Benjamin
Brown
PAge : 27Throws : R
#32
Ben Brown
#32P
Chicago Cubs
Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-03-30
Born in : East Setauket, NY, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1.85 | 68.0 | 65 | 0.94 |
| 2025 | Chicago Cubs | 25 | 5 | 8 | 5.92 | 106.1 | 121 | 1.44 |
| 2024 | Chicago Cubs | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3.58 | 55.1 | 64 | 1.08 |
| Career totals | 60 | 10 | 13 | 4.15 | 229.2 | 250 | 1.21 | |
ContractChicago Cubs payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.80 M$
2026
0.80 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Arb 1
2028
—
Arb 2
2029
—
Arb 3
2030
—
Arb 4
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
1.85
FIP
2.50
xFIP
3.47
ERA-
45
WHIP
0.94
K%
24.5 %
BB%
7.2 %
Strikeouts
65
Innings
68.0
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
2.2
Strikeouts
72
2026 WAR
2.0
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
↑ Slightly up (+10)
- 20241.3 WAR · 1.5 per full season
- 20251.1 WAR · 0.7 per full season
- 20262.0 WAR · 1.9 per full season
Outlook, age included
+20 · 26 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
80
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 82
- CTL
- Control
- 84
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 60
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 57
- EX
- Experience
- 47
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
2.0
#13 of 263 regular relievers
PAL Rating
85 / 100
#39 of 263 regular relievers
Value Rating
97 / 100
Surplus $18.7M · salary $0.8MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 2.50 · RA9-WAR: 2.8
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
96.3 mi/h
70th percentile
K%
24.5 %
61th percentile
BB%
7.2 %
77th percentile
xERA
3.25
79th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.279
79th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.3 %
42th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CHC | 2.0 | 85 | 80 | 96.3 | 24.5 | 7.2 | 3.25 | .279 |
| 2025 | CHC | 1.1 | 61 | 79 | 95.8 | 25.6 | 6.8 | 4.55 | .329 |
| 2024 | CHC | 1.3 | 61 | 72 | 96.4 | 28.8 | 8.6 | 4.22 | .321 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19 | vs TOR | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.85 |
| Jun 13 | @ SF | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.74 |
| Jun 6 | vs SF | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.74 |
| May 30 | @ STL | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1.92 |
| May 25 | @ PIT | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2.01 |
| May 19 | vs MIL | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2.09 |
| May 14 | @ ATL | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1.60 |
| May 8 | @ TEX | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.82 |
| May 4 | vs CIN | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.10 |
| May 2 | vs AZ | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.82 |