Pitcher · 2026
Ben Brown
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Number
- #32
- Born
- September 9, 1999 in East Setauket, NY, USA
- MLB debut
- March 30, 2024
- Drafted
- 2017, round 33
- High school
- Ward Melville
- dbWAR
- 3.8 3 season(s)
- IP
- 68.0
- ERA
- 1.85
- FIP
- 2.48
- K/9
- 8.6
- FIP−
- 59 100 = avg
Ben Brown is a relief pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. In 2026 he struck out 65 batters over 68.0 innings across 20 appearances, going 4-2. His ERA of 1.85 was 55.6% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the best on his team, and 14th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 2.48 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 27.3% of swings (12.8% of every pitch he threw), walked 7.2% of the batters he faced and struck out 24.5%. His 1.8 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, 2026.
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 | 143 | 127 | 27 | 0 | 15 | 38 | .213 | .294 | .276 | .265 | 26.6% |
| vs RHB | 122 | 115 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 27 | .157 | .197 | .217 | .189 | 22.1% |
Pitch sequencing
What Ben Brown 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 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 371 | 96.3 | 2,213 | 50.9% | 15.6% | |
| Knuckle Curve | 366 | 86.8 | 2,306 | 48.4% | 44.3% | |
| Sinker | 207 | 96.4 | 2,148 | 43.0% | 13.0% | |
| Changeup | 60 | 90.1 | 1,290 | 28.3% | 34.8% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 8 | 68.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 14 | 65 | 19 | 1.85 | 2.48 | 0.94 | 8.6 | 2.5 | 44 | 59 | 1.8 | |
| 2025 | 25 | 15 | 106.1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 121 | 70 | 121 | 32 | 5.92 | 4.08 | 1.44 | 10.2 | 2.7 | 142 | 98 | 1.0 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 8 | 55.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 64 | 19 | 3.58 | 3.11 | 1.08 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 88 | 76 | 1.0 |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 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.