Brendon Little had the strangest MLB season ever, and led the league along the way

Part of it has to do with the number of appearances he made. During the 2025 season, Little appeared in a league-leading 79 games.

And while pitching consistently every couple of days is one way to prove your worth, it also comes with some odd numbers and statistics. Little is no exception.

Little led the Blue Jays with an impressive 11.2 K/9 rate. This means that for every nine innings he pitched, he struck out 11.2 batters.

This also translated league-wide; he had the highest whiff rate (55%) in the majors.

However, as was noted by many fans and analysts throughout baseball, he pitches were all over the map.

So, while he was tops in whiff rate, he was also near the top in walk rate. His 45 walks in 68.1 innings pitched was amongst the highest in the league.

Little can partially be forgiven for his skewed stats. 2025 was his second full season and he appeared in 30 more games and 50% more IP than in 2024.

While there were some glaring inconsistencies - a 5.23 ERA in August comes to mind - overall, Little delivered.

His 4-2 record and 3.03 ERA was exemplified by his incredible month of May, where he went 3-0 and didn't give a single run in 12 appearances.

Still, if the Blue Jays are going to lean heavily on Little - and the bullpen as a whole - during the playoffs, he will need to get his number of walks down.

He seems to be in a good place to do so.