Ben Holmes P Birmingham Barons
+0.2 WAR
Age 34 LHP 6'1" / 195 lbs AA peak 0.2 · 2026
ERA4.34
FIP4.34
xFIP
SIERA
K%23.4%
BB%9.1%
K-BB%14.3%
IP23
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2026
K†5555

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201523A+Jupiter Hammerheads2724129563100471113.3%9.8%1.9%4.554.25+1.5
201624A+Jupiter Hammerheads351913547931416.8%10.2%1.0%1.183.53+1.8
201725A+Jupiter Hammerheads357733136318215.5%6.6%0.8%4.173.09+1.6
201826AATulsa Drillers209672666422619.1%9.3%2.5%2.834.05+0.7
201927AAAOklahoma City Dodgers14146127764291219.7%11.1%5.0%5.315.57-0.4
202129AAAIowa Cubs2210439836.52
202331AAACharlotte Knights310361614218723.5%8.0%5.7%5.255.27-0.1
▸ 2026 Season
202634MLBCWS232395229323.4%9.1%3.1%4.344.34+0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202735MLBCWS212190218323.0%9.3%3.2%4.414.46+0.1
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career1645746719773351885016.9%9.5%2.5%3.784.25+5.6
/ 200 IP7024200847144812116.9%9.5%2.5%3.784.25+2.4

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Ben Holmes (OGILVIE) 4.34 23.4%9.1%3.1% 4.46 23.0%13.7%21 +0.12
Mike Dunn L 2026 · 4.97 FIP 34 SU 4.97 20.0%8.0%4.6%.260 3.70 181 82
Tony Sipp L 2026 · 4.84 FIP 34 SU 4.84 23.6%8.5%4.8%.269 2.55 24.9%15.9%60 -2.29 2.19 195 80
Boone Logan L 2025 · 5.22 FIP 33 SU 5.22 24.1%12.1%4.8%.353 2.64 113 79
Sean Doolittle L 2026 · 4.02 FIP 34 SU 4.02 23.8%9.0%3.3%.301 1.42 259 78
Oliver Pérez L 2026 · 3.32 FIP 34 SU 3.32 25.3%9.3%2.1%.296 2.55 29.1%23.7%120 -0.77 1.56 219 75
Ryan Buchter L 2026 · 5.02 FIP 34 SU 5.02 22.9%13.2%4.0%.267 2.37 296 74
Neal Cotts L 2027 · 4.64 FIP 35 SW 4.64 21.6%7.4%4.4%.257 3.78 21.9%14.5%93 -0.86 3.21 156 74
Jerry Blevins L 2026 · 4.48 FIP 34 SU 4.48 21.8%11.2%3.3%.250 3.98 26.2%16.3%32 -0.50 2.66 166 74
Francisley Bueno L 2026 · 3.78 FIP 34 SU 3.78 14.8%7.1%1.9%.315 3.99 13.3%6.6%110 +0.21 3.51 138 73
Brian Duensing L 2026 · 3.17 FIP 34 SW 3.17 23.7%6.6%2.2%.301 5.84 11.7%-0.7%51 +2.67 2.63 198 70
Heriberto Ruelas L 2026 · 3.75 FIP 34 SU 3.75 15.0%8.9%1.4%.310 3.42 17.2%10.5%49 -0.33 2.97 117 69
Brady Feigl L 2026 · 3.60 FIP 34 SU 3.60 22.7%8.5%2.5%.333 2.69 212 68
Tony Watson L 2026 · 4.57 FIP 34 SW 4.57 17.7%4.8%4.3%.276 3.54 19.8%13.1%75 -1.03 2.22 405 68
Dan Runzler L 2026 · 4.83 FIP 34 SU 4.83 16.0%13.0%2.6%.284 3.78 127 68
Luke Westphal L 2025 · 4.42 FIP 33 SW 4.42 24.2%13.4%3.0%.302 5.50 16.1%-3.1%26 +1.08 2.97 294 67
Alejandro Soto L 2025 · 4.03 FIP 33 SW 4.03 17.1%6.9%2.7%.376 3.98 280 67
Ross Detwiler L 2026 · 3.45 FIP 34 SU 3.45 18.5%4.9%2.3%.283 4.23 25.7%18.0%79 +0.78 3.45 512 67
Craig Breslow L 2026 · 5.04 FIP 34 SW 5.04 16.4%6.4%4.6%.279 4.48 16.2%6.5%94 -0.56 4.28 159 67
Marlon Arias L 2026 · 4.86 FIP 34 SW 4.86 19.8%11.2%3.7%.273 3.73 154 66
Manny Parra L 2027 · 3.33 FIP 35 SW 3.33 18.4%10.3%0.9%.351 2.43 17.3%11.0%27 -0.90 2.43 114 66

Contract

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