Benjamin
Bowden
PAge : 31Throws : L
#35
Ben Bowden
#35P
Height : 6' 4" · Weight : 113 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2021-04-02
Born in : Lynn, MA, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 2025 | Athletics | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.22 | 10.2 | 7 | 1.31 |
| 2021 | Colorado Rockies | 39 | 3 | 2 | 6.56 | 35.2 | 42 | 1.82 |
| Career totals | 51 | 3 | 2 | 6.65 | 47.1 | 49 | 1.75 | |
Advanced stats, 2021Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
6.56
FIP
4.85
xFIP
5.34
ERA-
136
WHIP
1.82
K%
23.7 %
BB%
11.9 %
Strikeouts
42
Innings
35.7
Wins
3
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2022 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.1
Strikeouts
42
2021 WAR
0.1
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20210.1 WAR · 0.2 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2021All 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
63
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 66
- STF
- Stuff
- 72
- CTL
- Control
- 67
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 66
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 69
- EX
- Experience
- 24
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, 2021How 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).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 4.85 · RA9-WAR: -0.6
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2021 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
92.4 mi/h
21th percentile
K%
23.7 %
46th percentile
BB%
11.9 %
24th percentile
xERA
4.60
23th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.328
23th percentile
Barrels allowed
10.6 %
13th percentile
Game log, 2021
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | @ PHI | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.56 |
| Sep 6 | vs SF | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 |
| Sep 5 | vs ATL | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.35 |
| Sep 1 | @ TEX | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.61 |
| Aug 25 | @ CHC | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.68 |
| Aug 22 | vs AZ | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.98 |
| Aug 18 | vs SD | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.91 |
| Aug 15 | @ SF | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 |
| Aug 12 | @ SF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.51 |
| Aug 8 | vs MIA | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.75 |