Ben Heller
33-Year-Old
Free Agent
Out
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
0-1
ERA
11.25
WHIP
2.08
K
15
SV
0
2025 Projections
Outrighted to Triple-A
The Pirates outrighted Heller (shoulder) to Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Andrew Destin of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
ANALYSIS
Heller ended the season on the 60-day injured list with a shoulder issue. He's off the 60-day IL but will not return to the 40-man roster. It's not clear how healthy his shoulder is now.
Heller ended the season on the 60-day injured list with a shoulder issue. He's off the 60-day IL but will not return to the 40-man roster. It's not clear how healthy his shoulder is now.
Pitching Stats
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Minor League Game Log
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
32
Last 10 Games
32
Last 5 Games
28
How many pitches does Ben Heller generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ben Heller generally pitch?
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7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-15%
BAA vs RHP
2024
-34%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .313 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .267 | 22 | 7 | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .263 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .400 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .345 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .150 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-60%
ERA on Road
2024
-100%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 8.55 | 1.60 | 20.0 | 10.4 | 4.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.38 | 1.88 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 6.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 16.88 | 2.50 | 8.0 | 11.3 | 5.6 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0.00 | 1.25 | 4.0 | 11.3 | 2.3 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.00 | 1.00 | 12.0 | 9.8 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.40 | 2.25 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 9.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ben Heller compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.50K/9
11.3BB/9
4.5HR/9
0.8Fastball
95.7 mphERA
11.25WHIP
2.08BABIP
.489GB/FB
1.33Left On Base
38.1%Exit Velocity
74.8 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2067 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.1%Swinging Strike
11.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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On another team, Heller likely would have made the Opening Day roster, but with the loaded Yankees relief corps, he was slated to begin the year with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Before the season began, he was diagnosed with bone spurs in his throwing elbow. When he went under the knife, it was discovered he also needed Tommy John surgery. With an early-April procedure, Heller could return around the All-Star break, when he'll likely return to the RailRiders, looking to reestablish himself in hopes of a second-half callup. Control will be key. Before the injury, Heller walked 10 batters over 18 MLB innings in 2016 and 2017.
More Fantasy News
Moves to 60-day IL
The Pirates transferred Heller (shoulder) to the 60-day injured list Wednesday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Lands on IL with shoulder injury
The Pirates placed Heller on the 15-day injured list Friday with right shoulder inflammation.
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Added to roster
The Pirates selected Heller's contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday, Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Sent outright to Triple-A
The Pirates outrighted Heller to Triple-A Indianapolis on Thursday.
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DFA'd by Pittsburgh
The Pirates designated Heller for assignment Monday.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Boston showing interest
The Red Sox have shown some interest in signing Heller (biceps), Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
ANALYSIS
The 29-year-old was released by the Yankees last week, and he could end up sticking in the American League East. Heller had only six appearances in 2020 due to a biceps nerve injury, and he's covered only 38 combined innings between the majors and minors since 2017. The injury issues figure to limit any guaranteed offers, but the right-hander should be able to secure a minor-league deal somewhere.
The 29-year-old was released by the Yankees last week, and he could end up sticking in the American League East. Heller had only six appearances in 2020 due to a biceps nerve injury, and he's covered only 38 combined innings between the majors and minors since 2017. The injury issues figure to limit any guaranteed offers, but the right-hander should be able to secure a minor-league deal somewhere.