Nick Bennett

P Nashville Sounds
Age 29 LHP 6'4" / 210 lbs AAA peak 0.2 · 2027
Overview
AAAPROSPECT
MLB%10%
YearAgeLvl / TeamGGSIPERAFIPK%BB%WARMLE rates
202224MIX2 levels26241255.204.3022.9%8.5%—K 18.6% · BB 8.7% · FIP 5.03
202325MIX2 levels333654.434.0822.4%8.7%—K 18.4% · BB 9.9% · FIP 4.83
202426AAAMIL164355.094.8314.4%8.8%—K 12.4% · BB 7.9% · FIP 5.13
202527No MLB games played
202628No MLB games played
2027PROJ29MLBMIL1124.684.6818.7%8.7%0.0
2028PROJ37% MLB30MLBMIL1174.754.8218.8%9.1%0.0
Next 2 projected WAR 0.1Projected rows: MLB playing time only, park and league context applied.
Contract
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CompsRoy Merritt (age 30) · Tyler Alexander (age 29) · Brad Mills (age 29)
2027 FULL-SEASON PROJECTIONrates below = full-season projection
showingPROJ
wRC+ AGAINSTvL 106114vR 122
ERA4.68
FIP4.68
K%18.7%
BB%8.7%
K-BB%10.0%
Proj IP21
Value2027 · WAR
Runs saved vs league avg · 21 IP
K: -0.5 runs (Runs saved by strikeouts vs lg-avg K%)-1KBB: -0.0 runs (Runs saved by walk suppression vs lg-avg BB%)-0BBCONTACT: -0.6 runs (Runs saved on contact quality (HR suppression) vs lg)-1CONTACTSTAM: +0.9 runs (Replacement credit for innings volume)+1STAMTotal WAR: -0.03 (21 IP)-0.0WAR
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Grades · Contract
Scouting Grades
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Contract

No contract data on file. Pre-MLB players and minor-league free agents do not yet have salary projections — entries are added at first 40-man roster placement.

Career Stats + Projections

Real MLB stats plus park-adjusted projections — this season (so far / rest / full), then future seasons and career totals.
basis chips: RAW = as recorded · CTX = with park/league context · A+C = actual + context combined · MLE = level/park-neutral
Methodology▸ how WAR & MLE are computed

Stats are park-neutral MLB equivalents. The "TEAM" column shows current org affiliation only — we do NOT project at that team's park.
Rates (K%, BB%, HR-BF) are park-stripped; MiLB stat lines are translated to their MLB-equivalent via per-level MLE factors.
WAR is computed from projected runs prevented vs a replacement pitcher (the marginal arm a team would call up if this pitcher were unavailable) — calibrated to the standard WAR scale.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR GS%IP/G K%BB%K-BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
▸ Career — actual stats, one row per year (as recorded, no adjustments)
▸ Career — adjusted (each season translated to a park/league-neutral MLB-equivalent line; levels combined per year)
▸ Model inputs — neutral MLE (past 3 seasons + 2027 so far)
201921A MLEWisconsin Timber Rattlers532082244160%4.121.7%5.8%15.9%1.6%2.212.85—
201921A RAWWisconsin Timber Rattlers532082244160%4.129.3%4.9%24.4%1.2%2.211.97—
202123MIX MLE2 levels2217103446115421777%4.720.2%10.6%9.7%4.6%4.475.25—
202123MIX RAW2 levels2217103446115421777%4.725.8%9.4%16.4%3.8%4.474.24—
202224MIX MLE2 levels2624125551126472092%4.818.6%8.7%9.9%4.4%5.205.03—
202224MIX RAW2 levels2624125551126472092%4.822.9%8.5%14.3%3.6%5.204.30—
202325MIX MLE2 levels33365286642599%2.018.4%9.9%8.5%3.7%4.434.83—
202325MIX RAW2 levels33365286642599%2.022.4%8.7%13.6%3.1%4.434.08—
202426AAA MLENashville Sounds164351602314525%2.212.4%7.9%4.5%3.8%5.095.13—
202426AAA MLENashville Sounds164351602314525%2.212.4%7.9%4.5%3.8%5.095.13—
202426AAA RAWNashville Sounds164351602314525%2.214.4%8.8%5.6%3.1%5.094.83—
▸ 2027 season — projected remainder (no 2027 stats recorded)
202729MLBMIL1128210100%2.018.7%8.7%10.0%3.0%4.684.68+0.0
▸ Career projection (2028+) — MLB context, MLB playing time (IP × MLB%)
202830MLB MLEMIL3320841683100%6.718.8%9.1%9.7%3.2%4.754.82+0.1
202830MLB CTXMIL11730631100%7.018.8%9.1%9.7%3.2%4.754.82+0.0
▸ Career totals — MLB only (actual + projected)
Career— RAW11731631100%7.418.8%9.1%9.7%3.2%4.754.44+0.1
/ 200 IP— RAW29292008441638227100%6.818.8%9.1%9.7%3.2%4.754.44+2.2
Career— MLE1025134815252831416250%3.418.6%9.2%9.3%4.1%4.664.95+0.1
/ 200 IP— MLE5929200876163813650%3.418.6%9.2%9.3%4.1%4.664.95+1.3

How the minor-league lines were translated

One row per minor-league stint. Open a row to see each step: the raw rate, the park adjustment, the league/level factor, the age adjustment (hitters) and the resulting MLE rate. Factors are the same ones listed on the MLE Factors page.

2024 AAANashville Sounds · 35 IPFIP 4.71 → 5.13 (+0.42)K% 14.4% → 12.4%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF14.37%—×0.86012.36%
BB% (unintentional) /BF8.75%—×0.9007.88%
HR / BF /BF3.12%÷0.909×1.1003.78%

Factors used: pitcher AAA level factors (Triple-A 2023+ robo-zone set: walks improve on promotion) — K ×0.86, BB ×0.90, HR ×1.10. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 82).

Result: FIP 4.71 → 5.13, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2023 AABiloxi Shuckers · 64 IPFIP 4.11 → 4.83 (+0.72)K% 22.7% → 18.4%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF22.74%—×0.81018.42%
BB% (unintentional) /BF9.03%—×1.1009.93%
HR / BF /BF3.25%÷1.055×1.2003.69%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 111).

Result: FIP 4.11 → 4.83, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2022 AABiloxi Shuckers · 124 IPFIP 4.18 → 5.03 (+0.85)K% 23.0% → 18.6%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF23.02%—×0.81018.65%
BB% (unintentional) /BF7.92%—×1.1008.71%
HR / BF /BF3.68%÷1.012×1.2004.37%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 102).

Result: FIP 4.18 → 5.03, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2021 A+Wisconsin Timber Rattlers · 56 IPFIP 3.17 → 4.01 (+0.84)K% 29.0% → 22.4%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF29.03%—×0.77022.35%
BB% (unintentional) /BF7.66%—×1.1508.81%
HR / BF /BF2.82%÷1.155×1.2503.06%

Factors used: pitcher A+ level factors — K ×0.77, BB ×1.15, HR ×1.25. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 131).

Result: FIP 3.17 → 4.01, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2021 AABiloxi Shuckers · 46 IPFIP 5.51 → 6.81 (+1.30)K% 21.7% → 17.6%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF21.72%—×0.81017.59%
BB% (unintentional) /BF11.62%—×1.10012.78%
HR / BF /BF5.05%÷0.929×1.2006.52%

Factors used: pitcher AA level factors — K ×0.81, BB ×1.10, HR ×1.20. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 86).

Result: FIP 5.51 → 6.81, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).

2019 AWisconsin Timber Rattlers · 20 IPFIP 1.92 → 2.85 (+0.94)K% 29.3% → 21.7%
ComponentRawPark ÷Level factor ×= MLE
K% /BF29.27%—×0.74021.66%
BB% (unintentional) /BF4.88%—×1.1805.76%
HR / BF /BF1.22%÷1.022×1.3001.55%

Factors used: pitcher A level factors — K ×0.74, BB ×1.18, HR ×1.30. Pitcher translation is level-wide (no per-league rows, no age adjustment); HR/BF is park-adjusted at half strength (park HR factor 104).

Result: FIP 1.92 → 2.85, computed from the rates in the table with the same formula before and after. The MLE line is not regressed to the mean — regression is applied when seasons are blended into a projection (how).