Ben Heller
Benjamin Heller
Born: August 5, 1991
Milwaukee, WI US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 22 (2013 June Amateur Draft, Cleveland Indians)
School: Olivet Nazarene
Career: 2013-2024
Major League Statistics
Ben Heller has compiled a career record of 21 wins and 19 losses, with 44 saves, and a 2.95 ERA in his 280-game pitching career with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Lake County Captains, Carolina Mudcats, Lynchburg Hillcats, Akron RubberDucks, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Columbus Clippers, Tampa Tarpons, Twins, St. Paul Saints, Durham Bulls, Gwinnett Stripers, Indianapolis Indians and Bradenton Marauders. He began playing during the 2013 season and has taken the field during the 2024 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.13 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37.3 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 163 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Carolina Mudcats | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.25 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 70 |
| 2014 | A | MIDW | Lake County Captains | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.43 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37.0 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 148 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.46 | 36 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 34.3 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 148 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Akron RubberDucks | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26 | |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Akron RubberDucks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.55 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.49 | 28 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25.3 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 104 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.42 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.88 | 41 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 56.3 | 34 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 82 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 223 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Twins | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | St. Paul Saints | 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.95 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.3 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 131 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.55 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33.0 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 135 |
| 2024 | A | FLOR | Bradenton Marauders | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| Totals | 21 | 19 | .525 | 2.95 | 280 | 9 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 338.3 | 237 | 131 | 111 | 22 | 134 | 6 | 459 | 36 | 3 | 44 | 1413 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Short Season A | NYPL | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | P | 21 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .923 | .571 |
| 2014 | A | MIDW | Lake County Captains | P | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .071 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | CARL | Carolina Mudcats | P | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .750 | .176 |
| 2015 | AA | EL | Akron RubberDucks | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2015 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | P | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .111 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | P | 28 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .857 | .214 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Akron RubberDucks | P | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .073 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2022 | R | FLCL | Twins | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | St. Paul Saints | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | P | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Gwinnett Stripers | P | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .143 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 30 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .400 | .067 |
| 2024 | A | FLOR | Bradenton Marauders | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| Totals | 273 | 21 | 29 | 6 | 1 | .893 | .183 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | CLE | June 19, 2013 | September 4, 2013 |
| 2014 | A | Midwest League | Lake County Captains | CLE | April 6, 2014 | July 5, 2014 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Carolina Mudcats | CLE | July 7, 2014 | September 1, 2014 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | CLE | April 9, 2015 | July 30, 2015 |
| 2015 | AA | Eastern League | Akron RubberDucks | CLE | August 2, 2015 | August 18, 2015 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Akron RubberDucks | CLE | April 7, 2016 | May 18, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLE | May 21, 2016 | July 30, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | August 2, 2016 | August 20, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 9, 2017 | August 30, 2017 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | NYA | June 23, 2019 | June 26, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | June 30, 2019 | September 3, 2019 |
| 2022 | R | Florida Complex League | Twins | MIN | July 22, 2022 | August 1, 2022 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | St. Paul Saints | MIN | August 5, 2022 | September 2, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | April 2, 2023 | June 1, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Gwinnett Stripers | ATL | June 9, 2023 | September 19, 2023 |
| 2024 | A | Florida State League | Bradenton Marauders | PIT | April 11, 2024 | April 17, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | April 21, 2024 | August 3, 2024 |
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