Ben Bowden

Bats L Throws L6'4" 249 lbBorn 1994 Lynn, USADebut 2021Team ATHDraft 2016 R2 #45 Colorado Rockies, Vanderbilt

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	122	21.2	9.6	2.86	20.0	6.40	104.3
2027							104.9
2028							102.8

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 88 PITCH+ the next season; 2 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	Jairo Asencio	2013	84.9	did not play
2	Jon Edwards	2018	87.6	88.5	36
3	Jake Reed	2023	84.3	did not play
4	James Naile	2023	83.0	did not play
5	Winston Abreu	2007	82.1	did not play
6	Michael Brady	2017	87.9	did not play
7	Kaleb Ort	2022	81.6	86.8	107
8	Ryan Bukvich	2008	88.5	did not play
9	Mike Zagurski	2013	83.9	did not play
10	Greg Burke	2013	88.8	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									122				104.9
2026*									8				58.5	100.0	58.5
2025	ATH	0	0	4.22	11	0	0	10.7	47	2	5	7	91.2	99.8	91.0
2021	COL	3	2	6.56	39	0	0	35.7	177	6	21	42	84.1	99.6	83.7
Career		3	2	6.02	50	0	0	46.3	224	8	26	49	85.6		85.2

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	ATH	P	11	11	0	0	0	0		-0.0
2021	COL	P	39	36	0	1	1	0	0.500	-0.1

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	181	42.2 IP, 28% K	5.12
2025	AAA	Las Vegas Aviators	Pit	160	39.2 IP, 26% K	1.38
2024	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	129	29.0 IP, 27% K	4.03
2023	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	236	52.1 IP, 32% K	4.66
2022	AAA	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pit	34	7.2 IP, 32% K	8.75
2022	AAA	Durham Bulls	Pit	97	22.0 IP, 25% K	2.45
2022	AAA	Sacramento River Cats	Pit	123	28.0 IP, 33% K	7.07
2022	AAA	nan	Pit	254	57.2 IP, 30% K	5.51
2021	AAA	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pit	40	11.2 IP, 42% K	0.00
2019	AAA	Albuquerque Isotopes	Pit	124	26.0 IP, 30% K	5.88
2019	AA	Hartford Yard Goats	Pit	91	25.2 IP, 46% K	1.07
2018	A+	Lancaster JetHawks	Pit	160	36.2 IP, 33% K	4.23
2018	A	Asheville Tourists	Pit	68	15.1 IP, 37% K	3.58
2016	A	Asheville Tourists	Pit	104	23.2 IP, 28% K	3.10

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.233	0.710	0.531
2025	0.225	0.452	0.372	0.358
2021	0.405	0.385	0.385	0.405

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