P Ben Leeper #6
Chicago Cubs MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/2029
 OA: 66 POT: 66
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P BEN LEEPER #6 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 0 0-3 2 3.86 11.2 9 1 6 14 1.29 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 75 65 80 75
Movement 55 50 60 55
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 80 80
Slider 80 80
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 25
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 45
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 35
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/10/2029 WSH Loss, 4-5 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 Loss
08/08/2029 @ COL Win, 5-4 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
08/04/2029 @ CIN Win, 7-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
07/30/2029 STP Win, 5-3 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 Win
07/26/2029 IND Win, 5-3 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Save
07/21/2029 @ MEM Win, 9-6 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
07/14/2029 @ NAS Win, 8-5 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Win
07/13/2029 @ NAS Win, 7-2 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
05/27/2029 COL Loss, 6-8 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
05/21/2029 IND Win, 2-1 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
PERSONALITY
Always has snacks in his locker.
Low: Loyalty
Birthday:06/15/1997
Born in:Southlake, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,484,000
Signed Through:2029 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:131 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 80 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2029 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 0 0 3 2 3.86 11.2 9 5 5 1 6 14 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 1 66.7 14 7 11.57 6.94 10.80 4.63 3.54 1.29 81 0.2 .296        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 23 4 0 0 0 1 3 9 0 0 0 .174 .269 .174 .443      
vs. RHB 19 5 1 0 1 4 3 5 0 0 0 .263 .364 .474 .837      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2029 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 2 0 0 1 1 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 1 0 3  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
April 10 0 0 2 0 3.52 7.2 6 3 3 0 5 10  
May 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1  
August 3 0 0 1 2 6.00 3.0 3 2 2 1 0 3  
Spring Training 9 0 1 0 1 3.12 8.2 4 3 3 3 2 15  
Last Year 30 0 2 2 2 5.22 29.1 28 18 17 5 10 41  
2 Years Ago 59 0 6 3 1 2.20 73.2 46 20 18 8 27 118  
Career 215 0 21 16 8 3.39 233.1 174 94 88 32 88 339  
Home 5 0 0 1 0 4.15 4.1 3 2 2 1 1 6  
Road 9 0 0 2 2 3.68 7.1 6 3 3 0 5 8  
Grass 14 0 0 3 2 3.86 11.2 9 5 5 1 6 14  
Day 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 5  
Night 10 0 0 3 2 5.87 7.2 9 5 5 1 4 9  
As Reliever / Substitution 14 0 0 3 2 3.86 11.2 9 5 5 1 6 14  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2029 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 9 0 3 0 1 0.75 12.0 9 1 1 0 4 10 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 9 6 9.75 6.75 7.50 3.00 2.61 1.08 66 0.3 .265        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 17 2 1 0 0 1 3 6 0 0 0 .118 .250 .176 .426      
vs. RHB 27 7 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .259 .286 .296 .582      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2029 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 1  
May 4 0 1 0 0 0.00 5.2 1 0 0 0 2 5  
July 5 0 2 0 1 1.42 6.1 8 1 1 0 2 5  
Last Year 7 0 1 3 1 5.40 11.2 12 8 7 1 2 15  
Career 104 0 13 8 39 2.36 122.0 85 36 32 14 43 164  
Home 4 0 1 0 1 0.00 6.1 4 0 0 0 4 5  
Road 5 0 2 0 0 1.59 5.2 5 1 1 0 0 5  
Grass 9 0 3 0 1 0.75 12.0 9 1 1 0 4 10  
Day 3 0 1 0 0 1.93 4.2 5 1 1 0 2 5  
Night 6 0 2 0 1 0.00 7.1 4 0 0 0 2 5  
As Reliever / Substitution 9 0 3 0 1 0.75 12.0 9 1 1 0 4 10  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Chicago - MLB 25 10 0 0 1 0 7.20 10.0 12 8 8 3 6 12 0 0 1.80 .346 6.97 -0.2 64
2024 Chicago - MLB 26 22 0 4 2 0 3.27 22.0 14 8 8 4 5 33 0 0 0.86 .233 3.31 0.4 131
2025 Chicago - MLB 27 60 0 8 4 2 3.56 68.1 47 27 27 9 26 90 0 0 1.07 .270 3.79 0.8 124
2026 Chicago - MLB 28 20 0 1 1 1 2.45 18.1 18 8 5 2 8 31 0 0 1.42 .390 2.61 0.5 172
2027 Chicago - MLB 29 59 0 6 3 1 2.20 73.2 46 20 18 8 27 118 0 0 0.99 .275 2.76 1.8 189
2028 Chicago - MLB 30 30 0 2 2 2 5.22 29.1 28 18 17 5 10 41 0 0 1.30 .338 3.94 0.3 82
2029 Chicago - MLB 31 14 0 0 3 2 3.86 11.2 9 5 5 1 6 14 0 0 1.29 .296 3.54 0.2 113
Total MLB 215 0 21 16 8 3.39 233.1 174 94 88 32 88 339 0 0 1.12 .293 3.47 3.8 127
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Tennessee - AA 23 10 0 1 2 1 1.26 14.1 9 5 2 0 4 22 0 0 0.91 .281 1.18 0.6 321
2021 Iowa - AAA 23 17 0 3 1 2 1.31 20.2 6 4 3 2 9 31 0 0 0.73 .118 2.91 0.4 307
2022 South Bend - A+ 24 6 0 1 1 2 0.00 11.0 4 3 0 1 4 19 0 0 0.73 .176 2.53 0.5 999
2022 Tennessee - AA 24 10 0 0 1 4 3.18 11.1 5 4 4 1 5 19 0 0 0.88 .222 2.52 0.4 136
2022 Iowa - AAA 24 26 0 2 2 4 4.35 31.0 27 17 15 10 14 42 0 0 1.32 .262 6.38 -0.6 100
2023 Tennessee - AA 25 35 0 0 1 26 1.30 41.2 25 6 6 3 7 69 0 0 0.77 .289 1.57 2.0 282
2023 Iowa - AAA 25 18 0 1 0 16 0.50 18.0 12 1 1 1 6 23 0 0 1.00 .262 2.57 0.7 776
2024 Iowa - AAA 26 24 0 3 2 13 1.40 25.2 16 4 4 0 7 39 0 0 0.90 .302 1.01 1.6 277
2026 Iowa - AAA 28 3 0 0 0 2 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 1.33 .429 1.45 0.2 120
2028 Iowa - AAA 30 7 0 1 3 1 5.40 11.2 12 8 7 1 2 15 0 0 1.20 .379 2.70 0.3 67
2029 Iowa - AAA 31 9 0 3 0 1 0.75 12.0 9 1 1 0 4 10 0 0 1.08 .265 2.61 0.3 527
Total IL 104 0 13 8 39 2.36 122.0 85 36 32 14 43 164 0 0 1.05 .269 3.26 171.1
Total SL 55 0 1 4 31 1.60 67.1 39 15 12 4 16 110 0 0 0.82 .278 1.65 243.9
Total MWL 6 0 1 1 2 0.00 11.0 4 3 0 1 4 19 0 0 0.73 .176 2.53 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2025 Chicago - MLB 27 3 0 0 1 0 6.00 3.0 2 2 2 1 0 6 0 0 0.67 .250 4.64 0.0 73
Total MLB 3 0 0 1 0 6.00 3.0 2 2 2 1 0 6 0 0 0.67 .250 4.64 73.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2023 Chicago - MLB P 10 0 1 0 1 1 0 1.000 10.0 0.90 -0.4 .000
2024 Chicago - MLB P 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 22.0 0.00 -0.6 .000
2025 Chicago - MLB P 60 0 3 3 3 6 0 1.000 68.1 0.79 +0.6 1.020
2026 Chicago - MLB P 20 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 18.1 0.98 +0.3 1.021
2027 Chicago - MLB P 59 0 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 73.2 0.61 -0.3 1.035
2028 Chicago - MLB P 29 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 29.1 0.61 +0.4 .000
2029 Chicago - MLB P 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.2 0.77 +0.0 1.005
2029 Iowa - AAA P 9 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.0 0.75 +0.1 .000
TOTAL P 221 0 7 11 4 19 1 .947 245.1 0.66 +0.2 1.026
PLAYER HISTORY
07/21/2020 Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent.
05/21/2022 Iowa Cubs placed RHP Ben Leeper on the 7-day injured list. [Auto]
06/09/2022 Iowa Cubs activated RHP Ben Leeper from the 7-day injured list. [Auto]
10/01/2022 Wins the 2022 Midwest League Round 2 with the South Bend Cubs!
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (50).
05/01/2023 Wins the SL Pitcher of the Month Award.
10/27/2023 Wins the 2023 SL Reliever of the Year.
11/20/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $700,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (50).
08/19/2024 Injured (dead arm),out for one week.
11/17/2024 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $700,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
11/15/2025 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $700,000.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
04/17/2026 Injured (forearm inflammation),out for 4 months.
11/25/2026 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,576,400.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 55 (55).
09/29/2027 Injured (fractured elbow),out for 4 months.
11/17/2027 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,700,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
03/27/2028 Injured (tender shoulder),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/04/2028 Injured (sprained elbow),out for 4-5 weeks.
08/29/2028 Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 2 weeks.
09/11/2028 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 2-3 months.
11/22/2028 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $4,484,000.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
04/24/2029 Injured (dead arm),out for 2 weeks.
05/18/2029 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/27/2029 Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 6-7 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
2027 17 9
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