Ben Heller
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 210LBS | Age: 33
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 22, #651, Cleveland Indians | Olivet Nazarene
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 0 0 3.00 6 0 0 6 6 1.17
2023 0 0 3.86 19 0 0 18.2 16 1.45
2024 0 1 11.25 8 0 0 12 15 2.08
6 Seasons 2 1 4.65 58 0 0 62 61 1.52
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 6 0-0 3.00 6 6 1.17
2023 19 0-0 3.86 18.2 16 1.45
2024 8 0-1 11.25 12 15 2.08
6 Seasons 58 2-1 4.65 62 61 1.52
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
2016 24 170 28 3 10.7 7.5 85.1 109.8 12.9 39.3 .293 .522 .453 .391 .420 32.1 15.0 10.0 6.43 6.91
2017 25 181 28 1 3.6 2.3 87.4 109.7 13.9 17.9 .209 .317 .214 .286 .291 28.6 20.9 14.0 0.82 3.47
2019 27 102 16 1 6.3 3.6 90.1 108.1 11.6 25.0 .239 .455 .308 .318 .459 43.8 32.1 10.7 1.23 4.47
2020 28 111 17 1 5.9 3.7 88.8 107.5 18.5 47.1 .259 .497 .364 .376 .429 35.3 22.2 7.4 3.00 6.32
2023 31 308 53 3 5.7 3.7 89.2 112.0 9.2 35.8 .238 .386 .323 .334 .345 50.9 19.5 13.4 3.86 4.77
2024 32 255 39 3 7.7 4.5 89.2 106.4 13.6 41.0 .266 .398 .423 .357 .396 46.2 22.7 9.1 11.25 5.53
Player 1127 181 12 6.6 4.2 88.3 112.0 12.6 34.8 .250 .415 .350 .343 .377 41.4 21.3 11.2
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

Heller relies on 6 pitches.
Sinker
(23.5%) ,
Changeup
(21.6%) ,
Cutter
(20.4%) ,
Slider
(16.9%) ,
Four Seamer
(13.3%) ,
Sweeper
(4.3%) ,


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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
2016 42.9 21.4 28.6 7.1 35.7 35.7 28.6 3.6 35.7 17.9 17.9 14.3 10.7 7.5
2017 50.0 32.1 10.7 7.1 32.1 39.3 28.6 0.0 39.3 28.6 21.4 7.1 3.6 2.3
2019 50.0 31.3 12.5 6.3 56.3 37.5 6.3 12.5 25.0 25.0 18.8 12.5 6.3 3.6
2020 29.4 29.4 29.4 11.8 35.3 29.4 35.3 0.0 23.5 29.4 29.4 11.8 5.9 3.7
2023 50.9 26.4 18.9 3.8 22.6 47.2 30.2 3.8 37.7 26.4 20.8 5.7 5.7 3.7
2024 41.0 25.6 28.2 5.1 23.1 38.5 38.5 0.0 28.2 20.5 38.5 5.1 7.7 4.5
Player 45.3 27.1 21.5 6.1 30.4 39.8 29.8 2.8 33.1 24.3 24.9 8.3 6.6 4.2
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 Changeup PIT R 55 84.1 40.4 7.4 10.9ARM -3.1 -1.7 6.6 10.9ARM -3.3
2024 Slider PIT R 43 85.3 37.1 0.9 2.5GLV -2.6 0.4 1.2 2.5GLV -2.6
2024 Sweeper PIT R 11 76.9 49.6 6.4 18.0GLV 2.8 -3.3 4.9 18.0GLV 3.7
2024 Cutter PIT R 52 86.9 32.4 -3.2 1.3GLV -2.1 3.6 -4.7 1.3GLV -1.4
2024 Sinker PIT R 60 95.3 23.2 1.6 17.1ARM 2.1 7.0 0.3 17.1ARM 2.3
2024 4-Seam Fastball PIT R 34 96.3 16.9 -3.2 13.6ARM 6.1 12.7 -3.0 13.6ARM 6.1
2023 Changeup ATL R 39 84.4 34.9 1.6 14.1ARM -0.1 3.4 2.0 14.1ARM -0.3
2023 Cutter ATL R 90 89.4 27.0 -0.6 1.6ARM -3.9 7.0 -0.9 1.6ARM -4.2
2023 Sinker ATL R 119 94.8 26.1 3.6 17.7ARM 2.3 4.3 3.3 17.7ARM 2.7
2023 Sweeper ATL R 41 78.4 45.7 2.0 15.4GLV -0.5 -1.2 2.7 15.4GLV 1.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball ATL R 19 95.5 19.1 -4.4 15.9ARM 7.4 11.0 -4.8 15.9ARM 8.5
