Benjamin
Casparius
PAge : 27Throws : R
#78
Ben Casparius
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2024-08-31
Born in : Westport, CT, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9.64 | 4.2 | 4 | 2.14 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 7 | 5 | 4.64 | 77.2 | 71 | 1.27 |
| 2024 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.16 | 8.1 | 12 | 1.56 |
| Career totals | 54 | 9 | 6 | 4.67 | 90.2 | 87 | 1.35 | |
ContractLos Angeles Dodgers 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
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2025Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
4.64
FIP
3.57
xFIP
4.36
ERA-
110
WHIP
1.27
K%
21.3 %
BB%
6.3 %
Strikeouts
71
Innings
77.7
Wins
7
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2026 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.7
Strikeouts
39
2025 WAR
1.2
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20251.2 WAR · 1.0 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, 2025All 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
83
Very good
- VEL
- Velocity
- 80
- STF
- Stuff
- 75
- CTL
- Control
- 84
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 83
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 68
- EX
- Experience
- 37
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, 2025How 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: 3.57 · RA9-WAR: 0.2
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2025 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
96.2 mi/h
72th percentile
K%
21.3 %
39th percentile
BB%
6.3 %
86th percentile
xERA
3.71
56th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.300
56th percentile
Barrels allowed
7.1 %
62th percentile
Game log, 2025
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | @ BAL | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.64 |
| Sep 3 | @ PIT | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.68 |
| Aug 29 | vs AZ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4.64 |
| Aug 26 | vs CIN | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4.70 |
| Aug 23 | @ SD | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.52 |
| Aug 21 | @ COL | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.58 |
| Aug 19 | @ COL | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.60 |
| Aug 17 | vs SD | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.67 |
| Aug 15 | vs SD | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.71 |
| Aug 12 | @ LAA | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.78 |