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Ben Lively
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 235LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 4, #135, Cincinnati Reds | Central Florida
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2023 4 7 5.38 19 12 0 88.2 79 1.36
2024 13 10 3.81 29 29 0 151 118 1.25
2025 1 2 3.86 5 5 0 25.2 19 1.25
6 Seasons 22 29 4.48 79 66 0 385.1 296 1.33
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2023 19 4-7 5.38 88.2 79 1.36
2024 29 13-10 3.81 151 118 1.25
2025 5 1-2 3.86 25.2 19 1.25
6 Seasons 79 22-29 4.48 385.1 296 1.33
20252025 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIED23Fastball Run Value2NOT QUALIFIED80Breaking Run Value-3NOT QUALIFIED5Offspeed Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIED17PitchingxERA4.36NOT QUALIFIED38xBA.262NOT QUALIFIED35Fastball Velo89.7NOT QUALIFIED4Avg Exit Velocity90.5NOT QUALIFIED34Chase %27.2NOT QUALIFIED45Whiff %18.7NOT QUALIFIED12K %19.8NOT QUALIFIED36BB %8.6NOT QUALIFIED49Barrel %8.6NOT QUALIFIED45Hard-Hit %41.4NOT QUALIFIED45GB %32.8NOT QUALIFIED19Extension6.9NOT QUALIFIED83
20252025 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE37°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"1.4 INCHES BREAK13.7 INCHES RISE15.5 INCHES TAIL8.0 INCHES RISE2.3 INCHES TAIL13.9 INCHES RISE7.1 INCHES BREAK5.0 INCHES DROP10.1 INCHES BREAK2.7 INCHES RISEAVG15.0 INCHES TAIL13.4 INCHES RISEAVG8.9 INCHES TAIL17.2 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGFF35%89.494.5SI25%90.093.7ST16%77.682.5CU8%77.080.2FC7%84.689.9CH6%84.686.3SL3%83.086.0SAMPLE100 PITCH

Statcast Statistics

Season
Age
Pitches
Batted
Balls
Barrels
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
Exit
Velocity
Max EV
Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA
XSLG
WOBA
XWOBA
XWOBACON
HardHit%
K%
BB%
ERA
xERA
2017 25 1411 288 17 5.9 4.6 85.4 110.9 16.5 32.6 .253 .447 .343 .329 .349 27.5 14.0 6.5 4.26 4.70
2018 26 541 100 7 7.0 4.8 88.7 113.9 15.9 41.0 .300 .498 .387 .381 .431 42.0 18.6 10.3 5.64 6.52
2019 27 27 5 1 20.0 16.7 88.0 110.2 13.7 80.0 .454 1.054 .613 .609 .731 40.0 16.7 0.0 27.00 27.31
2023 31 1383 276 23 8.3 6.0 89.1 113.2 14.3 38.4 .269 .474 .348 .342 .404 36.2 20.6 6.5 5.38 5.03
2024 32 2406 460 30 6.5 4.7 90.2 116.9 14.0 30.7 .240 .399 .315 .309 .344 41.5 18.7 7.8 3.81 4.00
2025 33 326 58 5 8.6 6.2 90.5 112.6 19.9 37.9 .262 .456 .339 .338 .388 41.4 19.8 8.6 4.87 4.36
Player 6094 1187 83 7.0 5.1 88.6 116.9 15.1 34.4 .257 .442 .338 .331 .370 36.9 18.1 7.4
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.6 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Lively relies on 7 pitches.
Four Seamer
(35.0%) ,
Sinker
(24.5%) ,
Sweeper
(16.0%) ,
Curveball
(8.3%) ,
Cutter
(7.4%) ,
Changeup
(5.5%) ,
Slider
(3.4%) ,

Four Seamer114 Pitches (35%)
Sinker80 Pitches (24.5%)
Sweeper52 Pitches (16%)
Curveball27 Pitches (8.3%)
Cutter24 Pitches (7.4%)
Changeup18 Pitches (5.5%)
Slider11 Pitches (3.4%)

