Ben Lively P Cleveland Guardians
+0.1 WAR
Age 34 RHP 6'4" / 235 lbs MLB peak 0.1 · 2026
ERA4.54
FIP4.74
xFIP5.26
SIERA5.30
K%18.8%
BB%8.1%
K-BB%10.7%
IP80
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.1peak
2026
K†4040
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=5.3 (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
201523AAReading Fightin Phils2525144612111451414.7%8.1%2.7%4.134.37+1.5
201624AAALehigh Valley IronPigs2828171666139421117.9%6.7%1.9%2.693.49+3.5
201725MLBPhiladelphia Phillies3131186777134451616.0%5.9%1.8%3.683.46+3.9
201826MLBKansas City Royals2414863608030719.7%8.6%2.3%3.443.76+1.4
201927MLBKansas City Royals25107332777291520.8%9.5%4.5%4.795.03+0.0
202230AAALouisville Bats1818773337928620.9%8.8%1.6%4.093.36+1.5
202331MLBCincinnati Reds2618121517101372519.0%7.3%4.4%5.194.83+0.6
202432MLBCleveland Guardians3131159661122492418.7%7.8%3.4%3.784.35+1.7
202533MLBCleveland Guardians99451782915616.3%8.4%3.2%3.224.56+0.2
▸ 2026 Season
202634MLBPHI14147531550261016.0%8.1%3.3%4.564.98+0.1
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202735MLBPHI1212652764223915.3%8.3%3.4%4.905.13-0.1
202836MLBPHI57572403521914.5%8.6%3.6%5.145.30-0.2
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career2171841062443179233612217.9%7.6%2.8%3.844.06+14.9
/ 200 IP4135200834149632317.9%7.6%2.8%3.844.06+2.8

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) 4.98 16.0%8.1%3.3% 5.21 14.9%6.5%122 +0.23
George Kontos R 2026 · 5.02 FIP 34 SU 5.02 15.4%9.0%3.8%.356 3.57 290 65
Carlos Torres R 2026 · 4.51 FIP 34 SW 4.51 17.4%9.9%3.0%.304 3.66 19.8%11.6%113 -0.85 2.89 326 64
Jean Machi R 2026 · 4.39 FIP 34 SW 4.39 18.3%6.6%3.6%.282 4.11 18.6%12.0%67 -0.28 4.11 186 64
Manny Acosta R 2027 · 4.09 FIP 35 SW 4.09 18.1%9.1%2.5%.273 3.07 23.2%9.9%44 -1.02 3.07 102 64
Juan Sandoval R 2026 · 3.82 FIP 34 SW 3.82 15.4%6.0%2.3%.294 3.34 17.4%8.8%116 -0.48 3.21 225 63
Ivan Maldonado R 2027 · 4.63 FIP 35 SW 4.63 12.8%8.7%2.8%.269 5.47 6.4%-3.3%104 +0.84 4.63 172 62
Oscar Villarreal R 2026 · 3.90 FIP 34 SW 3.90 14.4%7.8%1.9%.325 5.35 8.7%0.1%13 +1.45 2.53 135 62
Francisco Del Rosario R 2028 · 4.12 FIP 36 SW 4.12 16.4%10.0%2.1%.267 6.46 11.9%-0.6%77 +2.34 4.12 145 62
Hector Navarro R 2027 · 4.37 FIP 35 SU 4.37 15.0%5.4%3.4%.281 2.96 15.2%9.0%81 -1.41 2.30 126 62
Mark Lowe R 2026 · 5.01 FIP 34 SU 5.01 16.4%10.0%3.7%.331 2.30 153 61
Tim Adleman R 2026 · 5.70 FIP 34 SU 5.70 17.5%8.6%5.5%.275 3.64 605 61
Fernando Villalobos R 2024 · 4.70 FIP 32 SW 4.70 10.6%8.0%2.7%.313 4.03 152 61
Guillermo Moscoso R 2026 · 5.06 FIP 34 SW 5.06 18.2%8.4%4.5%.318 4.34 12.6%5.9%104 -0.72 3.77 264 61
Rudy Gonzalez R 2026 · 4.50 FIP 34 SU 4.50 13.5%9.6%2.4%.347 3.82 14.0%6.5%79 -0.68 3.32 119 60
Alexi Ogando R 2026 · 4.09 FIP 34 SU 4.09 15.0%6.4%2.6%.312 3.80 132 60
Sergio Mitre R 2028 · 4.85 FIP 36 SW 4.85 9.7%4.8%3.6%.282 4.54 11.8%5.3%103 -0.31 4.54 156 60
Johnny Cueto R 2026 · 4.15 FIP 34 SW 4.15 20.2%9.4%2.9%.280 4.71 17.3%11.8%364 +0.56 2.87 1,148 60
Kameron Loe R 2026 · 3.88 FIP 34 SW 3.88 11.9%5.3%2.0%.356 3.36 17.1%9.1%133 -0.52 3.36 201 60
Doug Fister R 2026 · 4.68 FIP 34 SW 4.68 13.8%6.6%3.5%.283 3.76 455 60
Fernando Salas R 2026 · 4.19 FIP 34 SW 4.19 20.8%5.3%4.0%.347 2.65 288 59

Contract

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