Anthony Bender

Bats R Throws R6'4" 205 lbBorn 1995 Petaluma, USADebut 2021Team MIADraft 2016 R20 #613 Kansas City Royals, Santa Rosa Junior CollegeContract 1 y/$2.81M (26) 2026: $2,810,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	199	22.3	8.2	2.48	20.6	6.21	108.7
2027							107.7
2028							106.5

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 30

His ten closest age-30 comparables averaged 91 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Fernando Rodney	2007	110.4	99.9	188
2	Brian Fuentes	2006	110.8	116.4	255
3	Will Ohman	2008	109.1	72.5	54
4	Colin Poche	2024	110.1	54.1	52
5	Pedro Baez	2018	109.5	125.2	276
6	Joel Payamps	2024	108.8	74.6	117
7	Francisco Cordero	2005	109.3	107.3	322
8	AJ Ramos	2017	110.9	88.3	88
9	Drew Steckenrider	2021	107.7	70.4	68
10	Michael Wuertz	2009	111.8	97.4	171

Batting

Year	Team	G	PA	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	HIT+
2025	MIA	51	0	0
2024	MIA	59	0	0
2022	MIA	22	0	0
2021	MIA	61	2	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-115.6
Career		193	2	1	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	-115.6

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									199				107.7
2026*									140				138.1	98.8	136.9
2025	MIA	3	5	2.16	51	0	4	50.0	204	3	21	42	119.3	104.5	123.8
2024	MIA	5	2	4.08	59	0	1	53.0	228	3	18	59	105.8	100.2	106.0
2022	MIA	1	3	3.26	22	0	6	19.3	78	3	8	17	98.0	97.6	95.6
2021	MIA	3	2	2.79	60	1	3	61.3	247	5	20	71	109.7	102.2	111.9
Career		12	12	3.04	192	1	14	183.7	757	14	67	189	109.9		111.7

Statcast

Year	PA	EV	LA	Barrel%	HardHit%	Whiff%	Chase%	xBA	xSLG	xwOBA	Sprint
2021	2	106.7	-1.0	0.0	100.0	40.0	33.3	0.241	0.264	0.222

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIA	P	51	50	2	9	0	0	1.000	+1.1
2024	MIA	P	59	53	4	2	0	0	1.000	+0.0
2022	MIA	P	22	19	3	1	0	0	1.000	-0.2
2021	MIA	P	60	61	1	8	2	3	0.818	+0.7

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2019	AA	Biloxi Shuckers	Pit	25	5.2 IP, 16% K	1.73
2019	A+	Carolina Mudcats	Pit	75	17.0 IP, 21% K	1.59
2019	A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Pit	46	13.2 IP, 33% K	1.36
2018	A+	Wilmington Blue Rocks	Pit	397	93.1 IP, 14% K	3.58
2017	A	Lexington Legends	Pit	307	73.1 IP, 24% K	3.94
2016	Rk	AZL Royals	Pit	141	32.2 IP, 23% K	3.07

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2021	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.