital after taking a 105-mile-per-hour line drive to the side of his face while in the dugout during Thursday's game against Baltimore, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Struck by foul ball
Bigge (lat) was struck in the head by a foul ball while in the dugout during Thursday's game against the Orioles, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.
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Asymptomatic, but not throwing
Bigge is no longer feeling soreness in his right lat but remains shut down from throwing, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
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