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Ben Heller

Ben Heller

Pittsburgh PiratesMLB

ID: 621294

8
Outings
259
Total Pitches
15
Strikeouts
5
Walks
3.00
K/BB

Proprietary Metrics

8 games • 259 pitches

83Tunnel ScoreRelease point similarity
62SeparationMovement divergence
-2CLICount leverage index
-122-Strike CLITwo-strike dominance
87%EntropyPitch unpredictability
What do these metrics mean?
Tunnel Score (0-100): Measures how similar a pitcher's pitches look coming out of the hand before they diverge. Higher scores indicate better deception—the ball looks the same to the batter regardless of pitch type until it's too late.
Separation Score (0-100): Measures how much the pitches diverge at the plate based on horizontal and vertical movement. Higher separation means more contrast between pitch types, making the arsenal harder to square up.
Count Leverage Index (CLI): Measures performance in high-leverage counts vs league average. Positive values indicate outperforming (dominant in crucial counts like 0-2, 1-2), while negative values indicate underperforming.
2-Strike CLI: Specifically measures effectiveness with two strikes. Elite closers and strikeout pitchers tend to have high 2-strike CLI values.
Entropy (0-100%): Measures pitch sequencing unpredictability using Shannon entropy. Higher entropy means the pitcher is harder to predict—they don't follow patterns. Note: too high may indicate lack of go-to pitches.

Arsenal Over Time

All Outings (8)

DateOppPitchesVeloKBBSwStr%TunnelSepPair2K CLI
2024-08-27CHC2990.8(97.3)126.9%8252
SI/SL
-
2024-08-24CIN2890.0(97.1)107.1%8553
FC/SI
-43
2024-08-22CIN3289.3(98.1)4125.0%8162
SI/SL
+100
2024-08-18SEA2087.2(96.2)1120.0%8360
CH/FC
-
2024-08-13SD3188.3(96.6)106.5%8556
FC/SI
-43
2024-08-10LAD4390.3(97.7)4011.6%8754
FC/SI
+33
2024-06-09MIN4686.8(97.3)218.7%8080
SI/ST
-60
2024-06-06LAD3088.1(97.3)1010.0%8182
SI/ST
-56