Ben Lively
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 235LBS | Age: 32
Draft: 2013 | Rd: 4, #135, Cincinnati Reds | Central Florida
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2019 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 1 1 3.00
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
5 Seasons 21 27 4.53 74 61 0 359.2 277 1.34
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2019 1 0-0 27.00 1 1 3.00
2023 19 4-7 5.38 88.2 79 1.36
2024 29 13-10 3.81 151 118 1.25
5 Seasons 74 21-27 4.53 359.2 277 1.34
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
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 .400 .315 .309 .344 41.5 18.7 7.8 3.81 4.00
Player 5768 1129 78 6.9 5.1 88.5 116.9 14.9 34.2 .257 .441 .338 .330 .369 36.7 18.0 7.3
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

Lively relies on 6 pitches.
Four Seamer
(31.4%) ,
Sinker
(29.0%) ,
Sweeper
(16.9%) ,
Changeup
(9.1%) ,
Curveball
(8.8%) ,
Slider
(4.9%) ,


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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
2017 38.9 26.0 22.6 12.5 35.1 38.5 26.4 5.2 27.4 30.2 21.9 8.0 5.9 4.6
2018 35.0 24.0 30.0 11.0 37.0 37.0 26.0 3.0 26.0 21.0 31.0 12.0 7.0 4.8
2019 20.0 60.0 20.0 0.0 20.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 16.7
2023 39.1 26.4 28.6 5.8 34.4 35.9 29.7 4.0 28.6 26.4 26.1 6.2 8.3 6.0
2024 42.6 28.3 21.1 8.0 37.0 40.9 22.2 2.6 33.0 27.0 22.4 8.0 6.5 4.7
Player 40.0 27.0 24.1 8.9 35.8 38.9 25.3 3.6 29.8 27.0 24.0 8.0 6.9 5.1
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 Sweeper CLE R 407 79.0 41.1 -0.2 10.7GLV -4.0 2.7 -1.1 10.7GLV -3.6
2024 Slider CLE R 117 80.7 34.0 -6.5 6.0GLV -2.2 7.8 -6.2 6.0GLV 0.9
2024 Curveball CLE R 211 76.9 51.2 -4.5 9.0GLV -2.9 -5.0 -4.9 9.0GLV -0.4
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 756 89.9 18.5 0.4 8.5ARM 0.1 15.3 -0.5 8.5ARM 1.0
2024 Sinker CLE R 697 90.4 21.7 -4.3 13.4ARM -1.8 11.6 -4.3 13.4ARM -1.4
2023 Sweeper CIN R 319 80.0 39.4 -0.9 11.0GLV -3.6 3.3 -1.8 11.0GLV -3.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball CIN R 443 90.6 18.6 -0.1 6.8ARM -1.1 14.6 -1.2 6.8ARM -0.6
2023 Slider CIN R 17 82.0 31.3 -7.8 3.9GLV -3.3 9.2 -7.7 3.9GLV -1.4
2023 Curveball CIN R 91 76.3 52.8 -3.4 9.4GLV -2.1 -5.8 -4.1 9.4GLV 0.5
2023 Changeup CIN R 141 84.4 31.1 -4.0 15.4ARM 0.7 7.1 -1.7 15.4ARM 1.0
2023 Cutter CIN R 68 88.1 24.3 3.4 0.5ARM -3.0 10.9 3.0 0.5ARM -3.1
2023 Sinker CIN R 303 91.5 21.9 -4.1 14.1ARM -1.0 10.6 -3.0 14.1ARM -0.9
! 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 4-Seam Fastball -0.2 -2 756 31.4 155 .268 .504 .397 16.6 11.0 14.4 .266 .505 .395 56.4
2024 Sinker 0.5 4 697 29.0 209 .227 .392 .305 13.3 25.4 19.3 .210 .368 .280 43.3
2024 Sweeper 0.1 0 407 16.9 108 .231 .413 .291 24.1 18.5 15.2 .242 .366 .272 30.6
2024 Changeup -1.3 -3 218 9.1 71 .279 .382 .318 18.5 12.7 15.8 .291 .432 .328 40.7
2024 Curveball 0.6 1 211 8.8 65 .206 .365 .256 18.0 20.0 12.9 .227 .303 .246 22.0
2024 Slider 0.0 0 117 4.9 23 .238 .476 .335 41.9 26.1 19.4 .235 .402 .309 46.7
2023 4-Seam Fastball -2.4 -10 444 32.1 119 .362 .667 .472 18.1 10.1 13.8 .327 .613 .431 37.6
2023 Sweeper 2.0 6 319 23.1 80 .158 .303 .220 33.6 30.0 27.3 .231 .411 .292 30.8
2023 Sinker 1.0 3 303 21.9 108 .257 .416 .316 15.3 29.6 27.6 .221 .356 .275 34.8
2023 Changeup -1.1 -2 141 10.2 35 .265 .412 .353 13.3 11.4 23.5 .261 .373 .284 33.3
2023 Curveball -4.0 -4 91 6.6 23 .273 .909 .487 12.8 17.4 15.4 .319 .793 .468 61.1
2023 Cutter 1.0 1 68 4.9 16 .267 .267 .269 25.7 18.8 30.0 .335 .396 .344 25.0
2023 Slider -2.9 0 17 1.2 2 .500 .500 .450 20.0 0.0 0.0 .299 .342 .274 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 216 84.0 99 16.9 2:00 2:15 -15
2024 Curveball 204 77.0 71 12.2 8:00 7:45 15
2024 4-Seam Fastball 738 89.9 97 17.1 1:15 1:00 15
2024 Sinker 687 90.4 95 17.7 1:15 1:45 -30
2024 Slider 114 80.7 44 9.3 9:00 10:30 -90