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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups
All Batted Balls
Batted Ball Breakdown
Season
GB %
AIR %
FB %
LD %
PU %
Pull %
Straight %
Oppo %
Pull GB %
Straight GB %
Oppo GB %
Pull AIR %
Straight AIR %
Oppo AIR %
2017 38.9 61.1 26.0 22.6 12.5 35.1 38.5 26.4 17.0 17.4 4.5 18.1 21.2 21.9
2018 35.0 65.0 24.0 30.0 11.0 37.0 37.0 26.0 16.0 17.0 2.0 21.0 20.0 24.0
2019 20.0 80.0 60.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 60.0 0.0
2023 39.1 60.9 26.4 28.6 5.8 34.4 35.9 29.7 18.5 17.4 3.3 15.9 18.5 26.4
2024 42.6 57.4 28.3 21.1 8.0 37.0 40.9 22.2 18.9 19.1 4.6 18.0 21.7 17.6
2025 32.8 67.2 34.5 20.7 12.1 37.9 29.3 32.8 17.2 13.8 1.7 20.7 15.5 31.0
Player 39.7 60.3 27.4 23.9 9.0 35.9 38.4 25.7 17.9 17.9 3.9 17.9 20.6 21.8
MLB 44.4 55.6 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.8 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season
Weak %
Topped %
Under %
Flare/Burner %
Solid %
Barrel %
Barrel/PA
2017 5.2 27.4 30.2 21.9 8.0 5.9 4.6
2018 3.0 26.0 21.0 31.0 12.0 7.0 4.8
2019 0.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 16.7
2023 4.0 28.6 26.4 26.1 6.2 8.3 6.0
2024 2.6 33.0 27.0 22.4 8.0 6.5 4.7
2025 0.0 25.9 32.8 25.9 6.9 8.6 6.2
Player 3.5 29.7 27.3 24.1 7.9 7.0 5.1
MLB 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuBen Lively Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comChangeupCutterSinkerFour SeamerCurveballSweeperSlider201720182019202020212022202320242025-15-10-50510

How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)
Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Changeup CLE R 18 84.6 30.2 -5.6 15.5ARM 0.8 8.0 -3.8 15.5ARM 0.8
2025 Cutter CLE R 24 84.6 24.5 5.1 2.3ARM -3.7 13.9 5.4 2.3ARM -4.6
2025 Sinker CLE R 80 90.0 20.4 -6.2 15.0ARM -1.2 13.4 -5.9 15.0ARM -0.5
2025 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 113 89.4 17.1 1.9 8.9ARM 0.2 17.2 1.1 8.9ARM 1.3
2025 Curveball CLE R 27 77.0 51.4 -3.8 7.1GLV -5.4 -5.0 -4.9 7.1GLV -2.6
2025 Sweeper CLE R 52 77.6 43.0 1.6 10.1GLV -3.7 2.7 -1.1 10.1GLV -4.0
2025 Slider CLE R 11 83.0 26.0 -11.5 1.4GLV -4.5 13.7 -11.9 1.4GLV -3.7
2024 Slider CLE R 111 80.6 33.9 -7.0 6.2GLV -0.9 8.0 -6.4 6.2GLV 1.3
2024 Cutter CLE R 2 83.4 29.7 2.0 1.3ARM -3.7 9.5 1.2 1.3ARM -4.0
2024 Curveball CLE R 207 77.1 51.1 -4.4 8.8GLV -3.1 -5.1 -4.9 8.8GLV -0.6
2024 Sinker CLE R 717 90.4 21.7 -4.3 13.3ARM -1.8 11.7 -4.5 13.3ARM -1.6
2024 Changeup CLE R 218 83.9 31.3 -3.9 15.0ARM 0.7 7.4 -2.5 15.0ARM 0.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball CLE R 736 89.9 18.4 0.6 8.5ARM -0.1 15.4 -0.3 8.5ARM 0.9
2024 Sweeper CLE R 415 79.0 41.2 -0.1 10.7GLV -4.1 2.6 -1.0 10.7GLV -3.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year
Pitch Type
Team
RV/100
Run Value
Pitches
%
PA
BA
SLG
wOBA
Whiff%
K%
PutAway %
xBA
xSLG
xwOBA
Hard Hit %
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.6 2 114 35.0 15 .167 .333 .307 16.7 6.7 4.2 .297 .496 .408 45.5
2025 Sinker 0.5 0 80 24.5 34 .258 .290 .284 21.4 29.4 29.4 .223 .274 .258 33.3
2025 Sweeper 0.9 0 52 16.0 14 .143 .357 .207 17.9 14.3 11.8 .240 .579 .341 33.3
2025 Curveball -16.8 -5 27 8.3 9 .556 1.222 .744 7.7 11.1 6.3 .323 .783 .461 50.0
2025 Cutter -0.1 0 24 7.4 3 .500 .500 .533 30.8 0.0 0.0 .438 .514 .513 0.0
2025 Changeup -5.0 -1 18 5.5 4 .500 .500 .450 33.3 25.0 12.5 .419 .702 .470 100.0
2025 Slider 6.0 1 11 3.4 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 100.0 .043 .151 .078 100.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.6 -4 736 30.6 151 .282 .524 .409 16.3 10.6 14.3 .267 .511 .396 54.6
2024 Sinker 0.4 3 717 29.8 213 .218 .381 .299 13.6 25.4 19.2 .210 .367 .281 44.8
2024 Sweeper -0.8 -3 415 17.2 108 .225 .412 .296 25.1 17.6 14.1 .247 .378 .287 31.0
2024 Changeup -0.8 -2 218 9.1 71 .279 .382 .318 18.5 12.7 15.8 .291 .432 .328 40.7
2024 Curveball -0.3 -1 207 8.6 66 .215 .369 .255 17.4 21.2 14.0 .227 .302 .238 23.5
2024 Slider 1.0 1 111 4.6 22 .238 .476 .318 40.0 27.3 20.7 .208 .352 .260 40.0
2024 Cutter 0.2 0 2 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year
Pitch Type
Pitches
MPH
Active Spin %
Total Movement (In.)
Spin-Based
Observed
Deviation
2025 Changeup 18 84.6 98 17.5 1:45 2:15 -30
2025 Curveball 27 77.0 75 10.7 8:00 7:30 30
2025 Cutter 24 84.6 51 13.3 11:45 12:15 -30
2025 4-Seam Fastball 114 89.5 96 18.9 1:00 1:00 0
2025 Sinker 80 90.0 95 20.1 1:15 1:45 -30
2025 Slider 11 83.0 46 13.1 10:45 11:45 -60
2025 Sweeper 52 77.6 63 11.2 8:30 9:00 -30
2024 Changeup 216 84.0 99 16.9 2:00 2:15 -15
2024 Curveball 201 77.1 71 12.1 8:00 7:45 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 718 89.9 97 17.1 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 707 90.4 95 17.6 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Slider 108 80.6 44 9.5 9:00 10:30 -90
2024 Sweeper 411 79.0 54 11.5 8:45 9:15 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

