2025 Stats
W-L
1-4
ERA
1.95
WHIP
1.01
K
22
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Bender fully recovered from his late 2022 Tommy John surgery but never ascended into the closer role that he was beginning to embrace before his injury. Bender saved just one game but won five others out of the pen and resumed his effective approach of getting strikeouts and ground balls while allowing three homers in 53 innings of work. The primary reason the closer role has evaded him is that Bender has some extreme splits. His sinker/sweeper approach to righties limited them to a .251 wOBA last season, but lefties were much higher at .375, reaching base nearly 40 percent of the time. Bender lacks a usable weapon against lefties so he must rely on batted ball luck and location to find success against lefties, and neither of those happened often enough for him to find that success in 2024. His sinker/sweeper approach does not exactly lend itself to a new third pitch unless he were to add a cutter and lean on that against lefties. Until a new pitch shows up, Bender is unlikely to climb the leverage ladder in Miami with any success. Read Past Outlooks
Notches eighth hold
Bender worked a scoreless seventh inning without a walk or a strikeout to record his eighth hold of the season in Tuesday's win over the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander entered the game to protect a 3-0 lead and needed only nine pitches (seven strikes) to dispatch Pittsburgh's 5-6-7 hitters. Bender has a career-low 20.0 percent strikeout rate through 27.1 innings this season and a 10.0 percent walk rate that's just a tick below the career-worst 10.3 percent mark he posted in 2022, but he's generating enough weak contact to make it work, posting a 1.98 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He hasn't recorded a save since April 1, however, and seems stuck in a setup role ahead of current top closing option Calvin Faucher.
The right-hander entered the game to protect a 3-0 lead and needed only nine pitches (seven strikes) to dispatch Pittsburgh's 5-6-7 hitters. Bender has a career-low 20.0 percent strikeout rate through 27.1 innings this season and a 10.0 percent walk rate that's just a tick below the career-worst 10.3 percent mark he posted in 2022, but he's generating enough weak contact to make it work, posting a 1.98 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. He hasn't recorded a save since April 1, however, and seems stuck in a setup role ahead of current top closing option Calvin Faucher.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
15
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Anthony Bender generally throw?
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What part of the game does Anthony Bender generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-32%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-33%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .276 | 25 | 13 | 32 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .188 | 56 | 16 | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .214 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .143 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .311 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .208 | 44 | 9 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-51%
ERA on Road
2025
-15%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 4.50 | 1.33 | 40.0 | 9.7 | 3.2 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.21 | 1.06 | 40.2 | 8.4 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.13 | 1.18 | 12.2 | 7.1 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2025Away | 1.80 | 0.87 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 5.60 | 1.39 | 27.1 | 10.9 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.45 | 1.17 | 25.2 | 9.1 | 3.5 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 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
2.00K/9
7.2BB/9
3.6HR/9
0.7Fastball
96.5 mphERA
1.95WHIP
1.01BABIP
.211GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
83.3%Exit Velocity
84.5 mphBarrels/BBE
3.9%Spin Rate
2525 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
33.6%Swinging Strike
6.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Bender was sidelined for the full 2023 campaign after undergoing Tommy John surgery in August 2022. He was back on the mound last July and progressed to live batting practice sessions a few months later, so he figures to be fully healthy for spring training. Bender handled closing duties for the Marlins as recently as 2022, so he could re-emerge in high leverage if health permits this season. The 28-year-old is likely behind several others in Miami's bullpen for save chances, though, and the first hurdle he needs to clear is proving he's healthy.
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Falters in high-leverage spot
Bender (1-2) took the loss Sunday against the A's, giving up a run on two hits in an inning of relief. He struck out two.
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Collects second hold
Bender gave up a hit in a scoreless eighth inning to record his second hold of the season in Tuesday's win over the Reds.
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Saddled with loss Friday
Bender (1-1) was charged with a blown save and a loss Friday as the Marlins fell to the Nationals, giving up one run on two hits and a walk in the eighth inning. He struck out one.
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Works ninth in Saturday's win
Bender walked one and struck out one in a scoreless ninth inning Saturday during a 4-0 win over Atlanta.
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Notches first save
Bender retired the only two batters he faced to earn a save against the Mets on Tuesday.
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Candidate for deadline move
The Marlins could listen to offers for Bender before the summer trade deadline, Jim Bowden of The Athletic speculates.
ANALYSIS
Bender is one of several Miami relievers who could generate interest before the deadline. The right-hander owns a career-best 2.05 ERA with a 1.06 WHIP across 26.1 innings this season.
Bender is one of several Miami relievers who could generate interest before the deadline. The right-hander owns a career-best 2.05 ERA with a 1.06 WHIP across 26.1 innings this season.