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Ben Lively

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 235lb (193cm, 106kg)

Born: March 5, 1992 in Pensacola, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 26th round of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft from Gulf Breeze HS (Gulf Breeze, FL) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 4th round of the 2013 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL).

High School: Gulf Breeze HS (Gulf Breeze, FL)

School: University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)

Debut: June 3, 2017 (Age 25-090d, 21,392nd in major league history)
vs. SFG 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.133 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Agents: Meister Sports Management

Full Name: Edward Bennett Lively

Nicknames: Bee-bo or Bebo

Twitter: @BenLively19

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.9

2.7

ERA

2.84

4.71

38.0

246.2

197

WHIP

1.237

1.382

Summary of 44 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 14 go ahead

4 Tms
CIN	20
PHI	17
CLE	6
KCR	1

Platoon
vs LHB	28
vs RHB	16

Home/Road
Home	25
Away	19

Outs
1	18
0	14
2	12

17 Opps
CHC	8
ARI	7
STL	5
MIL	4
TEX	3
NYM	3
BOS	3
COL	2
MIN	1
TBR	1
OAK	1
LAA	1
CIN	1
NYY	1
DET	1
ATL	1
WSN	1

41 Batters
Anthony Rizzo	2
Ketel Marte	2
Dansby Swanson	2
Justin Bour	1
José Reyes	1
Lars Nootbaar	1
Nolan Jones	1
Brendan Donovan	1
Jordan Walker	1
Jarrod Dyson	1
Corey Seager	1
Denard Span	1
Willi Castro	1
Nolan Arenado	1
Jake Lamb	1
Kris Bryant	1
Victor Caratini	1
Tommy La Stella	1
Wilyer Abreu	1
Kurt Suzuki	1
Tomás Nido	1
Mike Tauchman	1
Paul Goldschmidt	1
Mitch Moreland	1
Tucker Barnhart	1
Aaron Judge	1
Nathaniel Lowe	1
Akil Baddoo	1
Nolan Gorman	1
Nick Ahmed	1
Trea Turner	1
Andruw Monasterio	1
Matt Olson	1
Cody Bellinger	1
Dominic Smith	1
Harold Castro	1
Tyrone Taylor	1
Chris Owings	1
Christian Yelich	1
Adolis García	1
Connor Wong	1

14 Parks
CitizensBank (PHI)	12
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	10
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	3
GlbLifeField (ARL)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Truist Pk (ATL)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
9	22
7	9
89	5
8	4
78	4

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
5	12
2	10
1	8
6	4
4	4
3	4
7+	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18
2·HR gms	6
4·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	10
12-	3
-23	3
--3	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

70 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	25
1 on	12
2 on	7
Any on	19

Inning
1	12
2	5
3	8
4	5
5	7
6	1
7	4
8	1
9	1

1-3	25
4-6	13
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	6
+2	6
+1	4
Tied	13
-1	2
-2	3
-3	1
-4..	6

Ahead	19
Tied	13
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	8
1-0	7
3-1	7
2-2	7
3-2	3
1-2	3
1-1	3
0-1	3
0-2	1
3-0	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	9
RF	6
SS	6
2B	5
C	5
LF	5
CF	3
3B	3
DH	2

OrderPos
4th	9
5th	7
2nd	7
7th	5
1st	5
3rd	4
8th	4
6th	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	19
Low Lev	22

