Anthony Bender
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
7.62
WHIP
1.85
K
17
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
Notches fourth hold
Bender gave up a run on three hits while striking out one in the seventh inning Sunday, recording his fourth hold of the season in a loss to Atlanta.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander's 5.14 ERA and 1.57 WHIP through seven innings aren't pretty, but Bender leads the Marlins in holds and his 11:2 K:BB indicates he's fully recovered from the Tommy John surgery that cost him all of 2023. Tanner Scott blew the save Sunday and seems to be hanging onto his closer role by a thread, so Bender and Andrew Nardi could begin to see ninth-inning work in his place.
The right-hander's 5.14 ERA and 1.57 WHIP through seven innings aren't pretty, but Bender leads the Marlins in holds and his 11:2 K:BB indicates he's fully recovered from the Tommy John surgery that cost him all of 2023. Tanner Scott blew the save Sunday and seems to be hanging onto his closer role by a thread, so Bender and Andrew Nardi could begin to see ninth-inning work in his place.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
20
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Anthony Bender generally throw?
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11-20
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41-50
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91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Anthony Bender 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 2022
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-22%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .327 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 1 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .269 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 3 | |||
2024vs Left | .286 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .368 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2022vs Left | .357 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .175 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-37%
ERA on Road
2024
-13%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 6.00 | 1.72 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.77 | 1.26 | 14.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | ||||
2024Home | 7.27 | 1.73 | 8.2 | 13.5 | 2.1 | ||||
2024Away | 8.31 | 2.08 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 4.2 | ||||
2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Home | 4.82 | 1.71 | 9.1 | 11.6 | 2.9 | ||||
2022Away | 1.80 | 0.90 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||||
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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
4.25K/9
11.8BB/9
2.8HR/9
0.7Fastball
95.4 mphERA
7.62WHIP
1.85BABIP
.491GB/FB
1.25Left On Base
57.5%Exit Velocity
79.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.8%Spin Rate
2364 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.8%Swinging Strike
9.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2022
Bender stepped in as the Marlins closer to open the 2022 season with Dylan Floro beginning the year on the IL. The 27-year-old racked up six saves in April, but scuffled a bit out of the gates and took a step back from closing duties in early May. A few weeks later, he suffered a back strain that held him out for more than two months. He'd only make six more appearances in August before suffering an elbow strain that required Tommy John surgery, ending his season. Bender is expected to be sidelined for the full 2023 campaign as well.
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Picks up second hold
Bender gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless sixth inning Thursday to collect his second hold of the season in a loss to the Cardinals.
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Gives up first runs of 2024
Bender was charged with two runs on two hits in two-thirds of an innings during Monday's loss to the Angels. He struck out one without walking a batter.
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Comeback going well
Bender gave up a hit and struck out two in a scoreless inning of relief during Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals.
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Declares self ready for spring
Bender (elbow) said in a recent interview with Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald that he's fully recovered from his August 2022 Tommy John surgery and is prepared to enter spring training with no restrictions. "I'm ready to go in and help out anywhere I can," Bender said. "If there's a spot where my name is called, I'll go out there and do my job."
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Agrees to terms with Marlins
Bender (elbow) agreed to a one-year contract with the Marlins on Thursday to avoid arbitration.
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