Ben Heller | Chicago Cubs
MLB Player
Ben Heller
Height6' 3"Weight210 lbsAge35Experience6th Season
0SVTied-224th
11.25ERA
15KTied-566th
2.08WHIP
Player Information
PositionRelief Pitcher
Jersey#91
Date of Birth5/8/1991
BirthplaceMilwaukee, WI
CollegeOlivet Nazarene
Experience6th Season
Draft2013: Rd 22, Pk 651 (CLE)
Bats / ThrowsRight/Right
MLB Debut2016
StatusMinors
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | GP | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 62 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 32 | 61 |
Pitching by Season
| Season | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.1 | 6.43 | 2.14 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 11.0 | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.2 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 7.1 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 3.00 | 1.17 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.1 | 3.86 | 1.45 | 18.2 | 16 | 11 | 1.5 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | -0.7 | 11.25 | 2.08 | 12.0 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .667 | -- | 4.65 | 1.52 | 62.0 | 61 | 32 | 1.9 | 62 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
Opponent Batting by Season
| Season | P | TBF | P-TBF | OBA | OOBP | OSLUG | OOPS | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | RBI | BH | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 170 | 40 | 4.250 | .324 | .425 | .676 | 1.101 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 181 | 43 | 4.209 | .139 | .256 | .194 | .450 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 102 | 28 | 3.643 | .250 | .333 | .417 | .750 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 111 | 27 | 4.111 | .217 | .333 | .522 | .855 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 308 | 82 | 3.756 | .232 | .354 | .362 | .716 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 255 | 66 | 3.864 | .352 | .470 | .500 | .970 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 1127 | 286 | 3.941 | .258 | .372 | .433 | .805 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 104 | 47 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Expanded Pitching by Season
| Season | P/S | P/I | K/9 | QS | CG | SHO | GSC | GB | FB | G/F | IR | IRS | WP | BK | SB | CS | RSUP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.0 | 24.3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 16 | 0.8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 13 | 1.2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 13.9 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 18.5 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 12 | 0.4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 26 | 1.0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 21.3 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16 | 23 | 0.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Career | 0.0 | 18.2 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 83 | 98 | 0.8 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | GB | FB | P | TBF | GSC | Dec | Rel | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 vs CHC2024 Regular Season | L 9-5 | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 0.0 | - | - | 11.25 |
 vs CIN2024 Regular Season | L 10-2 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 9 | 0.0 | - | - | 10.32 |
| vs CIN2024 Regular Season | W 7-0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 0.0 | - | - | 10.61 |
 vs SEA2024 Regular Season | L 10-3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | - | - | 13.50 |
 @ SD2024 Regular Season | L 3-0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7 | 0.0 | - | - | 16.50 |
 @ LAD2024 Regular Season | L 4-1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 0.0 | - | - | 24.75 |
 vs MIN2024 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 11-5 F/10 | 1.0 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 12 | 0.0 | L(0-1) | - | 49.50 |
| vs LAD2024 Regular SeasonWeek 23 | L 11-7 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 0.0 | - | - | 45.00 |