2025 Stats
W-L
5-8
ERA
5.92
WHIP
1.44
K
121
SV
1
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
What did Brown do for you in 2025? The 121 strikeouts in 106.1 innings and a 19.1% K-BB% show his upside, but everything else showed his downside as well. Brown struggled to strand runners as 36% of his baserunners scored and his 18 home runs allowed had something to do with that. A .347 BABIP along with that low runners stranded rate led to a 5.92 ERA as well. Simply put, Brown had a lot of misfortunes when balls were put into play as the league waited for him to throw fastballs and pounced on them before he could get to his putaway pitches hitting .315 off the heaters with 11 of the 18 home runs. Brown is also a two pitch guy against righties, but did better against righties (.317 wOBA) than lefties (.378 wOBA) as lefties had little trouble picking up his fastball and knuckle-curve. Brown truly needs a deeper repertoire in this day and age of deep arsenals and multiple fastballs, because his current profile fits better in the pen and dare we say as a closer if he were permitted to focus on thar role. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cubs in March of 2025.
Sent back to Iowa
The Cubs optioned Brown to Triple-A Iowa on Monday.
Analysis
He's being sent down to make room on the active roster for the return of Michael Soroka (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list. Brown has made 15 starts and 10 relief appearances for the Cubs this season, posting a 5.92 ERA and 121:32 K:BB over 106.1 frames.
He's being sent down to make room on the active roster for the return of Michael Soroka (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list. Brown has made 15 starts and 10 relief appearances for the Cubs this season, posting a 5.92 ERA and 121:32 K:BB over 106.1 frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
69
Last 10 Games
47
Last 5 Games
36
How many pitches does Ben Brown generally throw?
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121+
What part of the game does Ben Brown generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2025
-6%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .269 | 95 | 27 | 81 | 16 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .246 | 90 | 24 | 81 | 7 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .288 | 62 | 14 | 57 | 13 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .272 | 59 | 18 | 64 | 5 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .233 | 33 | 13 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .181 | 31 | 6 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-3%
ERA on Road
2025
-3%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 5.21 | 1.43 | 65.2 | 12.2 | 3.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 5.06 | 1.24 | 96.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 6.04 | 1.59 | 47.2 | 12.5 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2025Away | 5.83 | 1.31 | 58.2 | 8.4 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.00 | 1.00 | 18.0 | 11.5 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.86 | 1.13 | 37.1 | 9.9 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ben Brown compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 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 120 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 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.78K/9
10.2BB/9
2.7HR/9
1.5Fastball
97.0 mphERA
5.92WHIP
1.44BABIP
.365GB/FB
1.33Left On Base
62.6%Exit Velocity
84.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.4%Spin Rate
2194 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.7%Swinging Strike
12.9%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Brown turned heads with his performance in spring training and pitched well for the Cubs during the regular season between the rotation and bullpen before a neck issue ended his campaign. It was found that he was dealing with a benign area of concern in his neck, but after a follow-up scan in November, he was cleared for a normal offseason. Brown is a 6-foot-6 righty who gets good extension and pulls the string on a knuckle curve to great effect. His knuckle curve had an absurd .134 xBA and 51 percent whiff rate last season. The lack of a third pitch could be an issue and the jury is still out as to whether he can make it as a starting pitcher. Brown was significantly better as a starter than as a reliever last season, which offers hope that he could snag one of the final rotation spots with a strong showing in camp.
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Takes loss in relief
Brown (5-8) allowed two runs on a hit and two walks across 1.1 innings of relief to take the loss Wednesday against Atlanta. He struck out three.
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Picks up three-inning save
Brown allowed one run on two hits and struck out three without walking a batter over three innings to earn the save in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Angels.
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Solid in relief Tuesday
Brown allowed one run on four hits and a walk across four innings of relief in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Blue Jays.
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No longer starting Tuesday
Brown is no longer expected to start Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays after the Cubs activated Javier Assad (oblique) from the 60-day injured list, Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
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Picking up start Tuesday
Brown is slated to start Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays in Toronto, Taylor McGregor of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Opening for MLB debut?
Justin Steele is headed for the injured list after suffering a strained hamstring Thursday, per Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune, and Brown could be in the mix to fill the vacant rotation spot.
Analysis
The 24-year-old righty was optioned to Triple-A Iowa in early March and never seemed to have much of a chance to make the Cubs' Opening Day roster, but he pitched well during spring training with just one run allowed and a 12:5 K:BB across 14 innings. Brown struggled upon being promoted to Triple-A Iowa last season with a 5.33 ERA in 22 outings, but his spring success and standing as a top prospect could put him on the radar for early-season starts with Chicago's rotation depth being tested.
The 24-year-old righty was optioned to Triple-A Iowa in early March and never seemed to have much of a chance to make the Cubs' Opening Day roster, but he pitched well during spring training with just one run allowed and a 12:5 K:BB across 14 innings. Brown struggled upon being promoted to Triple-A Iowa last season with a 5.33 ERA in 22 outings, but his spring success and standing as a top prospect could put him on the radar for early-season starts with Chicago's rotation depth being tested.