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Wes Benjamin
P | Bats/Throws: R/L | 6' 2" 210LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 5, #156, Texas Rangers | Kansas
W
L
ERA
G
GS
SV
IP
SO
WHIP
2020 2 1 4.84 8 1 0 22.1 21 1.39
2021 0 2 8.74 13 2 0 22.2 19 2.03
2 Seasons 2 3 6.80 21 3 0 45 40 1.71
G
W-L
ERA
IP
SO
WHIP
2020 8 2-1 4.84 22.1 21 1.39
2021 13 0-2 8.74 22.2 19 2.03
2 Seasons 21 2-3 6.80 45 40 1.71
20212021 MLB Percentile Rankings
ValuesavantPOORAVERAGEGREATPitching Run Value-11NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Run Value-5NOT QUALIFIEDBreaking Run Value-3NOT QUALIFIEDOffspeed Run Value-2NOT QUALIFIEDPitchingxERA5.92NOT QUALIFIEDxBA.252NOT QUALIFIEDFastball Velo91.3NOT QUALIFIED18Avg Exit Velocity90.5NOT QUALIFIEDChase %23.6NOT QUALIFIEDWhiff %21.0NOT QUALIFIEDK %17.0NOT QUALIFIEDBB %15.2NOT QUALIFIEDBarrel %9.2NOT QUALIFIEDHard-Hit %36.8NOT QUALIFIEDGB %28.9NOT QUALIFIEDExtension6.0NOT QUALIFIED22
20212021 Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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MLB AVG.ARM ANGLE51°12"24"6"12"18"24"12"24"12"24"9.0 INCHES TAIL14.2 INCHES RISEAVG7.3 INCHES BREAK11.6 INCHES DROPAVG3.1 INCHES BREAK5.4 INCHES RISEAVG8.3 INCHES TAIL19.4 INCHES RISEAVG1B3BMOVES TOWARD︎MORERISEMOREDROPUSAGEMPHLHP AVG4-Seam44%91.392.7Cutter27%85.586.8Curve16%78.477.3Change13%84.183.6SAMPLE100 PITCH

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
2020 26 389 70 5 7.1 5.1 90.6 105.8 16.6 30.0 .237 .401 .322 .301 .352 44.3 21.4 7.1 4.84 3.82
2021 27 461 76 7 9.2 6.3 90.5 111.8 20.8 39.5 .252 .457 .406 .366 .385 36.8 17.0 15.2 8.73 5.92
Player 850 146 12 8.2 5.7 90.6 111.8 18.8 34.9 .245 .429 .367 .336 .369 40.4 19.0 11.4
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

Benjamin relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(43.6%) ,
Cutter
(27.3%) ,
Curveball
(16.3%) ,
Changeup
(12.6%) ,
Slider
(0.2%) ,

Four Seamer201 Pitches (43.6%)
Cutter126 Pitches (27.3%)
Curveball75 Pitches (16.3%)
Changeup58 Pitches (12.6%)
Slider1 Pitches (0.2%)

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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
2020 35.7 32.9 24.3 7.1 37.1 37.1 25.7 4.3 24.3 35.7 22.9 5.7 7.1 5.1
2021 28.9 35.5 26.3 9.2 34.2 40.8 25.0 0.0 26.3 39.5 21.1 3.9 9.2 6.3
Player 32.2 34.2 25.3 8.2 35.6 39.0 25.3 2.1 25.3 37.7 21.9 4.8 8.2 5.7
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

Created with Highcharts 6.2.0Chart context menuWes Benjamin Vertical Movement vs Avg (Inches) by SeasonSource: baseballsavant.mlb.comCurveballChangeupSliderCutterFour SeamerSinker20202021-10-505101520