! 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 %
2024 Sinker -11.6 -7 60 23.5 17 .733 .933 .729 11.1 0.0 0.0 .430 .592 .471 46.7
2024 Changeup 2.9 2 55 21.6 15 .143 .286 .213 48.4 66.7 45.5 .098 .110 .131 50.0
2024 Cutter 5.8 3 52 20.4 13 .000 .000 .108 39.1 15.4 33.3 .132 .168 .217 33.3
2024 Slider -8.0 -3 43 16.9 7 .500 .833 .586 28.6 28.6 15.4 .373 .424 .406 50.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball -9.6 -3 34 13.3 11 .333 .500 .514 10.0 9.1 6.7 .401 1.026 .644 80.0
2024 Sweeper -5.7 -1 11 4.3 2 .500 .500 .450 0.0 0.0 0.0 .220 .247 .206 0.0
2023 Sinker 1.1 1 119 38.6 31 .296 .444 .369 16.3 9.7 21.4 .266 .389 .335 62.5
2023 Cutter 3.2 3 90 29.2 18 .214 .214 .306 24.4 0.0 0.0 .261 .368 .365 28.6
2023 Sweeper 4.9 2 41 13.3 17 .000 .000 .176 78.6 64.7 35.5 .040 .084 .166 33.3
2023 Changeup -12.0 -5 39 12.7 12 .500 1.000 .642 32.0 16.7 9.1 .348 .622 .460 62.5
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 0 19 6.2 4 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .392 .895 .532 50.0
! 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 40 84.2 71 12.2 2:15 3:30 -75
2024 Cutter 52 86.9 18 3.1 12:00 10:45 75
2024 4-Seam Fastball 34 96.3 95 18.8 1:45 1:45 0
2024 Sinker 60 95.3 96 18.9 1:45 2:30 -45
2024 Slider 43 85.3 16 3.3 10:00 8:15 105
2024 Sweeper 11 76.9 79 19.7 8:00 8:30 -30
2023 Changeup 38 84.4 97 15.2 2:30 2:45 -15
2023 Cutter 90 89.4 44 6.4 1:30 12:30 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 19 95.5 97 19.4 2:15 2:00 15
2023 Sinker 119 94.8 97 18.9 2:15 2:45 -30
2023 Sweeper 41 78.4 59 16.5 8:00 8:45 -45
! 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
2016 39 166 -3 -1 -1 -1 -6
2017 43 181 3 2 -2 -1 2
2019 27 102 1 1 0 0 2
2020 27 111 1 2 -1 -1 0
2023 82 308 2 3 -1 -2 2
2024 65 255 -5 1 -2 -4 -10
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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 %
2016 170 43.5 64.9 87.5 29.2 71.4 37.1 57.5 44.7 17.1 9.4 68.8
2017 181 47.0 64.7 70.9 26.0 40.0 39.2 60.5 44.2 38.8 7.2 53.8
2019 102 36.3 48.6 83.3 33.8 40.9 31.4 48.1 39.2 35.0 5.9 50.0
2020 111 43.2 62.5 90.0 30.2 47.4 39.6 59.3 44.1 26.5 5.4 50.0
2023 308 48.9 61.6 86.0 30.4 47.9 41.7 63.4 45.8 27.0 4.5 71.4
2024 255 40.8 63.5 83.3 27.8 40.5 43.1 58.5 42.4 29.6 4.3 63.6
Player 1,127 44.2 62.1 83.2 29.3 47.8 39.8 59.2 43.8 28.5 5.9 62.1
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
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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
2016 91 92 46
2017 77 89 68
2019 47 83 50
2020 49 82 63
2023 67 36 37
2024 76 44 60
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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 %
2016 22.8 3 4.9 -2 1 4 2 66.7
2019 22.9 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
2020 23.0 2 1.7 0 0 2 0 0.0
2023 23.5 2 1.4 1 1 2 0 0.0
2024 22.1 1 0.6 0 1 1 0 0.0
Player 22.9 9 9.6 -1 3 9 3 33.3
