Anthony Bender
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 205LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 20, #613, Kansas City Royals | Santa Rosa Junior College
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 3 2 2.79 60 1 3 61.1 71 1.06
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
3 Seasons 9 7 3.37 141 1 10 133.2 147 1.18
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 60 3-2 2.79 61.1 71 1.06
2022 22 1-3 3.26 19.1 17 1.29
2024 59 5-2 4.08 53 59 1.28
3 Seasons 141 9-7 3.37 133.2 147 1.18
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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
Player 2201 349 21 6.0 3.8 87.8 115.7 7.0 34.4 .222 .338 .290 .287 .346 37.0 26.6 8.3
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Bender relies on 4 pitches.
Sweeper
(46.9%) ,
Sinker
(45.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(4.1%) ,
Changeup
(3.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2021 50.0 18.0 28.0 4.0 38.7 32.0 29.3 7.3 36.7 20.0 22.7 6.0 6.0 3.6
2022 53.8 15.4 23.1 7.7 32.7 38.5 28.8 7.7 42.3 7.7 26.9 3.8 9.6 6.4
2024 51.7 19.0 23.1 6.1 34.0 45.6 20.4 6.1 36.1 20.4 26.5 6.1 4.8 3.1
Player 51.3 18.1 25.2 5.4 35.8 38.7 25.5 6.9 37.2 18.3 24.9 5.7 6.0 3.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 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


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)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2024 Sinker MIA R 431 95.5 28.2 5.3 18.0ARM 2.5 2.0 5.3 18.0ARM 3.2
2024 Sweeper MIA R 447 84.9 35.1 -1.9 14.0GLV 0.0 3.0 -1.4 14.0GLV -0.3
2024 Changeup MIA R 37 89.5 37.5 6.7 15.8ARM 0.5 -3.0 7.9 15.8ARM 1.6
2024 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 39 94.6 19.8 -4.5 5.8ARM -2.6 10.8 -5.0 5.8ARM -1.7
2022 4-Seam Fastball MIA R 5 98.3 16.6 -3.7 8.8ARM 0.1 11.8 -4.4 8.8ARM 1.5
2022 Sinker MIA R 163 97.6 26.6 5.9 17.3ARM 1.4 2.4 5.9 17.3ARM 2.5
2022 Slider MIA R 91 84.9 40.6 4.0 7.9GLV 2.6 -2.4 4.2 7.9GLV 2.2
2022 Changeup MIA R 15 90.7 35.9 7.2 17.0ARM 1.9 -2.3 8.2 17.0ARM 2.8
! 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 %
2024 Sweeper 2.5 11 447 46.9 99 .163 .272 .224 31.7 37.4 20.8 .157 .240 .202 35.7
2024 Sinker -1.3 -6 431 45.2 110 .323 .417 .385 11.8 16.4 15.8 .300 .429 .364 46.8
2024 4-Seam Fastball -2.6 -1 39 4.1 6 .400 .400 .417 10.5 0.0 0.0 .322 .416 .384 20.0
2024 Changeup -4.5 -2 37 3.9 12 .182 .455 .300 27.8 33.3 15.4 .184 .362 .269 28.6
2022 Sinker -0.6 -1 163 59.5 45 .263 .342 .361 23.1 13.3 23.1 .214 .254 .284 28.1
2022 Slider 0.8 1 91 33.2 27 .208 .458 .300 40.5 37.0 27.0 .298 .696 .443 53.3
2022 Changeup 0.7 0 15 5.5 5 .400 .400 .360 14.3 20.0 25.0 .330 .371 .306 25.0
2022 4-Seam Fastball -1.2 0 5 1.8 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .091 .091 .085 0.0
! 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
2024 Changeup 31 89.5 83 17.8 2:30 3:30 -60
2024 4-Seam Fastball 39 94.6 65 12.0 1:45 1:00 45
2024 Sinker 401 95.5 80 19.1 1:45 3:00 -75
2024 Sweeper 444 84.9 47 15.0 8:15 9:15 -60
2022 Changeup 14 90.7 87 18.5 2:30 3:30 -60
2022 Sinker 145 97.7 79 18.2 1:45 2:45 -60
2022 Slider 91 84.9 54 9.6 8:15 8:00 15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2021 244 973 12 8 -7 -6 6
2022 78 274 4 0 -2 -3 0
2024 227 954 1 12 -7 -3 3
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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
Player 2,201 51.2 55.5 85.0 27.3 49.1 39.7 59.7 41.7 26.5 7.9 64.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 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 12
2024 73 63 80 88 59 93 91 78 33 72 51 22 31 71 54 15
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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
Player 22.8 11 11.6 -1 5 9 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 3 4 3 4 5 4 3
Player 11 11 10 13 13 13 13 11 11 7 10 16 12 10 11 14 10 11 12 14 10 12 15 14 9 10 11 13 14 10 9
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 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.8 97.7 0.9
Offspeed Velocity 90.1 90.7 0.6
Breaking Velocity 84.6 84.9 0.3
Exit Velocity 88.2 87.1 -1.1
Launch Angle 6.6 3.3 -3.3
Barrel % 6.0 9.6 3.6
Hard Hit % 34.0 34.6 0.6
LA Sweet-Spot % 34.7 40.4 5.7
xBA .206 .251 0.045
BA .207 .250 0.043
xwOBA .270 .338 0.068
wOBA .275 .318 0.043
xSLG .311 .419 0.108
SLG .350 .382 0.032
K% 28.7 21.8 -6.9
BB% 8.1 10.3 2.2
Swing % 40.5 42.0 1.5
Whiff% 30.2 28.7 -1.5
In Zone % 50.7 52.2 1.5
Out of Zone % 49.3 47.8 -1.5
Out of Zone Swing % 27.3 27.5 0.2
First Pitch Swing % 23.0 20.5 -2.5
First Pitch Strike % 62.3 62.8 0.5
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
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 227 .296 144 19 13.2 83 22 26.5
! 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 EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %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%

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Pitch Distribution