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Anthony Bender
P | B/T: R/R | 6' 4" 205LBS | Age: 26
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 20, #613, Kansas City Royals | Santa Rosa Junior College
Poor Avg Great

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 3 2 2.79 60 1 3 61.1 71 1.06
1 Season 3 2 2.79 60 1 3 61.1 71 1.06
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 60 3-2 2.79 61.1 71 1.06
1 Season 60 3-2 2.79 61.1 71 1.06

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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Max EV Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2021 26 973 150 9 6 88.2 111.3 6.6 34.7 .205 .309 .275 .268 .329 34 28.7 8.1 2.79 3.01
Player 973 150 9 6 88.2 111.3 6.6 34.7 .205 .309 .275 .268 .329 34 28.7 8.1
MLB 6.6 88.3 122.2 12 32.9 .243 .403 .317 .313 .364 35.4 22 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bender relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(51.8%) ,
Slider
(46.2%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(1.2%) ,
Changeup
(0.7%) ,


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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Ext. Whiff% PutAway%
2021 Sinker 504 280 224 51.8 96.8 122 107 26 15 8 2 1 19 89 .243 .254 .383 .366 .312 .321 89.4 0 2250 5.9 15.3 16.8
2021 Slider 450 309 141 46.2 84.6 117 105 17 9 4 0 4 51 57 .162 .148 .314 .245 .233 .210 85.1 14 2486 5.9 45.2 31.3
2021 4-Seam Fastball 12 4 8 1.2 97.5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .006 .000 .010 .000 .006 82.0 44 2521 6.0 0.0 10.0
2021 Changeup 7 0 7 0.7 90.1 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 .667 .616 .667 .712 .586 .577 96.3 6 1627 6.1 16.7 0.0


Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2021 50 18 28 4 38.7 32 29.3 7.3 36.7 20 22.7 6 6
Player 50 18 28 4 38.7 32 29.3 7.3 36.7 20 22.7 6 6
MLB 45.1 22.5 25.4 7.1 36.6 37.8 25.4 3.7 33.2 24.4 24.4 5.7 6.6
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2021 4-Seamer MIA R 12 97.5 15.4 -2 -15 6.5 -1.4 -18
2021 Changeup MIA R 7 90.1 37 8.6 30 14.3 -0.4 -3
2021 Slider MIA R 450 84.6 40.6 4 11 9.1 2.9 46
2021 Sinker MIA R 504 96.8 26.9 6.4 31 15.7 0.3 2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2021 4-Seamer -0.7 0 12 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 50 10 .005 .009 .006 0
2021 Changeup 8.2 1 7 0.7 3 .667 .667 .6 16.7 0 0 .616 .712 .577 66.7
2021 Slider -0.7 -3 450 46.2 117 .162 .314 .273 45.2 43.6 31.3 .148 .245 .209 26.3
2021 Sinker -0.5 -2 504 51.8 122 .243 .383 .33 15.3 15.6 16.8 .254 .366 .322 38.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 4-Seam Fastball 12 97.5 73 14.5 1:30 1:00 30
2021 Sinker 465 96.8 75 16.7 1:30 2:45 -75
2021 Slider 449 84.6 59 10.7 8:00 8:15 -15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 244 973 -11 -8 7 6 -5
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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 38.3 61.5 40.5 30.2 6.8 74.2
Player 973 50.7 53.3 84.4 27.3 40.5 38.3 61.5 40.5 30.2 6.8 74.2
MLB 48.5 66.8 82 28.3 58.5 42.6 60.6 47 24.6 7.2 76
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2021 89 86 93 92 76 87 79 64 84 83 52 78 89 93 53
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2021 22.1 5 4.6 0 3 4 2 40

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2021 5 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 5 4 8 5 3 4 4 5 3 5 3 4 2 3 5 5 4 5 6 3 5 3 7
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2021 244 .275 145 40 27.6 99 33 33.3

Pitch Distribution

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