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Anthony Bender
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 205LBS | Age: 30
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 20, #613, Kansas City Royals | Santa Rosa Junior College
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 1 3 3.26 22 0 6 19.1 17 1.29
2024 5 2 4.08 59 0 1 53 59 1.28
2025 1 1 2.00 9 0 1 9 7 1.11
4 Seasons 10 8 3.28 150 1 11 142.2 154 1.18
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2022 22 1-3 3.26 19.1 17 1.29
2024 59 5-2 4.08 53 59 1.28
2025 9 1-1 2.00 9 7 1.11
4 Seasons 150 10-8 3.28 142.2 154 1.18
20252025 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value3NOT QUALIFIED82Fastball Run Value-1NOT QUALIFIED37Breaking Run Value4NOT QUALIFIED98Offspeed Run Value0NOT QUALIFIED63PitchingxERA4.74NOT QUALIFIED29xBA.249NOT QUALIFIED44Fastball Velo95.9NOT QUALIFIEDAvg Exit Velocity89.7NOT QUALIFIED45Chase %26.4NOT QUALIFIED40Whiff %18.9NOT QUALIFIED12K %18.2NOT QUALIFIED28BB %12.1NOT QUALIFIED25Barrel %4.5NOT QUALIFIED79Hard-Hit %40.9NOT QUALIFIED48GB %36.4NOT QUALIFIED26Extension5.8NOT QUALIFIED
20252025 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE17°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"17.1 INCHES TAIL1.7 INCHES DROP13.3 INCHES TAIL12.4 INCHES RISEAVG5.6 INCHES BREAK2.2 INCHES DROPAVG18.2 INCHES TAIL3.2 INCHES RISEAVG12.6 INCHES BREAK2.3 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHRHP AVGSweeper37%84.982.6Sinker26%96.093.7Slider22%86.886.04-Seam9%95.794.5Change7%88.686.3SAMPLE100 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
2021 26 973 150 9 6.0 3.6 88.2 111.3 6.6 34.7 .206 .311 .275 .270 .332 34.0 28.7 8.1 2.79 3.03
2022 27 274 52 5 9.6 6.4 87.1 107.4 3.3 40.4 .251 .419 .318 .338 .388 34.6 21.8 10.3 3.26 4.84
2024 29 954 147 7 4.8 3.1 87.7 115.7 8.7 32.0 .230 .340 .296 .288 .346 40.8 25.9 7.9 4.08 3.44
2025 30 120 22 1 4.5 3.0 89.7 104.3 17.1 31.8 .249 .432 .226 .351 .368 40.9 18.2 12.1 1.08 4.74
Player 2321 371 22 5.9 3.8 88.0 115.7 7.6 34.2 .224 .343 .286 .291 .347 37.2 26.1 8.5
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

Bender relies on 5 pitches.
Sweeper
(36.7%) ,
Sinker
(25.8%) ,
Slider
(21.7%) ,
Four Seamer
(9.2%) ,
Changeup
(6.7%) ,

Sweeper44 Pitches (36.7%)
Sinker31 Pitches (25.8%)
Slider26 Pitches (21.7%)
Four Seamer11 Pitches (9.2%)
Changeup8 Pitches (6.7%)

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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 %
2021 50.0 50.0 18.0 28.0 4.0 38.7 32.0 29.3 24.7 17.3 8.0 14.0 14.7 21.3
2022 53.8 46.2 15.4 23.1 7.7 32.7 38.5 28.8 21.2 25.0 7.7 11.5 13.5 21.2
2024 51.7 48.3 19.0 23.1 6.1 34.0 45.6 20.4 17.0 27.9 6.8 17.0 17.7 13.6
2025 36.4 63.6 40.9 18.2 4.5 18.2 45.5 36.4 13.6 18.2 4.5 4.5 27.3 31.8
Player 50.4 49.6 19.4 24.8 5.4 34.8 39.1 26.1 20.5 22.6 7.3 14.3 16.4 18.9
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
2021 7.3 36.7 20.0 22.7 6.0 6.0 3.6
2022 7.7 42.3 7.7 26.9 3.8 9.6 6.4
2024 6.1 36.1 20.4 26.5 6.1 4.8 3.1
2025 4.5 22.7 31.8 27.3 9.1 4.5 3.0
Player 6.7 36.4 19.1 25.1 5.9 5.9 3.8
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 menuAnthony Bender Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comSweeperFour SeamerSliderChangeupSinkerCutter20212022202320242025-5-2.502.557.510

