Ben Lively stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 2025

Starting Pitcher · #39

Age 34 · 6' 4"

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Ben Lively played 6 MLB seasons, 2017 to 2025.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
83
W
23
L
29
ERA
4.38
IP
404.1
K
306
BB
128
WHIP
1.32

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2017PHI15474.2688.252241.29
2018PHI/KC10035.6430.127151.85
2019KC10027.001.0103.00
2023CIN19475.3888.279251.36
2024CLE2913103.81151.0118491.25
2025CLE9223.2244.229151.19

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
1.1
K
2
BB
1
WHIP
1.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
22
CG
1
SHO
0
K/9
6.8
GB
494
FB
769
G/F
0.60
WP
4

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2017PHI10105.31131750.61
2018PHI/KC1008.035650.50
2019KC0009.0140.30
2023CIN2008.01081680.61
2024CLE9007.01962640.72
2025CLE0005.841930.40

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
34 yearsMar 5, 1992
Height
6' 4"
Debut
2017
Birthplace
Pensacola, FL
Draft
2013Rd 4, Pk 135
College
UCF

Latest performance

Ben Lively

May 12 · vs MIL · W 5-0

IP
3.0
H
1
R
0
ER
0
BB
2
K
1
HR
0
ERA
3.22

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Mon, May 12vsMILW 5-031001
Tue, May 06atWSHW 9-15.12113
Thu, May 01vsMINW 4-3 F/105.25002
Sat, Apr 26vsBOSW 5-456444
Sat, Apr 19atPITW 3-05.14003
Sun, Apr 13vsKCL 4-267445

What were Ben Lively's career stats?

Ben Lively played 6 seasons for the Phillies, the Royals, the Reds and the Guardians. He had 23 wins and 306 strikeouts with a 4.38 ERA over 404.1 innings. His best season was 2024: 13 wins, a 3.81 ERA and 118 strikeouts.

More on Ben Lively

Playoff series

Ben Lively played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 0 won, 1 lost.

Ben Lively's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGIPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ERER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.KK: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2024NYYLost 0-111.1102

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.