Ben Lively P Cleveland Guardians
Age 34 RHP 6'4" / 235 lbs MLB peak 0.2 · 2026
2026 FULL-SEASON PROJECTION80 proj IP · Marcel + aging
ERA4.65
FIP5.13
xFIP5.26
SIERA5.30
K%15.3%
BB%8.1%
K-BB%7.2%
IP80
WAR · 80 IP × (5.30 − 5.13) / 9.8+0.3
K†3030
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.2peak
2026
FB Velo
p1089.8
Whiff%
p1016.2%
K%
p1016.3%
xwOBA vs
p330.332
SL+4.0 (17%)
FB+2.7 (58%)
CH+0.9 (8%)
SI (29%)
CU (7%)
CT (10%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.4 (SP) / 4.55 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201523AAReading Fightin Phils2525144612111451414.7%8.1%2.6%4.134.33+1.8
201624AAALehigh Valley IronPigs2828171666139421117.9%6.7%2.0%2.693.53+3.7
201725MLBPhiladelphia Phillies3131186777134451616.0%5.9%2.0%3.683.60+3.9
201826MLBKansas City Royals2414863608030719.7%8.6%2.3%3.443.77+1.3
201927MLBKansas City Royals25107332777291520.8%9.5%4.2%4.794.82+0.0
202230AAALouisville Bats1818773337928620.9%8.8%1.3%4.093.15+1.6
202331MLBCincinnati Reds2618121517101372519.0%7.3%4.6%5.194.95+0.6
202432MLBCleveland Guardians3131159661122492418.7%7.8%3.7%3.784.51+1.7
202533MLBCleveland Guardians99451782915616.3%8.4%3.4%3.224.65-0.1
▸ 2026 Season
202634MLBCLE14147531548261115.3%8.1%3.5%4.655.13-0.2
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202735MLBCLE12126728341241114.3%8.6%3.8%5.145.47-0.6
202836MLBCLE595925033231113.3%9.2%4.2%5.565.84-0.9
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2171841062443179233612517.9%7.6%2.8%3.844.10+16.2
/ 200 IP4135200834149632417.9%7.6%2.8%3.844.10+3.0

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 Lively (OGILVIE) 5.13 15.3%8.1%3.5% 5.64 13.9%4.9%126 +0.51
George Kontos R 2026 · 5.10 FIP 34 SU 5.10 15.4%9.0%4.0%.356 3.56 290 65
Carlos Torres R 2026 · 4.67 FIP 34 SW 4.67 17.4%9.9%3.2%.304 3.59 19.8%11.6%113 -1.08 2.78 326 64
Jean Machi R 2026 · 4.22 FIP 34 SW 4.22 18.3%6.6%3.3%.282 3.92 18.6%12.0%67 -0.30 3.92 186 64
Ivan Maldonado R 2027 · 4.91 FIP 35 SW 4.91 12.8%8.7%3.3%.269 5.68 6.4%-3.3%104 +0.77 4.91 172 63
Manny Acosta R 2027 · 3.99 FIP 35 SW 3.99 18.1%9.1%2.3%.273 3.04 23.2%9.9%44 -0.95 3.04 102 63
Tim Adleman R 2026 · 5.60 FIP 34 SU 5.60 17.5%8.6%5.3%.275 3.61 605 62
Francisco Del Rosario R 2028 · 4.09 FIP 36 SW 4.09 16.4%10.0%2.0%.267 6.61 11.9%-0.6%77 +2.52 4.09 145 62
Fernando Villalobos R 2024 · 4.73 FIP 32 SW 4.73 10.6%8.0%2.8%.313 4.15 152 61
Hector Navarro R 2027 · 4.75 FIP 35 SU 4.75 15.0%5.4%4.1%.281 2.93 15.2%9.0%81 -1.82 2.30 126 61
Mark Lowe R 2026 · 4.79 FIP 34 SU 4.79 16.4%10.0%3.3%.331 2.37 153 61
Rudy Gonzalez R 2026 · 4.65 FIP 34 SU 4.65 13.5%9.6%2.7%.347 3.78 14.0%6.5%79 -0.87 3.32 119 61
Guillermo Moscoso R 2026 · 5.03 FIP 34 SW 5.03 18.2%8.4%4.4%.318 4.19 12.6%5.9%104 -0.84 3.79 264 61
Sergio Mitre R 2028 · 5.02 FIP 36 SW 5.02 9.7%4.8%3.9%.282 4.48 11.8%5.3%103 -0.54 4.48 156 61
Doug Fister R 2026 · 4.80 FIP 34 SW 4.80 13.8%6.6%3.7%.283 3.59 455 60
Alexi Ogando R 2026 · 3.95 FIP 34 SU 3.95 15.0%6.4%2.4%.312 3.73 132 60
Alfredo Aceves R 2026 · 4.97 FIP 34 SW 4.97 8.9%8.9%2.7%.323 4.71 160 59
Johnny Cueto R 2026 · 4.52 FIP 34 SW 4.52 20.2%9.4%3.5%.280 4.68 17.3%11.8%364 +0.16 2.85 1,148 59
Clay Buchholz R 2026 · 5.36 FIP 34 SW 5.36 15.4%5.9%5.1%.316 2.49 433 59
Sergio Valenzuela R 2024 · 5.47 FIP 32 SW 5.47 10.6%6.5%4.5%.355 3.52 244 59
Juan Omar Espinoza R 2024 · 4.95 FIP 32 SW 4.95 8.4%9.2%2.5%.348 4.68 104 58

Contract

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