Ben Rowen
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 200LBS | Age: 35
Draft: 2010 | Rd: 22, #676, Texas Rangers | Virginia Tech
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 0 0 4.15 8 0 0 8.2 7 1.62
2016 0 0 15.00 4 0 0 3 2 3.33
2021 0 0 5.56 8 0 0 11.1 8 1.24
3 Seasons 0 0 6.26 20 0 0 23 17 1.65
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 8 0-0 4.15 8.2 7 1.62
2016 4 0-0 15.00 3 2 3.33
2021 8 0-0 5.56 11.1 8 1.24
3 Seasons 20 0-0 6.26 23 17 1.65
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2016 27 60 17 0 0.0 0.0 91.3 110.2 4.0 23.5 .316 .345 .462 .289 .325 35.3 10.5 0.0 15.00 3.48
2021 32 198 37 4 10.8 8.2 88.1 110.0 16.2 37.8 .232 .455 .363 .316 .342 29.7 16.3 4.1 5.56 4.24
Player 258 54 4 7.4 5.9 89.1 110.2 12.5 33.3 .256 .423 .391 .309 .337 31.5 14.7 2.9
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Rowen relies on 3 pitches.
Slider
(51.5%) ,
Sinker
(46.0%) ,
Four Seamer
(2.5%) ,


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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 70.6 0.0 23.5 5.9 23.5 52.9 23.5 0.0 41.2 11.8 41.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021 37.8 32.4 21.6 8.1 21.6 45.9 32.4 2.7 32.4 35.1 16.2 2.7 10.8 8.2
Player 48.1 22.2 22.2 7.4 22.2 48.1 29.6 1.9 35.2 27.8 24.1 1.9 7.4 5.9
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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 Sinker LAA R 91 79.7 53.2 0.0 0 9.1 0.1 1
2021 4-Seam Fastball LAA R 5 88.1 20.3 -2.3 -13 7.2 0.5 8
2021 Slider LAA R 102 71.4 40.6 0.1 0 15.3 0.0 0
2016 Sinker MIL R 37 80.9 53.1 0.2 0 9.8 -0.1 -1
2016 Slider MIL R 19 72.7 46.5 -0.2 0 12.5 0.2 1
2016 Changeup MIL R 4 78.8 57.0 0.0 0 9.0 0.0 0
! 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 Slider -1.1 -1 102 51.5 23 .227 .455 .313 20.9 30.4 20.0 .220 .395 .248 31.3
2021 Sinker -2.5 -2 91 46.0 26 .318 .636 .448 7.9 3.8 4.2 .244 .514 .375 28.6
2021 4-Seam Fastball -1.5 0 5 2.5 -- -- -- 0.0 -- 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.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2021 Sinker 84 79.7 77 15.6 4:00 4:45 -45
2021 Slider 102 71.4 81 20.2 9:45 10:15 -30
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2014 36 134 -1 3 0 0 2
2021 49 198 -1 1 -2 -1 -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 %
2016 60 55.0 63.6 90.5 37.0 80.0 36.7 68.4 51.7 9.7 6.7 100.0
2021 198 54.0 59.8 85.9 19.8 83.3 40.4 61.2 41.4 14.6 11.1 81.8
Player 258 54.3 60.7 87.1 23.7 82.1 39.5 63.2 43.8 13.3 10.1 84.6
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! 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 1 3 10
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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 21.7 3 2.6 0 0 1 2 66.7
Player 21.7 3 2.6 0 0 1 2 66.7

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2021 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
Player 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 19 .462 15 4 26.7 4 1 25.0
2021 Shifts 49 .363 27 2 7.4 22 19 86.4
! 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 %
2014 23 17.0 21.7% 0.0% 37 20.8 0.0% 5.4%
2016 13 17.8 30.8% 0.0% 14 22.4 7.1% 0.0%
2021 57 18.1 5.3% 0.0% 48 20.4 0.0% 2.1%
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Pitch Distribution


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