Ben Heller

Q: When was Ben Heller born?

Ben Heller was born on August 5, 1991.

Q: Where was Ben Heller born?

Ben Heller was born in Milwaukee, WI .

Q: How tall is Ben Heller?

Ben Heller is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Ben Heller weigh?

Ben Heller weighs 210 lbs (95 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Ben Heller played?

Ben Heller is in his 6th season.

Q: When was Ben Heller drafted?

Ben Heller was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL) .

Q: How many strikeouts does Ben Heller have?

Ben Heller has 15 strikeouts this season and has 61 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ben Heller played for?

Ben Heller has played for 3 teams; the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates.

Q: What is Ben Heller's Twitter account?

Ben Heller is on Twitter at BenHeller21 .

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Team: Pittsburgh Pirates (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: August 5, 1991 in Milwaukee, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL).

High School: Whitewater HS (Whitewater, WI)

School: Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL)

Debut: August 26, 2016 (Age 25-021d, 21,246th in major league history)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2020 season

2024 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 3.102 • Arb Eligible: 2024 • Free Agent: 2027

Agents: Onyx Sports Management

Full Name: Benjamin Heller

Twitter: @BenHeller21

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.7

0.1

ERA

11.25

4.65

12.0

62.0

WHIP

2.083

1.516

Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HBP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	IR	IS	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2024-08-27	PIT		CHC	L 5-9	5-5	2	0.2	1	2	2	2	1	1	6	29	12	6	2	1	1	0	0	2	2	-0.118	0.88	0.00%	0.02	-3.071
2024-08-24	PIT		CIN	L 2-10	6-7	1	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	9	28	18	6	2	4	4	3	0	0	0	-0.016	0.07	0.00%	0.00	-0.980
2024-08-22	PIT		CIN	W 7-0	7-8	3	2.0	2	0	0	1	4	0	9	32	22	7	8	1	3	1	0	0	0	0.008	0.09	0.00%	0.00	1.016
2024-08-18	PIT		SEA	L 3-10	7-8	4	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	1	6	20	11	3	4	0	3	1	0	2	0	0.001	0.02	0.00%	0.00	0.958
2024-08-13	PIT	@	SDP	L 0-3	6-7	2	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	7	31	18	7	2	2	4	1	1	0	0	0.053	0.40	0.01%	0.08	1.000

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2013	21	CLE-min	A-	1	3	.250	3.13	21	1	8	0	0	2	37.1	37	16	13	0	14	1	39	2	0	4	163			1.366	8.9	0.0	3.4	9.4	2.79	MHV NYPL
2014	22	CLE-min	A,A+	5	1	.833	2.38	45	0	22	0	0	5	53.0	27	16	14	4	29	0	81	5	1	6	218			1.057	4.6	0.7	4.9	13.8	2.79	LCO,CAR MIDW,CARL
2015	23	CLE-min	A+,AA	0	2	.000	4.02	41	0	31	0	0	12	40.1	35	19	18	0	14	0	58	2	0	11	174			1.215	7.8	0.0	3.1	12.9	4.14	LBG,AKR CARL,EL
2016	24	CLE-NYY-min	AAA,AA	3	3	.500	1.69	49	0	33	0	0	13	48.0	26	9	9	2	14	2	55	6	1	2	189			0.833	4.9	0.4	2.6	10.3	3.93	CLB,AKR,SWB IL,EL
2016	24	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	6.43	10	0	4	0	0	0	7.0	11	5	5	3	4	1	6	2	0	0	40	70	9.57	2.143	14.1	3.9	5.1	7.7	1.50
2017	25	NYY-min	AAA	5	4	.556	2.88	41	0	29	0	0	6	56.1	34	21	18	6	21	1	82	3	0	8	223			0.976	5.4	1.0	3.4	13.1	3.90	SWB IL
2017	25	NYY	AL	1	0	1.000	0.82	9	0	4	0	0	0	11.0	5	1	1	0	6	0	9	0	0	1	43	568	3.16	1.000	4.1	0.0	4.9	7.4	1.50

