Ben Brown

Bats R Throws R6'6" 210 lbBorn 1999 East Setauket, USADebut 2024Team CHCDraft 2017 R33 #983 Philadelphia Phillies, Ward Melville (NY) HSContract 1 y/$801,000 (26) 2026: $801,000

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	371	24.1	7.5	3.26	22.1	6.55	100.2
2027							100.1
2028							100.8

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 25

His ten closest age-25 comparables averaged 99 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	Shaun Marcum	2007	98.4	108.8	630
2	Clayton Richard	2009	96.7	99.4	861
3	Joe Kelly	2013	98.9	100.1	415
4	John Gant	2018	99.8	109.9	269
5	Dallas Braden	2009	97.5	106.9	781
6	Kameron Loe	2007	97.0	100.4	134
7	Josh Fleming	2021	100.7	69.5	169
8	Joe Musgrove	2018	99.6	103.6	718
9	Jason Bergmann	2007	96.0	95.0	614
10	Glen Perkins	2008	93.9	94.7	423

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									371				100.1
2026*									265				138.5	97.9	136.4
2025	CHC	5	8	5.92	25	15	1	106.3	472	18	32	121	90.0	96.8	86.9
2024	CHC	1	3	3.58	15	8	0	55.3	222	5	19	64	112.6	98.0	110.6
Career		6	11	5.12	40	23	1	161.7	694	23	51	185	97.3		94.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	CHC	P	25	106	5	3	0	0	1.000	-1.8
2024	CHC	P	15	55	4	1	0	0	1.000	-0.5

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

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	40	11.0 IP, 20% K	0.82
2023	AAA	Iowa Cubs	Pit	322	72.2 IP, 31% K	5.36
2023	AA	Tennessee Smokies	Pit	77	20.0 IP, 39% K	0.45
2022	AA	Tennessee Smokies	Pit	137	31.0 IP, 32% K	4.06
2022	A+	Jersey Shore BlueClaws	Pit	297	73.0 IP, 35% K	3.08
2021	A+	Jersey Shore BlueClaws	Pit	54	12.0 IP, 26% K	7.50
2019	A	Lakewood BlueClaws	Pit	54	13.2 IP, 37% K	0.00
2018	Rk	GCL Phillies West	Pit	204	49.0 IP, 30% K	3.12
2017	Rk	GCL Phillies	Pit	59	14.0 IP, 17% K	2.57

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.276	0.199	0.261	0.221
2025	0.387	0.329	0.359	0.352
2024	0.314	0.228	0.263	0.279

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

Postseason pitching

Year	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	2	3	1.50
Career	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	2.0	1	0	2	3	1.50