Players · M · Pitcher · 2018
Ben Meyer
- Age
- 25
- B/T
- L/R
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 203 lb
- Born
- January 30, 1993 in Minneapolis, MN, United States
- MLB debut
- June 7, 2018
- dbWAR
- -.4 2 season(s)
- IP
- 19.0
- ERA
- 10.42
- FIP
- 6.42
- K/9
- 4.3
- FIP−
- 155 100 = avg
Ben Meyer was a relief pitcher for the Miami Marlins. In 2018 he struck out 9 batters over 19.0 innings across 13 appearances, going 0-0. His ERA of 10.42 was 151.1% higher than the league average of 4.15. Stripping out defence, his 6.42 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 13.3% of swings (6.0% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 9.3%. His -0.4 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, 2018.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2018 | MIA | 13 | 0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 14 | 10.42 | 6.42 | 2.11 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 251 | 155 | -0.4 | — |
Batting
Standard and advanced, by season.
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| 2018 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 | -0.3 | -130 | -0.0 | — |
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 | 53 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 5 | .385 | .538 | .692 | .519 | 9.4% |
| vs RHB | 44 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .289 | .364 | .395 | .328 | 9.1% |
Spray chart
Where every ball he put in play landed, 2018.
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Hot and cold zones
Batting average by pitch location, 2018.
Pitch sequencing
What Ben Meyer 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Sinker | 245 | 91.6 | 2,223 | 45.3% | 9.3% | 53 | .396 | 1.160 | |
| Curveball | 87 | 76.8 | 2,056 | 34.5% | 15.6% | 16 | .188 | .485 | |
| Changeup | 37 | 82.6 | 2,029 | 27.0% | 40.0% | 8 | — | — |
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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.