2019	27	NYY-min	AAA,A+	0	0		0.66	11	6	1	0	0	1	13.2	8	1	1	0	4	0	15	1	0	2	51			0.878	5.3	0.0	2.6	9.9	3.75	SWB,TAM IL,FLOR
2019	27	NYY	AL	0	0		1.23	6	0	1	0	0	0	7.1	6	1	1	1	3	1	9	0	0	0	28	378	3.76	1.227	7.4	1.2	3.7	11.0	3.00
2020	28	NYY	AL	0	0		3.00	6	0	2	0	0	0	6.0	5	2	2	2	2	0	6	2	0	0	27	150	7.52	1.167	7.5	3.0	3.0	9.0	3.00

2022	30	MIN-min	Rk,AAA	0	1	.000	9.35	7	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	9	11	9	2	10	0	9	3	0	4	49			2.192	9.3	2.1	10.4	9.3	0.90	TWN,STP FCL,IL
2023	31	TBR-ATL-min	AAA	5	2	.714	3.27	32	0	5	0	0	1	44.0	39	24	16	2	15	1	57	11	1	4	197			1.227	8.0	0.4	3.1	11.7	3.80	DHM,GWI IL
2023	31	ATL	NL	0	0		3.86	19	0	5	0	0	0	18.2	16	9	8	2	11	0	16	2	0	4	82	116	5.02	1.446	7.7	1.0	5.3	7.7	1.45
2024	32	PIT-min	AAA,A	2	3	.400	3.16	33	0	14	0	0	4	37.0	22	14	13	6	13	1	63	3	0	3	149			0.946	5.4	1.5	3.2	15.3	4.85	INA,BDT IL,FLOR
2024	32	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	11.25	8	0	2	0	0	0	12.0	19	16	15	1	6	1	15	6	0	0	66	38	4.76	2.083	14.3	0.8	4.5	11.3	2.50
6 Yrs				2	1	.667	4.65	58	0	18	0	0	0	62.0	62	34	32	9	32	3	61	12	0	5	286	97	5.25	1.516	9.0	1.3	4.6	8.9	1.91
162 Game Avg.				2	1	.667	4.65	68	0	21	0	0	0	73	73	40	38	11	38	4	72	14	0	6	335	97	5.25	1.516	9.0	1.3	4.6	8.9	1.91

NYY (4 yrs)				2	0	1.000	2.59	31	0	11	0	0	0	31.1	27	9	9	6	15	2	30	4	0	1	138	177	5.57	1.340	7.8	1.7	4.3	8.6	2.00
PIT (1 yr)				0	1	.000	11.25	8	0	2	0	0	0	12.0	19	16	15	1	6	1	15	6	0	0	66	38	4.76	2.083	14.3	0.8	4.5	11.3	2.50
ATL (1 yr)				0	0		3.86	19	0	5	0	0	0	18.2	16	9	8	2	11	0	16	2	0	4	82	116	5.02	1.446	7.7	1.0	5.3	7.7	1.45

AL (4 yrs)				2	0	1.000	2.59	31	0	11	0	0	0	31.1	27	9	9	6	15	2	30	4	0	1	138	177	5.57	1.340	7.8	1.7	4.3	8.6	2.00
NL (2 yrs)				0	1	.000	6.75	27	0	7	0	0	0	30.2	35	25	23	3	17	1	31	8	0	4	148	65	4.92	1.696	10.3	0.9	5.0	9.1	1.82

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ben Heller?

Ben Heller is 33 years old.

When was Ben Heller born?

Ben Heller was born on August 5, 1991.

Where was Ben Heller born?

Ben Heller was born in Milwaukee, WI.

How tall is Ben Heller?

Ben Heller is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much does Ben Heller weigh?

Ben Heller weighs 210 lbs (95 kg).

How many seasons has Ben Heller played?

Ben Heller is in his 6th season.

When was Ben Heller drafted?

Ben Heller was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from Olivet Nazarene University (Bourbonnais, IL).

What position does Ben Heller play?

Ben Heller is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Ben Heller have?

Ben Heller has 15 strikeouts this season and has 61 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ben Heller played for?

Ben Heller has played for 3 teams; the New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates.

What is Ben Heller's Twitter account?

Ben Heller is on Twitter at BenHeller21.

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