Ben Taylor

Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	11/12/1992 (29)
Height, Weight	6'3", 225 lb
Hometown	Montgomery, AL

2018 Season Stats

Needs more playing time to qualify

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	0	4.0	6.75	1.25	23.5%	0.0%	30.6%				92.8	12.9%	15.4%	55.6%	7.32	.399

	148^th 3 Sv	- 43 IP	326^th 4.12 ERA	142^nd 1.33 WHIP	157^th 23.0% K%	1^st 9.1% BB%	91^st 28.7% CSW%				227^th 93.5 FB MPH	134^th 12.3% SwStr%	25^th 23.2% HC%	56^th 46.7% GB%	344^th 4.24 xERA	345^th .297 xwOBA

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	CLE	3	0	4.0	0	0	6.75	4.28	4.40	2.08	1.25	11.3	32.0%	4.0%	.286	.271	14.3%	50.0%	50.0%	55.6%	11.1%	31.3%
RP MLB AVG		40	0	43.0	2	2	4.12	4.24	4.11	4.09	1.33	8.5	23.1%	9.2%	.298	.272	23.2%	46.6%	13.8%	73.9%	12.3%	28.7%
1 Year		3	0	4.0	0	0	6.75	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.25	11.3	32.0%	4.0%	.286	.271	14.3%	50.0%	50.0%	55.6%	11.1%	31.3%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 51%
Slider | 20%
Changeup | 7%
Sinker | 5%
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Show 2018 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	92.9	50.5%	22.7%	56.0%	8.0%	18.0%	26.0%	66.0%	58.0%	55.6%	22.2%	.333	.529	.286	100.0%	.378	.577	23.1%	2,122
RP MLB AVG	93.5	47.7%	25.2%	49.5%	9.8%	17.2%	27.0%	64.6%	59.0%	38.3%	38.7%	.265	.359	.296	15.9%	.252	.346	27.4%	2,268

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.378	.577	.351	.757	23.1%	33.3%	77.8%	53.8%	92.5	90.2	17.2	0.9	1.3	-1.3	5.3	6.7	2,122
RP MLB AVG	.252	.346	.282	.377	27.4%	8.2%	39.8%	26.8%	89.6	87.5	17.3	0.6	1.3	-0.9	5.9	6.1	2,268

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	50	13	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	33	17	.333	.917	.529
RP MLB AVG	279	69	9	3	0	2	15	8	1	0	182	97	.265	.473	.359

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	55.6%	22.2%	22.2%	11.1%	100.0%	22.2%	66.7%	11.1%	22.0%	0.0%	11.1%	11.1%	44.4%	0.0%	44.4%
RP MLB AVG	38.3%	23.1%	38.7%	12.1%	15.9%	32.7%	34.7%	32.7%	20.8%	3.4%	25.7%	31.2%	24.7%	7.0%	36.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	23.1%	33.3%	77.8%	53.8%	.333	.529	.286	.444	.378	.577	.351	.757	92.5	90.2	17.2
RP MLB AVG	27.4%	8.2%	39.8%	26.8%	.265	.359	.296	.339	.252	.346	.282	.377	89.6	87.5	17.3

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	22.7%	56.0%	8.0%	18.0%	26.0%	66.0%	58.0%	16.7%	48.0%	83.3%	80.0%	84.2%	25.0%	12.5%	46.2%	38.5%
RP MLB AVG	25.2%	49.5%	9.8%	17.2%	27.0%	64.6%	59.0%	20.6%	47.4%	79.4%	70.4%	82.7%	22.2%	21.3%	60.9%	49.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	34.0%	34.0%	32.0%	38.0%	36.0%	26.0%	16.0%	16.0%	50.0%	56.0%	28.0%	32.0%	56.0%	10.7%	18.8%
RP MLB AVG	34.1%	26.2%	39.7%	42.2%	27.8%	29.9%	7.5%	29.0%	44.8%	56.0%	31.9%	28.3%	49.5%	13.8%	17.0%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	84.2	20.2%	22.2%	55.0%	15.0%	20.0%	35.0%	70.0%	70.0%	33.3%	66.7%	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	.053	.046	0.0%	1,820
RP MLB AVG	84.4	27.5%	32.8%	40.4%	17.0%	14.8%	31.8%	61.8%	56.6%	44.6%	32.9%	.224	.279	.300	13.8%	.204	.257	18.2%	2,375

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.053	.046	.088	.077	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	79.8	85.7	31.2	0.3	0.3	-1.4	5.1	6.5	1,820
RP MLB AVG	.204	.257	.269	.334	18.2%	4.9%	34.5%	22.0%	85.8	85.1	13.1	0.5	0.1	-0.9	5.8	5.8	2,375

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	20	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	6	.000	.000	.000
RP MLB AVG	145	36	4	1	0	1	12	2	0	1	90	55	.224	.366	.279

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	20.0%	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB AVG	44.6%	22.6%	32.9%	9.0%	13.8%	46.5%	32.2%	21.3%	14.4%	4.8%	32.8%	27.9%	24.6%	5.1%	34.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000	.000	.000	.053	.046	.088	.077	79.8	85.7	31.2
RP MLB AVG	18.2%	4.9%	34.5%	22.0%	.224	.279	.300	.329	.204	.257	.269	.334	85.8	85.1	13.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	22.2%	55.0%	15.0%	20.0%	35.0%	70.0%	70.0%	30.0%	50.0%	70.0%	0.0%	87.5%	30.8%	16.7%	66.7%	66.7%
RP MLB AVG	32.8%	40.4%	17.0%	14.8%	31.8%	61.8%	56.6%	36.2%	47.0%	63.8%	42.6%	79.9%	21.1%	27.7%	58.5%	50.9%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	15.0%	35.0%	50.0%	35.0%	25.0%	40.0%	15.0%	20.0%	45.0%	65.0%	20.0%	30.0%	55.0%	15.4%	33.3%
RP MLB AVG	19.9%	21.9%	58.2%	16.1%	21.4%	62.5%	5.9%	24.8%	53.3%	58.0%	19.1%	35.2%	40.4%	11.8%	21.6%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	83.7	7.1%	0.0%	28.6%	0.0%	42.9%	42.9%	42.9%	42.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,700
RP MLB AVG	85.1	14.6%	31.8%	33.6%	14.3%	9.2%	23.5%	56.3%	50.6%	52.2%	27.9%	.251	.304	.282	13.2%	.219	.271	21.1%	1,768

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2	0.4	-1.5	5.1	6.8	1,700
RP MLB AVG	.219	.271	.251	.306	21.1%	5.1%	32.8%	24.1%	85.7	86.0	8.7	1.1	0.6	-0.9	5.8	6.1	1,768

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	59	16	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	36	23	.251	.415	.304

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	52.2%	20.0%	27.9%	7.6%	13.2%	46.0%	32.7%	21.3%	14.8%	3.7%	40.6%	23.2%	22.5%	5.1%	31.1%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	21.1%	5.1%	32.8%	24.1%	.251	.304	.282	.312	.219	.271	.251	.306	85.7	86.0	8.7

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	0.0%	28.6%	0.0%	42.9%	42.9%	42.9%	42.9%	-	0.0%	-	-	-	60.0%	0.0%	100.0%	100.0%
RP MLB AVG	31.8%	33.6%	14.3%	9.2%	23.5%	56.3%	50.6%	29.9%	47.1%	70.1%	58.7%	79.3%	12.1%	29.2%	52.4%	40.4%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	71.4%	0.0%	28.6%	14.3%	14.3%	71.4%	0.0%	28.6%	71.4%	71.4%	42.9%	28.6%	28.6%	0.0%	0.0%
RP MLB AVG	61.2%	21.9%	16.9%	17.5%	21.3%	61.3%	4.3%	20.1%	58.0%	61.1%	24.2%	30.2%	33.6%	15.7%	16.0%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	92.4	5.1%	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	60.0%	60.0%	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	.000	.000	0.0%	2,132
RP MLB AVG	92.4	29.0%	26.0%	44.8%	6.9%	16.4%	23.3%	61.9%	55.1%	55.5%	23.4%	.294	.359	.308	13.1%	.271	.338	30.3%	2,155

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.000	.000	-	-	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	1.2	1.1	-1.4	5.2	6.8	2,132
RP MLB AVG	.271	.338	.283	.331	30.3%	5.7%	36.1%	28.4%	88.1	86.7	6.2	1.2	0.8	-0.9	5.7	6.1	2,155

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	2	.000	.000	.000
RP MLB AVG	140	38	7	2	0	1	5	3	1	0	91	49	.294	.447	.359

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	55.5%	21.2%	23.4%	5.6%	13.1%	37.9%	36.7%	25.4%	17.8%	4.6%	40.5%	18.9%	24.5%	5.9%	30.5%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	.000	.000	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	-	-	-
RP MLB AVG	30.3%	5.7%	36.1%	28.4%	.294	.359	.308	.331	.271	.338	.283	.331	88.1	86.7	6.2

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	60.0%	60.0%	50.0%	40.0%	50.0%	-	50.0%	0.0%	0.0%	-	-
RP MLB AVG	26.0%	44.8%	6.9%	16.4%	23.3%	61.9%	55.1%	15.2%	45.4%	84.8%	75.6%	89.8%	19.4%	22.9%	56.5%	43.2%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	20.0%	60.0%	20.0%	0.0%	20.0%	80.0%	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	40.0%	40.0%	0.0%	100.0%
RP MLB AVG	55.0%	21.7%	23.4%	26.6%	28.6%	44.9%	6.1%	32.7%	45.6%	64.2%	31.8%	20.0%	44.8%	17.6%	14.3%

Pitch Type	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
Four-Seamer	92.9	50.5%	22.7%	56.0%	8.0%	18.0%	26.0%	66.0%	58.0%	55.6%	22.2%	.333	.529	.286	100.0%	.378	.577	23.1%	2,122
Slider	84.2	20.2%	22.2%	55.0%	15.0%	20.0%	35.0%	70.0%	70.0%	33.3%	66.7%	.000	.000	.000	0.0%	.053	.046	0.0%	1,820
Changeup	83.7	7.1%	0.0%	28.6%	0.0%	42.9%	42.9%	42.9%	42.9%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,700
Sinker	92.4	5.1%	0.0%	40.0%	20.0%	20.0%	40.0%	60.0%	60.0%	-	-	.000	.000	-	-	.000	.000	0.0%	2,132

Pitch Type	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
Four-Seamer	50	13	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	33	17	.333	.917	.529
Slider	20	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	14	6	.000	.000	.000
Changeup	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	-	-	-
Sinker	5	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	2	.000	.000	.000

Pitch Type	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
Four-Seamer	.378	.577	.351	.757	23.1%	33.3%	77.8%	53.8%	92.5	90.2	17.2	0.9	1.3	-1.3	5.3	6.7	2,122
Slider	.053	.046	.088	.077	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	79.8	85.7	31.2	0.3	0.3	-1.4	5.1	6.5	1,820
Changeup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.2	0.4	-1.5	5.1	6.8	1,700
Sinker	.000	.000	-	-	0.0%	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	1.2	1.1	-1.4	5.2	6.8	2,132

Pitch Type	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
Four-Seamer	55.6%	22.2%	22.2%	11.1%	100.0%	22.2%	66.7%	11.1%	22.0%	0.0%	11.1%	11.1%	44.4%	0.0%	44.4%
Slider	33.3%	0.0%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	20.0%	0.0%	33.3%	66.7%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Changeup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sinker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-

Pitch Type	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
Four-Seamer	23.1%	33.3%	77.8%	53.8%	.333	.529	.286	.444	.378	.577	.351	.757	92.5	90.2	17.2
Slider	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.000	.000	.000	.000	.053	.046	.088	.077	79.8	85.7	31.2
Changeup	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sinker	0.0%	-	-