202320242025All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE36°2023 ARM ANGLE38°2024 ARM ANGLE37°2025
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2017 370 1,405 7 6 -11 -7 -6
2018 144 541 -1 0 -3 -3 -7
2019 6 27 -2 1 0 0 -1
2023 383 1,383 2 5 -10 -5 -7
2024 631 2,406 2 19 -18 -9 -6
2025 81 326 0 3 -5 -1 -2
Player 1,615 6,088 8 34 -46 8 -28
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Plate Discipline

Season
Pitches
Zone %
Zone Swing %
Zone Contact %
Chase %
Chase Contact %
Edge %
1st Pitch Strike %
Swing %
Whiff %
Meatball %
Meatball Swing %
2017 1,411 52.2 65.6 85.0 27.4 71.7 43.4 59.1 47.4 17.6 8.2 73.9
2018 541 52.1 61.7 81.0 20.5 73.6 41.4 56.9 42.0 20.7 7.8 71.4
2019 27 55.6 46.7 71.4 25.0 66.7 37.0 83.3 37.0 30.0 11.1 100.0
2023 1,383 52.0 64.7 84.7 24.5 60.1 41.3 60.6 45.4 20.7 8.9 68.3
2024 2,406 50.4 68.4 86.3 24.3 65.2 44.1 65.7 46.6 18.6 7.1 83.5
2025 326 51.5 66.7 86.6 27.2 67.4 41.4 65.4 47.5 18.7 8.0 100.0
Player 6,094 51.4 66.1 85.2 24.9 66.4 42.9 62.2 46.1 19.0 7.9 77.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.7 42.6 61.1 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year
xwOBA /
xERA
xBA
xSLG
xISO
xOBP
Brl
Brl%
EV
Hard
Hit%
K%
BB%
Whiff%
Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2017 30 41 25 20 50 41 50 90 90 6 81 7 48 26 3 6 96
2018 26 10 5 90
2023 19 18 12 12 43 38 41 47 70 31 78 10 8 12 3 3 93
2024 50 47 42 36 57 25 74 16 26 17 52 4 7 6 4 5 88
2025 38 35 31 32 50 15 45 34 45 36 49 12 45 4 4 83
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year
Team
Avg HR Trot
Actual HR
xHR
HR-xHR
Doubters
Mostly Gone
No Doubters
No Doubter %
2017 22.8 13 13.8 -1 10 5 9 69.2
2018 22.8 4 5.1 -1 3 1 4 100.0
2019 22.6 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2023 23.2 20 16.5 4 8 8 11 55.0
2024 24.1 23 20.8 2 14 13 10 43.5
2025 23.6 3 4.3 -1 2 4 2 66.7
Player 23.4 64 61.5 3 37 31 37 57.8
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year
HR
2017 13 12 11 15 14 14 14 15 12 12 14 20 12 13 14 14 14 14 13 13 14 12 18 17 14 12 13 15 15 13 11
2018 4 8 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 7 5 6 4 4 5 5 6 5 5
2019 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2023 20 17 14 17 17 17 17 15 18 13 14 21 16 14 18 17 18 16 17 17 14 18 22 20 13 14 17 18 16 16 13
2024 23 20 17 24 21 21 23 20 20 16 19 26 24 18 20 22 20 19 20 24 21 20 30 22 18 17 21 20 22 21 18
2025 3 4 4 5 4 6 4 3 4 2 3 7 5 5 6 3 3 3 2 6 4 4 6 6 2 3 5 7 4 5 3
Player 64 62 52 66 62 64 64 59 60 49 56 80 64 56 64 62 61 58 58 65 59 62 82 72 52 51 62 66 64 61 51
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric
2017
+/-
 
