Statistical Spotlight: Luke Weaver’s Durability

In 2025, it was Juan Soto and Clay Holmes. This year it is Devin Williams and Luke Weaver. Not as big of a splash, however, it is still great to see some players opting for the New York Mets over the New York Yankees. Hopefully, both of these relief pitchers still have a lot more in the tank to be stand-out Mets. An improvement to the bullpen was a necessity this offseason. While losing Edwin Díaz was a huge blow, it looks like Stearns’s play can be to have a more well-balanced bullpen with more depth of arms.

Luke Weaver had a strong year in 2025. He went 4-4 with a 3.62 ERA. He also saved eight games and held 21 games for the Yanks. Of the 262 batters he faced, he only allowed 20 walks, which points to Weaver having control of his arsenal. An area of concern though is that he gives up the long ball. In 64 games, he gave up 10 home runs. The most telling statistic for Weaver, however, is his innings pitched. He pitched 64 2/3 innings last season, showing that he is a reliable relief pitcher in many different situations.

The reason why Weaver’s inning pitched is his statistical spotlight is not only because of the volume, but how it stacks up against the Mets performances in 2025. Luke Weaver’s innings pitched ranked him second among 2025 Mets bullpen arms, only trailing, to no surprise, Edwin Díaz. Díaz pitched 66 1/3 innings, the next highest Met was Huascar Brazobán with 63 innings, followed by Ryne Stanek with 56.

In a year where the Mets’ starters were not successful at going deep so they had to use a plethora of arms, 46 total pitchers (34 relief pitchers), Weaver still pitched more than almost all the arms in the Mets’ bullpen. This indicates how durable Weaver was in 2025. Given how it is usually a war of attrition for pitches, it is a good move to add one more consistent arm in the bullpen.

President of baseball operations David Stearns still has a lot more work to do on the pitching side. While Mets fans await the big name starter that has been on the to-do list this offseason, Stearns must also improve this bullpen. Although the starters did struggle massively in the second half of the season, the bullpen did not provide the true essence of the word relief in their scenarios. Adding Williams and Weaver are nice additions, however, there are still many more spots to fill to increase the depth of this bullpen.

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