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
2016 3 6 2 4 5 3 6 4 5 3 6 3 5 6 5 5 3 3 6 6 6 5 6 6 3 4 6 6 6 6 6
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
2020 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 1
2023 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 1
2024 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
Player 9 11 5 8 9 7 12 7 8 5 10 8 11 11 10 10 10 8 11 12 12 9 12 13 7 8 8 11 12 12 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 2016 2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 96.2 -- -1.4 -- -- 93.1 -- -- 0.2 -- -- -- -- 92.8 -- 92.5 -0.3
Offspeed Velocity 85.2 -- -0.2 -- -- 84.9 -- -- 0.7 -- -- -- -- 84.4 -- 84.1 -0.3
Breaking Velocity 83.4 -- -0.7 -- -- 83.1 -- -- -1.8 -- -- -- -- 78.4 -- 83.6 5.2
Exit Velocity 85.1 -- 2.3 -- -- 90.1 -- -- -1.3 -- -- -- -- 89.2 -- 89.2 0.0
Launch Angle 12.9 -- 1.0 -- -- 11.6 -- -- 6.9 -- -- -- -- 9.2 -- 13.6 4.4
Barrel % 10.7 -- -7.1 -- -- 6.3 -- -- -0.4 -- -- -- -- 5.7 -- 7.7 2.0
Hard Hit % 32.1 -- -3.5 -- -- 43.8 -- -- -8.5 -- -- -- -- 50.9 -- 46.2 -4.7
LA Sweet-Spot % 39.3 -- -21.4 -- -- 25.0 -- -- 22.1 -- -- -- -- 35.8 -- 41.0 5.2
xBA .293 -- -0.084 -- -- .239 -- -- 0.020 -- -- -- -- .238 -- .266 0.028
BA .324 -- -0.185 -- -- .250 -- -- -0.033 -- -- -- -- .232 -- .352 0.120
xwOBA .391 -- -0.105 -- -- .318 -- -- 0.058 -- -- -- -- .334 -- .357 0.023
wOBA .453 -- -0.239 -- -- .308 -- -- 0.056 -- -- -- -- .323 -- .423 0.100
xSLG .522 -- -0.205 -- -- .455 -- -- 0.042 -- -- -- -- .386 -- .398 0.012
SLG .676 -- -0.482 -- -- .417 -- -- 0.105 -- -- -- -- .362 -- .500 0.138
K% 15.0 -- 5.9 -- -- 32.1 -- -- -9.9 -- -- -- -- 19.5 -- 22.7 3.2
BB% 10.0 -- 4.0 -- -- 10.7 -- -- -3.3 -- -- -- -- 13.4 -- 9.1 -4.3
Swing % 44.7 -- -0.5 -- -- 39.2 -- -- 4.9 -- -- -- -- 45.8 -- 42.4 -3.4
Whiff% 17.1 -- 21.7 -- -- 35.0 -- -- -8.5 -- -- -- -- 27.0 -- 29.6 2.6
In Zone % 43.5 -- 3.5 -- -- 36.3 -- -- 6.9 -- -- -- -- 48.9 -- 40.8 -8.1
Out of Zone % 56.5 -- -3.5 -- -- 63.7 -- -- -6.9 -- -- -- -- 51.1 -- 59.2 8.1
Out of Zone Swing % 29.2 -- -3.2 -- -- 33.8 -- -- -3.6 -- -- -- -- 30.4 -- 27.8 -2.6
First Pitch Swing % 25.0 -- -8.7 -- -- 22.2 -- -- 3.7 -- -- -- -- 32.9 -- 21.5 -11.4
First Pitch Strike % 57.5 -- 3.0 -- -- 48.1 -- -- 11.2 -- -- -- -- 63.4 -- 58.5 -4.9
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 39 .453 21 1 4.8 18 9 50.0
2017 Shifts 43 .214 21 0 0.0 22 11 50.0
2019 Shifts 27 .308 16 6 37.5 11 9 81.8
2020 Shifts 27 .364 12 3 25.0 15 6 40.0
2023 Shades 82 .323 45 23 51.1 37 18 48.6
2024 Shades 65 .423 42 1 2.4 23 3 13.0
! 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 %
2016 41 16.9 34.1% 2.4% 38 21.8 10.5% 15.8%
2017 57 16.5 29.8% 0.0% 34 19.4 5.9% 5.9%
2019 44 16.5 25.0% 0.0% 9 19.0 11.1% 0.0%
2020 24 17.5 12.5% 0.0% 30 20.9 0.0% 6.7%
2023 74 14.4 62.2% 1.4% 61 16.4 19.7% 0.0%
2024 62 14.7 51.6% 0.0% 60 16.5 11.7% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution