Ben Lively
Edward Bennett Lively
Born: March 5, 1992
Pensacola, FL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Career: 2017-2024
Draft: Round 26 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 4 (2013 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Gulf Breeze HS
Central Florida
Minor League Statistics
Ben Lively compiled a career batting average of .182 with 2 home runs and 8 RBI in his 75-game career with the Philadelphia Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians. He began playing during the 2017 season and last took the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 7 | .364 | 4.26 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.7 | 90 | 45 | 42 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 372 |
| 2018 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.85 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.7 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2023 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.38 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.7 | 96 | 53 | 53 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 383 |
| 2024 | AL | Cleveland Guardians | 13 | 10 | .565 | 3.81 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.0 | 139 | 67 | 64 | 23 | 49 | 0 | 118 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 632 |
| Totals | 23 | 29 | .442 | 4.38 | 83 | 70 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 404.3 | 407 | 203 | 197 | 67 | 128 | 2 | 306 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1716 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 15 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .231 | .231 | .462 | .692 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | AL | Cleveland Guardians | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 75 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .182 | .182 | .364 | .545 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 15 | 15 | 88.7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | .905 | 1.929 | 1.267 |
| 2018 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 5 | 5 | 23.7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.521 | .800 |
| 2018 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 5 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | AL | Kansas City Royals | P | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 19 | 12 | 88.7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.523 | .789 |
| 2024 | AL | Cleveland Guardians | P | 29 | 29 | 151.0 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .954 | .552 |
| Totals | 83 | 70 | 404.3 | 23 | 33 | 3 | 3 | .949 | 1.246 | .675 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AL | Cleveland Guardians | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AL | Cleveland Guardians | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AL | Cleveland Guardians | ALCS | P | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
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