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Ben Lively

P · KC

34 yrs

Pitcher

Description

Position: P
Team: KC
Type: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Born: 1992-03-05
Age: 34
Country: USA
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 235 lb
Last active: 2025

Career Résumé

6 seasons

Seasons	6 2017–2025
Games	83
W-L	23-29
ERA	4.38
WHIP	1.32
IP	404
SO	306
SV	0

Pitching

Regular season

Season	Tm	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	IP	SO	BB	HR	ER	xERA	Brl%
2025	CLE	2	2	3.22	1.19	9	9	44.2	29	15	6	16	4.64	10.4%
2024	CLE	13	10	3.81	1.25	29	29	151.0	118	49	23	64	4.02	6.5%
2023	CIN	4	7	5.38	1.36	19	12	88.2	79	25	20	53	5.00	8.3%
2019	KC	0	0	27.00	3.00	1	0	1.0	1	0	1	3	27.31	20.0%
2018	KC	0	3	5.64	1.85	10	5	30.1	27	15	4	19	6.52	7.0%
2017	PHI	4	7	4.26	1.29	15	15	88.2	52	24	13	42	4.70	5.9%

Fielding

Regular season · OAA 2016+

Season	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	FLD%	RF/9	OAA
2025	P	9	9	44.2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.40	—
2024	P	29	29	151.0	4	12	0	1	1.000	0.95	—
2023	P	19	12	88.2	8	7	1	0	.938	1.52	—
2019	P	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00	—
2018	P	10	5	30.1	1	3	0	0	1.000	1.19	—
2017	P	15	15	88.2	9	10	2	2	.905	1.93	—

Pitching game log

2025 · last 9

Date		Opp	Res	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	Pit
2025-05-12	vs	MIL	W	ND	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	1	45
2025-05-06	@	WSH	W	W	5.1	2	1	1	1	2	3	63
2025-05-01	vs	MIN	W	ND	5.2	5	0	0	0	0	2	91
2025-04-26	vs	BOS	W	ND	5.0	6	4	4	2	3	4	104
2025-04-19	@	PIT	W	W	5.1	4	0	0	0	1	3	90
2025-04-13	vs	KC	L	L	6.0	7	4	4	1	2	5	93
2025-04-08	vs	CWS	W	ND	5.0	2	0	0	0	3	4	80
2025-04-02	@	SD	L	L	4.1	7	4	4	1	2	4	86
2025-03-27	@	KC	W	ND	5.0	4	3	3	1	0	3	67

2025 · vs 402

K/9

5.85

BB/9

3.051

HR/9

1.240

ERA

3.2266

WHIP

1.1963

xERA

4.6420

Brl%A

10.4%17

PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league

Career Highs

Stat	Best	Year
Wins	13	2024
SO	118	2024
SV	0	2025
ERA	3.22	2025
WHIP	1.19	2025

Comparable Players

2025 · stat-profile similarity

Jose QuintanaMIL37y
3.96 ERA · 89 K · 1.29 WHIP
88%
vs
Brayan BelloBOS27y
3.35 ERA · 124 K · 1.24 WHIP
88%
vs
Davis MartinCWS29y
4.10 ERA · 104 K · 1.29 WHIP
88%
vs
Noah CameronKC26y
2.99 ERA · 114 K · 1.10 WHIP
86%
vs
Javier AssadCHC28y
3.65 ERA · 23 K · 1.22 WHIP
86%
vs

Career Arc

ERA by season · taller = better

Year over Year

pitching trajectory

Yr	Tm	W	ERA	WHIP	SO	IP
17	PHI	4	4.26	1.29	52	89
18	KC	0▼	5.64▲	1.85▲	27▼	30▼
19	KC	0	27.00▲	3.00▲	1▼	1▼
23	CIN	4▲	5.38▼	1.36▼	79▲	89▲
24	CLE	13▲	3.81▼	1.25▼	118▲	151▲
25	CLE	2▼	3.22▼	1.19▼	29▼	45▼

Career Milestones

chase to the next mark

Wins23

27 to 50

Strikeouts306

694 to 1,000

Season

Pitch Arsenal

2025 · Statcast

Pitch	Use	Velo	Spin
4-Seam	33%	89.8	2037
Sinker	24%	90.4	2006
Sweeper	11%	78.5	2026
Slider	9%	82.7	2009
Cutter	8%	84.4	1920
Changeup	8%	84.8	1639
Curve	7%	77.3	1991

Plate Discipline

2025 · induced

24.3%

Chase

lg 28.5%

67.5%

Z-Swing

lg 67%

13.0%

Whiff

lg 24.5%

87.0%

Contact

lg 76%

47.6%

Zone

lg 48.5%

23.6%

CSW

lg 28%

801 pitches · green/red vs league avg

Statcast Trend

xERA by season · taller = better

Barrel% Against by season · taller = better

Per game	11.4
Ceiling (90th)	17.9
Floor (10th)	5.6
Std dev	5.1
Boom rate	22%
Bust rate	11%
Profile	Steady