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 Sweeper MIA R 44 84.9 36.0 -1.3 12.6GLV -0.7 2.3 -0.7 12.6GLV -1.5
2025 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 11 95.7 17.8 -3.0 13.3ARM 4.1 12.4 -3.7 13.3ARM 5.7
2025 Slider MIA R 26 86.8 38.6 3.5 5.6GLV 1.4 -2.2 4.0 5.6GLV 0.5
2025 Changeup MIA R 8 88.6 37.0 5.0 17.1ARM 1.5 -1.7 5.9 17.1ARM 2.4
2025 Sinker MIA R 31 96.0 26.8 4.2 18.2ARM 1.8 3.2 4.3 18.2ARM 2.8
2024 Slider MIA R 15 86.5 39.6 4.4 7.0GLV 2.4 -3.0 4.6 7.0GLV 2.1
2024 Sinker MIA R 418 95.4 28.3 5.3 17.9ARM 2.3 2.0 5.2 17.9ARM 3.1
2024 Changeup MIA R 34 89.5 37.4 6.5 16.2ARM 0.9 -2.9 7.9 16.2ARM 2.1
2024 Sweeper MIA R 429 84.9 35.0 -2.1 14.2GLV 0.3 3.1 -1.6 14.2GLV 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 18 95.5 17.4 -2.7 10.1ARM 1.8 12.7 -3.0 10.1ARM 2.5
2024 Cutter MIA R 21 93.9 21.8 -0.7 2.1ARM -3.2 9.2 0.9 2.1ARM -4.8
! 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 Sweeper 6.3 3 44 36.7 14 .000 .000 .050 27.3 28.6 26.7 .113 .149 .155 22.2
2025 Sinker 2.4 1 31 25.8 8 .333 .333 .400 0.0 12.5 33.3 .390 .548 .478 60.0
2025 Slider 3.7 1 26 21.7 6 .000 .000 .117 25.0 16.7 20.0 .104 .341 .270 25.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -12.8 -1 11 9.2 3 1.000 1.500 .950 25.0 0.0 0.0 .718 .842 .683 50.0
2025 Changeup 3.3 0 8 6.7 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .610 1.743 .971 100.0
2024 Sweeper 1.7 7 433 45.4 95 .170 .284 .233 31.4 37.9 20.6 .152 .237 .200 32.1
2024 Sinker -0.6 -3 431 45.2 110 .323 .417 .385 11.8 16.4 15.8 .300 .429 .364 46.8
2024 Changeup -5.7 -2 36 3.8 12 .182 .455 .300 27.8 33.3 16.0 .184 .362 .269 28.6
2024 Cutter -5.0 -1 21 2.2 4 .500 .500 .450 16.7 0.0 0.0 .338 .404 .327 0.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -0.5 0 18 1.9 2 .000 .000 .350 0.0 0.0 0.0 .260 .467 .496 100.0
2024 Slider 7.2 1 15 1.6 4 .000 .000 .000 37.5 25.0 25.0 .274 .306 .256 100.0
! 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 4-Seam Fastball 11 95.7 83 18.0 2:00 1:45 15
2025 Sinker 30 96.0 83 19.5 1:45 2:45 -60
2025 Slider 26 86.8 38 7.4 8:30 8:00 30
2025 Sweeper 44 84.9 49 13.6 8:15 9:00 -45
2024 Changeup 30 89.6 85 18.2 2:30 3:30 -60
2024 Cutter 21 93.9 53 8.6 1:30 12:30 60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 18 95.5 79 16.0 1:45 1:30 15
2024 Sinker 401 95.5 80 19.1 1:45 3:00 -75
2024 Slider 15 86.5 38 9.0 8:30 7:45 45
2024 Sweeper 430 84.9 48 15.1 8:15 9:15 -60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

