Pitcher · 2024
Ben Heller
- Age
- 33
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #91
- Born
- August 5, 1991 in Milwaukee, WI, USA
- MLB debut
- August 26, 2016
- Drafted
- 2013, round 22
- College
- Olivet Nazarene
- High school
- Whitewater
- dbWAR
- -.0 1 season(s)
- IP
- 12.0
- ERA
- 11.25
- FIP
- 4.75
- K/9
- 11.3
- FIP−
- 116 100 = avg
Ben Heller is a relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 2024 he struck out 15 batters over 12.0 innings across 8 appearances, going 0-1. His ERA of 11.25 was 175.8% higher than the league average of 4.08. Stripping out defence, his 4.75 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 29.6% of swings (12.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.7%. His -0.0 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2024.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .263 | .417 | .368 | .350 | 25.0% |
| vs RHB | 42 | 35 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .400 | .500 | .571 | .470 | 21.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ben Heller throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2024.
| Sinker | 65 | 95.3 | 2,175 | 43.1% | 11.1% | |
| Changeup | 55 | 84.1 | 1,461 | 56.4% | 48.4% | |
| Cutter | 52 | 86.9 | 2,180 | 44.2% | 39.1% | |
| Slider | 43 | 85.3 | 2,182 | 44.2% | 28.6% | |
| Four-Seam Fastball | 29 | 96.4 | 2,345 | 37.9% | 10.0% | |
| Sweeper | 11 | 76.9 | 2,467 | 18.2% | 0.0% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 11.25 | 4.75 | 2.08 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 276 | 116 | -0.0 | — |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.