2018
+/-
 
2019
+/-
 
2020
+/-
 
2021
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2022
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2023
+/-
 
2024
+/-
 
2025
Fastball Velocity 91.3 0.0 91.3 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 90.7 -0.6 90.1 -1.0 89.1
Offspeed Velocity 84.9 0.8 85.7 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 84.4 -0.5 83.9 0.7 84.6
Breaking Velocity 78.0 0.1 78.1 -3.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 79.3 -0.6 78.7 -0.6 78.1
Exit Velocity 85.4 3.3 88.7 -0.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 89.1 1.1 90.2 0.3 90.5
Launch Angle 16.5 -0.6 15.9 -2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 14.3 -0.3 14.0 5.9 19.9
Barrel % 5.9 1.1 7.0 13.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.3 -1.8 6.5 2.1 8.6
Hard Hit % 27.5 14.5 42.0 -2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36.2 5.3 41.5 -0.1 41.4
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.6 8.4 41.0 39.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38.4 -7.7 30.7 7.2 37.9
xBA .253 0.047 .300 0.154 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .269 -0.029 .240 0.022 .262
BA .269 0.056 .325 0.175 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .270 -0.029 .241 0.029 .270
xwOBA .329 0.052 .381 0.228 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .342 -0.033 .309 0.029 .338
wOBA .343 0.044 .387 0.226 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .348 -0.033 .315 0.024 .339
xSLG .447 0.051 .498 0.556 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .474 -0.075 .399 0.057 .456
SLG .484 0.008 .492 0.508 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- .490 -0.071 .419 0.013 .432
K% 14.0 4.6 18.6 -1.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20.6 -1.9 18.7 1.1 19.8
BB% 6.5 3.8 10.3 -10.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6.5 1.3 7.8 0.8 8.6
Swing % 47.4 -5.4 42.0 -5.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 45.4 1.2 46.6 0.9 47.5
Whiff% 17.6 3.1 20.7 9.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 20.7 -2.1 18.6 0.1 18.7
In Zone % 52.2 -0.1 52.1 3.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 52.0 -1.6 50.4 1.1 51.5
Out of Zone % 47.8 0.1 47.9 -3.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 48.0 1.6 49.6 -1.1 48.5
Out of Zone Swing % 27.4 -6.9 20.5 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 24.5 -0.2 24.3 2.9 27.2
First Pitch Swing % 25.8 -3.6 22.2 11.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.3 4.1 29.4 -3.5 25.9
First Pitch Strike % 59.1 -2.2 56.9 26.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 60.6 5.1 65.7 -0.3 65.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2017 Shifts 369 .339 180 5 2.8 189 25 13.2
2018 Shifts 144 .387 66 8 12.1 78 23 29.5
2019 Shifts 6 .613 4 1 25.0 2 0 0.0
2023 Shades 383 .348 182 28 15.4 201 110 54.7
2024 Shades 631 .315 328 10 3.0 303 130 42.9
2025 Shades 81 .339 44 3 6.8 37 13 35.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2017 426 13.6 68.5% 0.7% 238 21.7 0.0% 6.3%
2018 154 14.1 61.0% 1.9% 126 21.6 0.8% 4.8%
2019 7 16.5 42.9% 0.0% 7 21.3 0.0% 0.0%
2023 425 13.0 86.6% 0.2% 218 18.8 7.8% 0.0%
2024 697 13.0 85.2% 0.3% 361 17.9 7.2% 0.6%
2025 107 13.7 71.0% 0.0% 33 19.5 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution

Ben Lively - 2025 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballCutterSinkerSliderSweeperAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed