Anthony
Bender
PAge : 31Throws : R
#37
Anthony Bender
#37P
Miami Marlins
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 93 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2021-05-05
Born in : Petaluma, CA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami Marlins | 35 | 1 | 1 | 2.62 | 34.1 | 41 | 0.96 |
| 2025 | Miami Marlins | 51 | 3 | 5 | 2.16 | 50.0 | 42 | 1.06 |
| 2024 | Miami Marlins | 59 | 5 | 2 | 4.08 | 53.0 | 59 | 1.28 |
| 2022 | Miami Marlins | 22 | 1 | 3 | 3.26 | 19.1 | 17 | 1.29 |
| 2021 | Miami Marlins | 60 | 3 | 2 | 2.79 | 61.1 | 71 | 1.06 |
| Career totals | 227 | 13 | 13 | 2.97 | 218.0 | 230 | 1.12 | |
ContractMiami Marlins payroll →
- Type
- Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 2.8 M$
- AAV
- 2.81 M$
2026
2.81 M$
Guaranteed
2027
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Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
2.62
FIP
2.40
xFIP
3.39
ERA-
62
WHIP
0.96
K%
29.3 %
BB%
8.6 %
Strikeouts
41
Innings
34.3
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
1.0
Strikeouts
49
2026 WAR
0.8
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (+6)
- 2022-0.1 WAR · -0.3 per full season
- 20240.9 WAR · 1.1 per full season
- 20250.4 WAR · 0.5 per full season
- 20260.8 WAR · 1.5 per full season
Outlook, age included
+6 · 31 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
85
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 81
- CTL
- Control
- 76
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 81
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 75
- EX
- Experience
- 66
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.8
#58 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
88 / 100
#31 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
62 / 100
Surplus $5.0M · salary $2.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.40 · RA9-WAR: 1.0
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.8 mi/h
76th percentile
K%
29.3 %
86th percentile
BB%
8.6 %
59th percentile
xERA
2.66
93th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.253
93th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.1 %
44th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIA | 0.8 | 88 | 85 | 96.8 | 29.3 | 8.6 | 2.66 | .253 |
| 2025 | MIA | 0.4 | 44 | 73 | 95.6 | 20.6 | 10.3 | 3.56 | .294 |
| 2024 | MIA | 0.9 | 73 | 85 | 95.5 | 25.9 | 7.9 | 3.37 | .289 |
| 2022 | MIA | -0.1 | 41 | 82 | 98.3 | 21.8 | 10.3 | 4.93 | .344 |
| 2021 | MIA | 1.0 | 91 | 91 | 97.5 | 28.7 | 8.1 | 3.01 | .269 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27 | @ STL | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.62 |
| Jun 24 | vs TEX | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.73 |
| Jun 22 | vs TEX | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.84 |
| Jun 20 | vs SF | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.87 |
| Jun 19 | vs SF | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 |
| Jun 13 | @ PIT | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.07 |
| Jun 11 | vs AZ | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.86 |
| Jun 9 | vs AZ | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.96 |
| Jun 7 | vs TB | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.04 |
| Jun 6 | vs TB | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.16 |