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)
Year
Pitch
Team
Hand
#
MPH
Vertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. Avg
Horizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2021 Curveball TEX L 75 78.4 56.2 1.5 7.3GLV 0.2 -11.6 2.9 7.3GLV -0.6
2021 Changeup TEX L 58 84.1 24.4 -5.1 9.0ARM -4.3 14.2 -6.4 9.0ARM -4.9
2021 Slider TEX L 1 78.1 59.9 14.7 10.0GLV 3.1 -14.9 16.5 10.0GLV 5.2
2021 Cutter TEX L 126 85.5 31.7 -1.7 3.1GLV -0.1 5.4 -2.6 3.1GLV 1.4
2021 4-Seam Fastball TEX L 201 91.3 13.4 2.1 8.3ARM 1.9 19.4 3.3 8.3ARM 0.7
2020 Changeup TEX L 47 84.5 23.7 -5.5 8.3ARM -4.7 14.6 -6.8 8.3ARM -5.3
2020 Curveball TEX L 56 78.6 57.5 2.5 6.4GLV -0.6 -13.1 4.3 6.4GLV -1.8
2020 Cutter TEX L 91 85.5 31.8 -2.5 2.5GLV -0.4 5.3 -2.4 2.5GLV 0.6
2020 4-Seam Fastball TEX L 192 90.9 13.5 2.5 8.3ARM 2.0 19.7 3.7 8.3ARM 0.8
2020 Sinker TEX L 3 91.4 14.6 -6.9 13.4ARM -0.8 18.5 -9.8 13.4ARM -1.1
! 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 %
2021 4-Seam Fastball -2.2 -4 201 43.6 46 .286 .457 .429 19.1 15.2 11.3 .289 .506 .422 39.3
2021 Cutter -0.9 -1 126 27.3 35 .258 .484 .359 28.6 25.7 20.9 .163 .274 .246 31.8
2021 Curveball -3.1 -2 75 16.3 18 .333 .533 .389 10.7 11.1 6.5 .242 .412 .372 42.9
2021 Changeup -3.7 -2 58 12.6 12 .417 .667 .467 21.2 8.3 10.0 .323 .548 .369 27.3
2021 Slider -100.4 -1 1 0.2 1 1.000 4.000 2.000 0.0 0.0 -- 1.000 4.000 2.000 100.0
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.7 3 192 49.4 52 .191 .255 .244 20.5 21.2 20.8 .183 .311 .257 50.0
2020 Cutter -2.4 -2 91 23.4 27 .385 .615 .472 21.6 14.8 13.3 .305 .430 .331 36.4
2020 Curveball 2.8 2 56 14.4 8 .125 .125 .113 39.1 50.0 17.4 .099 .105 .093 25.0
2020 Changeup -1.9 -1 47 12.1 11 .400 1.000 .591 44.8 18.2 25.0 .422 .988 .593 50.0
2020 Sinker 2.5 0 3 0.8 -- -- -- 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
2021 Changeup 57 84.1 97 16.3 10:45 10:45 0
2021 Curveball 75 78.4 70 16.5 5:00 5:00 0
2021 Cutter 121 85.5 30 6.0 12:15 1:30 -75
2021 4-Seam Fastball 200 91.3 98 20.7 11:00 11:15 -15
2020 Changeup 36 84.5 96 15.9 10:45 11:00 -15
2020 Curveball 52 78.6 74 17.4 5:15 5:15 0
2020 Cutter 85 85.6 27 5.2 12:15 1:15 -60
2020 4-Seam Fastball 179 90.9 98 20.9 11:00 11:15 -15
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLCUTTERCHANGEUPSLIDERCURVEBALLWes BenjaminSpin-Based Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
1212345678910114-SEAM FASTBALLCUTTERCHANGEUPSLIDERCURVEBALLWes BenjaminObserved Movement by Pitch TypeSPIN DIRECTION - PITCHER POV
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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ARM ANGLE51°2020 ARM ANGLE51°2021
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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year
Team
PA
Pitches
Heart
Shadow
Chase
Waste
All
2020 98 389 -1 7 -2 -1 2
2021 112 461 -4 -1 -3 -3 -11
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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 %
2020 389 48.6 71.4 80.7 28.5 54.4 46.5 64.3 49.4 26.6 6.7 80.8
2021 461 49.5 71.9 79.3 23.6 76.4 42.1 56.3 47.5 21.0 7.8 88.9
Player 850 49.1 71.7 79.9 25.9 65.2 44.1 60.0 48.4 23.6 7.3 85.5
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
2020 61 52 49 46 74 56 51 13 15 38 69 50 58 17 74 58 12
2021 18 68 49 22
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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 %
2020 23.5 4 3.5 1 2 3 1 25.0
2021 26.2 6 5.9 0 1 2 4 66.7
Player 25.3 10 9.4 1 3 5 5 50.0
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
2020 4 4 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 2 3 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 5 3 5 4 4 3 2 3 5 3 3
2021 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 5 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5
Player 10 10 8 8 10 11 10 8 7 8 7 8 11 10 10 9 10 10 11 9 11 10 11 11 10 9 8 9 11 9 8
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
2020
2021
+/-
 
Fastball Velocity 89.2 89.1 -0.1
Offspeed Velocity 84.5 84.1 -0.4
Breaking Velocity 78.6 78.4 -0.2
Exit Velocity 90.6 90.5 -0.1
Launch Angle 16.6 20.8 4.2
Barrel % 7.1 9.2 2.1
Hard Hit % 44.3 36.8 -7.5
LA Sweet-Spot % 30.0 39.5 9.5
xBA .237 .252 0.015
BA .264 .309 0.045
xwOBA .301 .366 0.065
wOBA .322 .406 0.084
xSLG .401 .457 0.056
SLG .429 .543 0.114
K% 21.4 17.0 -4.4
BB% 7.1 15.2 8.1
Swing % 49.4 47.5 -1.9
Whiff% 26.6 21.0 -5.6
In Zone % 48.6 49.5 0.9
Out of Zone % 51.4 50.5 -0.9
Out of Zone Swing % 28.5 23.6 -4.9
First Pitch Swing % 31.6 31.3 -0.3
First Pitch Strike % 64.3 56.3 -8.0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHH
vs LHH
Year
Alignment Type
PA
wOBA
PA
Total
%
PA
Total
%
2020 Shifts 98 .322 72 19 26.4 26 14 53.8
2021 Shifts 112 .406 75 6 8.0 37 27 73.0
! 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 Empty
Runners On Base
Season
Team
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
Pitches
Tempo
Fast %
Slow %
2020 110 15.7 37.3% 0.0% 58 22.5 0.0% 3.4%
2021 123 16.4 32.5% 0.8% 78 21.0 0.0% 1.3%

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Pitch Distribution

Wes Benjamin - 2021 Frequency of Pitches by Pitch Speed4-Seam FastballChangeupCurveballCutterSliderAll Pitches75 MPH80 MPH85 MPH90 MPH95 MPHPitch Speed0%2%4%6%8%10%12%Frequency of Speed