Ben Heller
32-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
3.86
WHIP
1.45
K
16
SV
0
2024 Projections
Sent to minors camp
The Pirates reassigned Heller to minor-league camp Sunday, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The 32-year-old holds a 3.06 ERA over 50 career relief appearances at the big-league level over parts of five seasons, but his resume wasn't enough to win him a spot in the Pirates' Opening Day bullpen. After missing much of the 2021 and 2022 seasons while recovering from arm injuries, Heller enjoyed good health in 2023, but control proved to be a concern for him at both the major-league and Triple-A levels. He'll likely need to string together some quality outings at Triple-A Indianapolis early on in the season to garner a look in Pittsburgh.
The 32-year-old holds a 3.06 ERA over 50 career relief appearances at the big-league level over parts of five seasons, but his resume wasn't enough to win him a spot in the Pirates' Opening Day bullpen. After missing much of the 2021 and 2022 seasons while recovering from arm injuries, Heller enjoyed good health in 2023, but control proved to be a concern for him at both the major-league and Triple-A levels. He'll likely need to string together some quality outings at Triple-A Indianapolis early on in the season to garner a look in Pittsburgh.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
21
How many pitches does Ben Heller generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ben Heller generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-57%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-57%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .345 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .150 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .345 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .150 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-44%
ERA at Home
2023
-44%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 3.00 | 1.00 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 3.0 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 5.40 | 2.25 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 9.5 | ||||
2023Home | 3.00 | 1.00 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 3.0 | ||||
2023Away | 5.40 | 2.25 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 9.5 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ben Heller compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.45K/9
7.7BB/9
5.3HR/9
1.0Fastball
95.0 mphERA
3.86WHIP
1.45BABIP
.276GB/FB
1.63Left On Base
74.4%Exit Velocity
82.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.1%Spin Rate
2089 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
30.2%Swinging Strike
12.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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On another team, Heller likely would have made the Opening Day roster, but with the loaded Yankees relief corps, he was slated to begin the year with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Before the season began, he was diagnosed with bone spurs in his throwing elbow. When he went under the knife, it was discovered he also needed Tommy John surgery. With an early-April procedure, Heller could return around the All-Star break, when he'll likely return to the RailRiders, looking to reestablish himself in hopes of a second-half callup. Control will be key. Before the injury, Heller walked 10 batters over 18 MLB innings in 2016 and 2017.
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Gets minors deal from Pirates
Heller signed a minor-league contract with the Pirates on Tuesday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Elects free agency
Heller elected to become a free agent Thursday, Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Outrighted to Triple-A
Atlanta outrighted Heller to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
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Dispatched to Triple-A
Atlanta optioned Heller to Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday.
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Recalled from Triple-A
Heller was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
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