2021202220242025All YearsClick a year to see pitches
ARM ANGLE25°2021 ARM ANGLE24°2022 ARM ANGLE18°2024 ARM ANGLE17°2025
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2021 244 973 9 9 -6 -6 6
2022 78 274 3 0 -2 -2 -1
2024 227 954 3 10 -7 -4 3
2025 33 120 3 2 0 -1 3
Player 582 2,321 18 21 -16 18 11
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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 %
2021 973 50.7 53.3 84.4 27.3 40.5 38.4 62.3 40.5 30.2 6.8 74.2
2022 274 52.2 55.2 79.7 27.5 52.8 41.6 62.8 42.0 28.7 9.5 61.5
2024 954 51.4 57.8 86.9 27.2 57.1 40.4 55.9 42.9 22.2 8.6 57.3
2025 120 55.8 58.2 87.2 26.4 64.3 41.7 57.6 44.2 18.9 8.3 60.0
Player 2,321 51.4 55.7 85.1 27.2 49.8 39.8 59.6 41.8 26.1 7.9 64.1
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
2021 88 86 93 92 75 87 79 64 84 83 52 77 44 93 59 15
2022 95 50 13
2024 73 63 80 88 59 93 91 78 33 72 51 22 31 73 54 15
2025 29 44 42 38 24 76 79 45 48 28 25 12 40
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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 %
2021 22.1 5 4.3 1 2 4 2 40.0
2022 24.8 3 3.1 0 0 2 2 66.7
2024 21.9 3 4.2 -1 3 3 2 66.7
2025 -- 0 0.7 -1 0 1 0 --
Player 22.8 11 12.3 -1 5 10 6 54.5
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
2021 5 6 3 5 5 5 5 6 4 2 3 5 5 3 4 6 3 5 4 5 3 5 6 6 3 3 4 5 5 3 3
2022 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 2 3 2 3 4 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3
2024 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 4 7 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 6 5 4 6 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 3
2025 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 11 11 11 14 13 14 14 11 12 7 11 17 13 11 12 14 10 11 12 15 10 13 16 15 10 11 12 14 15 11 10
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
2021
+/-
 
2022
+/-
 
2023
+/-
 
2024
+/-
 
2025
Fastball Velocity 96.8 0.9 -- -- -- -- 95.4 0.5 95.9
Offspeed Velocity 90.1 0.6 -- -- -- -- 89.5 -0.9 88.6
Breaking Velocity 84.6 0.3 -- -- -- -- 84.9 0.7 85.6
Exit Velocity 88.2 -1.1 -- -- -- -- 87.7 2.0 89.7
Launch Angle 6.6 -3.3 -- -- -- -- 8.7 8.4 17.1
Barrel % 6.0 3.6 -- -- -- -- 4.8 -0.3 4.5
Hard Hit % 34.0 0.6 -- -- -- -- 40.8 0.1 40.9
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.7 5.7 -- -- -- -- 32.0 -0.2 31.8
xBA .206 0.045 -- -- -- -- .230 0.019 .249
BA .207 0.043 -- -- -- -- .245 -0.102 .143
xwOBA .270 0.068 -- -- -- -- .288 0.063 .351
wOBA .275 0.043 -- -- -- -- .296 -0.070 .226
xSLG .311 0.108 -- -- -- -- .340 0.092 .432
SLG .350 0.032 -- -- -- -- .353 -0.174 .179
K% 28.7 -6.9 -- -- -- -- 25.9 -7.7 18.2
BB% 8.1 2.2 -- -- -- -- 7.9 4.2 12.1
Swing % 40.5 1.5 -- -- -- -- 42.9 1.3 44.2
Whiff% 30.2 -1.5 -- -- -- -- 22.2 -3.3 18.9
In Zone % 50.7 1.5 -- -- -- -- 51.4 4.4 55.8
Out of Zone % 49.3 -1.5 -- -- -- -- 48.6 -4.4 44.2
Out of Zone Swing % 27.3 0.2 -- -- -- -- 27.2 -0.8 26.4
First Pitch Swing % 23.0 -2.5 -- -- -- -- 21.6 -0.4 21.2
First Pitch Strike % 62.3 0.5 -- -- -- -- 55.9 1.7 57.6
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2021 Shifts 244 .275 145 40 27.6 99 33 33.3
2022 Shifts 78 .318 48 15 31.3 30 20 66.7
2024 Shades 226 .294 144 19 13.2 82 22 26.8
2025 Shades 33 .226 19 0 0.0 14 8 57.1
! 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 %
2021 298 20.4 1.3% 4.7% 204 24.9 0.0% 18.6%
2022 90 19.7 0.0% 3.3% 39 24.6 0.0% 12.8%
2024 243 16.1 23.5% 0.0% 221 18.8 2.7% 1.8%
2025 19 15.8 26.3% 0.0% 28 19.0 3.6% 3.6%

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Pitch Distribution

Anthony Bender - 2025 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupSinkerSliderSweeperAll Pitches85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%5%10%15%Frequency of Speed