2022 Stats
W-L
1-3
ERA
4.50
WHIP
1.57
K
13
SV
6
Rest-of-Season Projections
2022 Fantasy Outlook
Bender did not break camp with the Marlins despite a strong spring, but he was called up in early May and began his career with 21 straight appearances without allowing an earned run. July wasn't as kind to the rookie, but he still flashed his upside with a 23:2 K:BB over 14.2 innings during the month despite a 4.30 ERA. The right-hander earned his first-career save on July 5 and had fantasy managers speculating that he'd take over as Miami's closer once Yimi Garcia was traded. The job ultimately went to veteran Dylan Floro, but Bender certainly has the stuff to close with 97-mph heat on his sinker and a filthy slider that propelled him to the 78th percentile in whiff rate. He finished 2021 with three wins, three saves, 12 holds and outstanding ratios (2.79 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 10.4 K/9) over 61.1 innings. Bender should be in the mix for saves moving forward, but don't expect a full share of the closer role just yet. Read Past Outlooks
Collects win Tuesday
Bender (1-3) picked up the win in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Nationals, giving up two hits and striking out one in a scoreless inning of relief.
ANALYSIS
While the win is nice, it's a little concerning for his long-term fantasy outlook than Bender entered a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. The right-hander has yet to record a save in May after reeling off four in five days at the end of April, and while Dylan Floro has struggled since coming off the injured list, Bender's usage Tuesday suggests he might be moving into a lower-leverage role and out of the ninth inning. On the season, he carries a 3.86 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 13:4 K:BB through 14 innings while converting six of eight save chances.
While the win is nice, it's a little concerning for his long-term fantasy outlook than Bender entered a scoreless tie in the fifth inning. The right-hander has yet to record a save in May after reeling off four in five days at the end of April, and while Dylan Floro has struggled since coming off the injured list, Bender's usage Tuesday suggests he might be moving into a lower-leverage role and out of the ninth inning. On the season, he carries a 3.86 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 13:4 K:BB through 14 innings while converting six of eight save chances.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
13
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Anthony Bender 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 Anthony Bender generally pitch?
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7th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-32%
BAA vs RHP
2022
-40%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .281 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 3 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .191 | 66 | 13 | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .400 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .241 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .247 | 15 | 10 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .180 | 56 | 10 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2020vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-30%
ERA at Home
2022
-52%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 2.64 | 1.06 | 44.1 | 10.6 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 3.77 | 1.29 | 31.0 | 9.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2022Home | 5.87 | 2.09 | 7.2 | 10.6 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.84 | 0.95 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2021Home | 1.96 | 0.85 | 36.2 | 10.6 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2021Away | 4.01 | 1.38 | 24.2 | 10.2 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2020Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Anthony Bender 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
2.60K/9
8.4BB/9
3.2HR/9
1.9Fastball
98.0 mphERA
4.50WHIP
1.57BABIP
.346GB/FB
2.09Left On Base
84.3%Exit Velocity
82.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.3%Spin Rate
2278 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.1%Swinging Strike
10.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Blows save in loss
Bender (0-3) was charged with a blown save and the loss Wednesday against Arizona after giving up two runs on two hits with two strikeouts and zero walks during the ninth inning.
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Another clean save
Bender got two outs without allowing a run while allowing one hit to pick up his fifth save of the season Friday against the Mariners.
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Notches fourth save
Bender gave up a hit and struck out one over 1.1 scoreless innings Wednesday to record his fourth save of the season in a 2-1 win over the Nationals.
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Collects third save
Bender worked a perfect ninth inning Tuesday without a walk or strikeout to record his third save of the season in a 5-2 win over the Nationals.
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Battling hip soreness
Bender didn't enter for Saturday's save opportunity due to hip soreness, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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