Ben Lively
31-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
2.65
WHIP
0.88
K
18
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Fans eight in Wednesday's win
Lively (2-2) picked up the win Wednesday, giving up two runs on five hits and two walks over six innings in a 10-3 victory over the Cardinals. He struck out eight.
ANALYSIS
It was an impressive showing all around for the Reds, who banged out a season-high 18 hits on the offensive side, but it was especially sweet for Lively as he collected his first win as an MLB starting pitcher since 2017 and first quality start since 2018. The 31-year-old right-hander has looked good in two starts since joining the Cincy rotation, posting a 16:3 K:BB through 11.2 innings while allowing only four runs, and he'll look to keep rolling in his next outing -- currently set for early next week in Boston.
It was an impressive showing all around for the Reds, who banged out a season-high 18 hits on the offensive side, but it was especially sweet for Lively as he collected his first win as an MLB starting pitcher since 2017 and first quality start since 2018. The 31-year-old right-hander has looked good in two starts since joining the Cincy rotation, posting a 16:3 K:BB through 11.2 innings while allowing only four runs, and he'll look to keep rolling in his next outing -- currently set for early next week in Boston.
Pitching Stats
Loading Pitching Stats...
2023
2019
2018
2017
2023 MLB Game Log
Loading Pitching Game Log...
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Pitching Game Log...
Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
66
Last 10 Games
66
Last 5 Games
66
How many pitches does Ben Lively generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ben Lively generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-9%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-9%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .200 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .182 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .200 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .182 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | |||||||
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-37%
ERA at Home
2023
-37%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 2.45 | 0.95 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 1.8 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 3.86 | 0.43 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 2.45 | 0.95 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 1.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 3.86 | 0.43 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 0.0 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
Stat Review
How does Ben Lively 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
6.00K/9
9.5BB/9
1.6HR/9
1.6Fastball
91.2 mphERA
2.65WHIP
0.88BABIP
.231GB/FB
1.83Left On Base
92.6%Exit Velocity
79.7 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
1990 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.8%Swinging Strike
10.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
Loading Advanced Pitching Stats...
Defensive Stats
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Stats Vs Today's Lineup
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Ben Lively See More
Todd Zola welcomes back several key hurlers into his weekly pitcher rankings.
Jan Levine looks at the latest NL moves and suggests a few players who could make an immediate impact.
Todd Zola frames the top pitching rankings for the upcoming week, including a rare double dip of Sho-Time.
Chris Morgan is keying on a Rays stack Thursday against the Yankees.
John Ryan digs into the numbers to determine his best bet for Wednesday's interleague matchup between the Phillies and Blue Jays.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2019
2018
2017
2015
Injuries opened the door for Lively to claim a spot in the Phillies' Opening Day rotation, but the right-hander failed to take advantage of the opportunity. He struggled to a 6.85 ERA and 1.86 WHIP across five starts (23.2 innings) before landing on the disabled list at the end of April with a lower-back injury. Upon activation from the DL, Lively was sent to the minors. A shoulder injury cost the hurler more than two months and limited him to just 52 innings with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Despite a respectable 2.42 ERA and 1.00 WHIP with the IronPigs, Lively was designated for assignment by Philadelphia in September. He was scooped up by the Royals and spent the remainder of the season in a relief role, posting a 1.35 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 5:5 K:BB across 6.2 innings. While Lively's exact role remains undetermined heading into 2019, he likely won't be a factor in the fantasy world given his 4.95 FIP and 6.0 K/9 across parts of two big-league seasons.
More Fantasy News
Sticks in rotation
Lively is scheduled to start Wednesday's game against the Cardinals at Great American Ball Park.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Strikes out eight in first start
Lively (1-2) took the loss Friday, allowing two runs on two hits and one walk over 5.2 innings in a 6-2 loss to the Yankees. He struck out eight.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Entering rotation Friday
Lively is scheduled to start Friday's game against the Yankees at Great American Ball Park, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Earns win in bulk relief
Lively (1-0) was credited with the win against the Mets on Thursday, allowing four hits and striking out one batter over three innings.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
To get bulk of innings Thursday
Reds manager David Bell said Lively will handle a "significant amount" of innings in Thursday's series finale against the Mets, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.