Pitcher · 2021
Wes Benjamin
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- R/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- July 26, 1993 in Winfield, IL, USA
- MLB debut
- August 16, 2020
- dbWAR
- -.5 2 season(s)
- IP
- 22.2
- ERA
- 8.74
- FIP
- 7.18
- K/9
- 7.5
- FIP−
- 168 100 = avg
Wes Benjamin is a relief pitcher for the Texas Rangers. In 2021 he struck out 19 batters over 22.2 innings across 13 appearances, going 0-2. His ERA of 8.74 was 104.8% higher than the league average of 4.27 — the second worst on his team, and 562nd of 567 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 7.18 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 21.0% of swings (10.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 15.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 17.0%. His -0.6 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2021.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 22.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 8.74 | 7.18 | 2.03 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 205 | 168 | -0.6 | |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 22.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 7 | 4.84 | 4.58 | 1.39 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 109 | 103 | 0.1 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 37 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | .414 | .514 | .759 | .521 | 8.1% |
| vs RHB | 75 | 65 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 16 | .262 | .360 | .446 | .355 | 21.3% |
Pitch sequencing
What Wes Benjamin throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2021.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 202 | 91.3 | 2,297 | 49.5% | 19.1% | |
| Cutter | 130 | 85.3 | 2,291 | 46.2% | 28.1% | |
| Curveball | 68 | 78.2 | 2,489 | 35.3% | 11.5% | |
| Changeup | 58 | 84.1 | 1,662 | 44.8% | 21.2% |
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Similar players
Nearest 2021 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.