Ben Lively
Edward Bennett Lively
Born: March 5, 1992
Pensacola, FL US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Draft: Round 26 (2010 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
Draft: Round 4 (2013 June Amateur Draft, Cincinnati Reds)
School: Gulf Breeze HS
Central Florida
Career: 2013-2024
Major League Statistics
Ben Lively has compiled a career record of 61 wins and 37 losses and a 3.29 ERA in his 171-game pitching career with the Billings Mustangs, Dayton Dragons, Bakersfield Blaze, Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Reading Fightin Phils, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Phillies West, Phillies East, Omaha Storm Chasers, Reno Aces, Louisville Bats and Columbus Clippers. He began playing during the 2013 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| 2013 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0.73 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Blaze | 10 | 1 | .909 | 2.28 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.0 | 57 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 302 |
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.88 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 60 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 36 | 0 | 76 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 306 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 8 | 7 | .533 | 4.13 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143.7 | 160 | 69 | 66 | 14 | 45 | 0 | 111 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 612 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.87 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 35 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 11 | 5 | .688 | 3.06 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 117.7 | 83 | 45 | 40 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 460 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97.0 | 91 | 39 | 34 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 405 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Phillies West | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Phillies East | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.42 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.0 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 202 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.04 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.3 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 136 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.07 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42.0 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.09 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77.0 | 76 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 79 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 333 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.68 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.7 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 134 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Totals | 61 | 37 | .622 | 3.29 | 171 | 151 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 841.3 | 729 | 330 | 308 | 69 | 260 | 1 | 789 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 3456 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | 14 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .294 | .333 | .529 | .863 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 25 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .176 | .176 | .294 | .471 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 19 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .500 | .556 | .500 | 1.056 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 17 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 102 | 76 | 65 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | .200 | .224 | .308 | .532 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | PION | Billings Mustangs | P | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .600 | .250 |
| 2013 | A | MIDW | Dayton Dragons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CALL | Bakersfield Blaze | P | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .538 |
| 2014 | AA | SOUL | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | P | 13 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .733 | .846 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | P | 25 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 4 | .885 | .920 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Reading Fightin Phils | P | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.222 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 19 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .882 | .789 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Phillies East | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.091 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Phillies West | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Reno Aces | P | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .714 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Omaha Storm Chasers | P | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .875 | .412 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .556 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Louisville Bats | P | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.143 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 153 | 48 | 68 | 14 | 6 | .892 | .758 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | R | Pioneer League | Billings Mustangs | CIN | June 24, 2013 | August 24, 2013 |
| 2013 | A | Midwest League | Dayton Dragons | CIN | August 31, 2013 | August 31, 2013 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | California League | Bakersfield Blaze | CIN | April 6, 2014 | June 7, 2014 |
| 2014 | AA | Southern League | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | CIN | June 23, 2014 | August 30, 2014 |
| 2015 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Fightin Phils | PHI | April 14, 2015 | September 6, 2015 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Reading Fightin Phils | PHI | April 8, 2016 | May 22, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | May 27, 2016 | September 2, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | April 9, 2017 | August 15, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | May 11, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Phillies West | PHI | August 20, 2018 | August 20, 2018 |
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Phillies East | PHI | August 22, 2018 | August 25, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Omaha Storm Chasers | KCA | April 7, 2019 | June 15, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Reno Aces | ARI | June 28, 2019 | August 2, 2019 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 5, 2022 | September 24, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Louisville Bats | CIN | April 4, 2023 | August 18, 2023 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers |
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