2024 Sweeper 404 79.0 54 11.5 8:45 9:15 -30
2023 Changeup 141 84.4 97 17.2 1:45 2:15 -30
2023 Curveball 91 76.3 79 13.0 8:00 7:45 15
2023 Cutter 68 88.1 76 10.0 12:30 12:00 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 444 90.6 93 15.7 1:00 1:00 0
2023 Sinker 303 91.5 93 17.7 1:15 2:00 -45
2023 Slider 17 82.0 45 9.0 9:30 11:00 -90
2023 Sweeper 319 80.0 55 12.1 8:45 9:15 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 370 1,405 2 13 -9 -7 0
2018 144 541 -1 2 -1 -4 -4
2023 383 1,383 1 5 -9 -4 -6
2024 636 2,432 2 23 -15 -8 1
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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
Player 5,768 51.4 66.1 85.1 24.7 66.4 43.0 62.1 46.0 19.1 7.9 75.9
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
2017 31 41 25 20 50 41 50 90 90 6 81 7 48 26 3 6 96
2018 26 10 5 90
2023 19 19 12 12 43 38 41 47 70 31 78 10 8 12 3 3 93
2024 50 47 41 36 57 25 74 16 26 17 52 4 7 6 4 4 88
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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 20.7 2 15 12 10 43.5
Player 23.4 61 57.1 4 36 26 35 57.4
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 18 17 19 26 24 17 20 22 20 19 20 24 21 19 30 21 18 17 22 21 22 21 18
Player 61 58 48 61 58 58 60 56 54 48 53 73 59 50 58 59 58 55 56 59 55 57 76 65 50 48 58 60 60 56 48
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 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 91.3 91.3 0.0 -- 1.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 90.7 -- 90.2 -0.5
Offspeed Velocity 84.9 85.7 0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 84.4 -- 83.9 -0.5
Breaking Velocity 78.0 78.1 0.1 -- -3.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 79.3 -- 78.7 -0.6
Exit Velocity 85.4 88.7 3.3 -- -0.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- 89.1 -- 90.2 1.1
Launch Angle 16.5 15.9 -0.6 -- -2.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- 14.3 -- 14.0 -0.3
Barrel % 5.9 7.0 1.1 -- 13.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8.3 -- 6.5 -1.8
Hard Hit % 27.5 42.0 14.5 -- -2.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 36.2 -- 41.5 5.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 32.6 41.0 8.4 -- 39.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 38.4 -- 30.7 -7.7
xBA .253 .300 0.047 -- 0.154 -- -- -- -- -- -- .269 -- .240 -0.029
BA .269 .325 0.056 -- 0.175 -- -- -- -- -- -- .270 -- .241 -0.029
xwOBA .329 .381 0.052 -- 0.228 -- -- -- -- -- -- .342 -- .309 -0.033
wOBA .343 .387 0.044 -- 0.226 -- -- -- -- -- -- .348 -- .315 -0.033
xSLG .447 .498 0.051 -- 0.556 -- -- -- -- -- -- .474 -- .400 -0.074
SLG .484 .492 0.008 -- 0.508 -- -- -- -- -- -- .490 -- .419 -0.071
K% 14.0 18.6 4.6 -- -1.9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 20.6 -- 18.7 -1.9
BB% 6.5 10.3 3.8 -- -10.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 6.5 -- 7.8 1.3
Swing % 47.4 42.0 -5.4 -- -5.0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 45.4 -- 46.6 1.2
Whiff% 17.6 20.7 3.1 -- 9.3 -- -- -- -- -- -- 20.7 -- 18.6 -2.1
In Zone % 52.2 52.1 -0.1 -- 3.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 52.0 -- 50.4 -1.6
Out of Zone % 47.8 47.9 0.1 -- -3.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 48.0 -- 49.6 1.6
Out of Zone Swing % 27.4 20.5 -6.9 -- 4.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24.5 -- 24.3 -0.2
First Pitch Swing % 25.8 22.2 -3.6 -- 11.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- 25.3 -- 29.4 4.1
First Pitch Strike % 59.1 56.9 -2.2 -- 26.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 60.6 -- 65.7 5.1
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
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
! 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 %
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%

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Pitch Distribution