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2017-06-13	Mitch Moreland	BOS		PHI	tied 2-2	b 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	11%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2	2	2	1	2017-06-18	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	-2-	4,(1-2) C*BFX	2	3	3	15%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); G. Blanco Scores
3	3	3	2	2017-06-18	Chris Owings	ARI	@	PHI	ahead 2-0	t 1	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	8%	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	4	1	2017-06-24	Jake Lamb	ARI		PHI	ahead 3-2	b 6	0	---	8,(3-2) BBCSFFBX	1	4	5	10%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	1	2017-08-26	Tommy La Stella	CHC	@	PHI	behind 0-2	t 2	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	7	4	9%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	6	2	2017-08-26	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	@	PHI	behind 1-2	t 3	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	4	3	26%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Jay Scores; K. Bryant Scores
7	7	7	3	2017-08-26	Kris Bryant	CHC	@	PHI	ahead 4-2	t 5	2	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	3	5	9%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	8	4	2017-08-26	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	@	PHI	ahead 5-2	t 5	2	---	5,(1-2) FBCFX	1	4	3	7%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
9	9	9	1	2017-09-10	Trea Turner	WSN		PHI	ahead 2-0	b 8	1	---	6,(2-2) CBLFBX	1	1	6	4%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
10	10	10	1	2017-09-16	Matt Olson	OAK	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	5,(2-2) BBFCX	1	4	3	10%	60%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
11	11	11	1	2017-09-22	Kurt Suzuki	ATL		PHI	ahead 3-0	b 1	0	1--	6,(3-2) B*BBCCX	2	5	2	8%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); N. Markakis Scores
12	12	12	1	2017-09-29	José Reyes	NYM	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	4	10%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
13	13	13	2	2017-09-29	Dominic Smith	NYM	@	PHI	behind 1-4	t 5	0	---	5,(2-2) CBFBX	1	7	3	9%	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2018-04-09	Tucker Barnhart	CIN	@	PHI	behind 1-3	t 3	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	5	2	20%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Votto Scores
15	15	2	1	2018-04-15	Denard Span	TBR		PHI	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	6,(2-2) CBCBFX	1	1	DH	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
16	16	3	1	2018-04-26	Jarrod Dyson	ARI	@	PHI	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	9	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Peralta Scores
17	17	4	2	2018-04-26	Nick Ahmed	ARI	@	PHI	ahead 3-0	t 3	1	1-3	2,(1-0) BX	3	8	6	10%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Descalso Scores; A. Avila Scores
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2019-04-28	Justin Bour	LAA	@	KCR	ahead 4-2	t 9	2	-23	7,(3-2) CBSB*BFX	3	8	3	7%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Smith Scores; D. Fletcher Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2023-05-19	Aaron Judge	NYY	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	5,(2-2) FBBCX	1	2	9	9%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	2	1	2023-05-24	Brendan Donovan	STL	@	CIN	behind 0-5	t 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	5%	13%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
21	21	3	2	2023-05-24	Lars Nootbaar	STL	@	CIN	behind 1-6	t 5	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	1	8	4%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
22	22	4	1	2023-06-04	Andruw Monasterio	MIL	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 1	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	5	4	24%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); O. Miller Scores; J. Singleton Scores
23	23	5	2	2023-06-04	Victor Caratini	MIL	@	CIN	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---	5,(3-1) BBFBX	1	8	2	6%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	6	1	2023-06-09	Nolan Arenado	STL		CIN	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	4,(3-0) BBB1X	2	4	5	18%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Donovan Scores
25	25	7	2	2023-06-09	Jordan Walker	STL		CIN	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	7	11%	88%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); P. DeJong Scores
26	26	8	3	2023-06-09	Nolan Gorman	STL		CIN	ahead 5-2	b 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	DH	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); B. Donovan Scores
27	27	9	1	2023-06-20	Nolan Jones	COL	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	5,(3-1) CBBB.X	1	2	9	9%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
28	28	10	2	2023-06-20	Harold Castro	COL	@	CIN	behind 1-5	t 4	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	6	5%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
29	29	11	1	2023-07-16	Christian Yelich	MIL	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	7	11%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
30	30	12	1	2023-07-21	Ketel Marte	ARI	@	CIN	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	4	9%	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
31	31	13	1	2023-07-26	Tyrone Taylor	MIL		CIN	tied 0-0	b 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	7	7	29%	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Toro Scores
32	32	14	1	2023-08-01	Dansby Swanson	CHC		CIN	ahead 2-0	b 1	0	-23	3,(1-1) >C.*BX	3	5	6	8%	90%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); I. Happ Scores; C. Bellinger Scores
33	33	15	2	2023-08-01	Cody Bellinger	CHC		CIN	ahead 5-2	b 2	2	--3	1,(0-0) X	2	4	8	9%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Tauchman Scores
34	34	16	3	2023-08-01	Mike Tauchman	CHC		CIN	ahead 7-2	b 3	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	1	9	6%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Candelario Scores; N. Madrigal Scores
35	35	17	4	2023-08-01	Dansby Swanson	CHC		CIN	ahead 10-2	b 4	1	1--	5,(3-1) BFB*BX	2	5	6	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Bellinger Scores
36	36	18	1	2023-08-26	Ketel Marte	ARI		CIN	ahead 1-0	b 5	1	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	2	4	14%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Herrera Scores; C. Carroll Scores
37	37	19	1	2023-09-14	Akil Baddoo	DET		CIN	ahead 1-0	b 4	0	1--	3,(1-1) BSX	2	7	7	14%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); T. Nevin Scores
38	38	20	1	2023-09-19	Willi Castro	MIN	@	CIN	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBCB1X	2	5	8	4%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); M. Kepler Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2024-04-17	Connor Wong	BOS		CLE	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	2	11%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	2	1	2024-04-23	Wilyer Abreu	BOS	@	CLE	tied 0-0	t 7	1	---	5,(2-2) SS.BBX	1	4	7	21%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
41	41	3	1	2024-05-14	Adolis García	TEX		CLE	behind 0-6	b 2	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBB.X	1	4	9	4%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
42	42	4	2	2024-05-14	Corey Seager	TEX		CLE	behind 1-6	b 3	1	---	4,(0-2) FCFX	1	2	6	5%	15%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
43	43	5	3	2024-05-14	Nathaniel Lowe	TEX		CLE	behind 2-6	b 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	3	6%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
44	44	6	1	2024-05-20	Tomás Nido	NYM	@	CLE	behind 0-2	t 3	2	---	6,(2-2) BCS.BFX	1	9	2	10%	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)