BK

Ben Kovel

School
Pitt
Born
2001-05-27
Hometown
Merrick, NY
Bats / Throws
R/R
Height / Weight
6-2 · 205

Cape League Pitching (expand stats for Game Logs)

2022 — Wareham Gatemen · Pitt
2023 — Cotuit Kettleers · Pitt
Date Team Opp Result Dec GS IPABBF HRERHR BBIBBSO HBPSHSFWPBK ERAWHIPK/9BB/9FIPERA+
2022
Season Total  0-0 0 1.2 7 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.40 1.80 5.40 5.40 11.55 68
2023
Season Total  1-0 0 8.0 31 37 8 8 8 1 4 6 2 0 1 9.00 1.50 6.75 4.50 6.23 54

CCBL Playoffs

Playoff Batting Game Log
2023 Playoffs — Cotuit Kettleers
DateTeamOppResultPos PAABRHTB 2B3BHRRBI SHSFHBP BBIBBSO SBCSGIDP POAEDP AVGOBPSLGOPS
2023 Playoffs
Season Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Playoff Pitching Game Log
2023 Playoffs — Cotuit Kettleers
DateTeamOppResultDecGS IPABBF HRERHR BBIBBSO HBPSHSFWPBK ERAWHIPK/9BB/9
2023 Playoffs
Season Total  0-0 0 1.1 0 0 3 5 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 2.25 6.75

2023 Advanced Metrics (Trackman)

Pitching
Pitching
Exit Velo Against
51
80.1 mph
Hard-Hit % Against
70
12.0%
Ground Ball %
84
56.0%
K %
20
17.6%
BB %
33
11.8%
Whiff %
13
17.2%
Chase %
43
26.6%
Fastball Velocity
25
88.6 mph
Pitch-level percentiles vs. 2023 qualified pitchers (min 50 pitches); K%/BB% vs. qualified pitchers (min 8 IP); bar = percentile rank, value on right = actual stat
Pitch movement (catcher's-eye view, inches)
-20 -20 -10 -10 10 10 20 20 Slider TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall Curveball TwoSeamFastBall Curveball Slider ChangeUp TwoSeamFastBall ChangeUp Curveball TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall Curveball Slider Slider Slider Curveball Curveball Fastball Slider Slider Slider Fastball Slider ChangeUp ChangeUp Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Fastball ChangeUp Slider Slider Slider ChangeUp Slider Slider Slider Slider Splitter Fastball Splitter Slider Fastball Fastball Slider Fastball Splitter Splitter Fastball Slider Splitter Slider Fastball Splitter Splitter Slider Splitter Splitter Fastball Splitter Fastball Fastball Splitter Splitter Fastball Slider Slider Slider Slider Slider Slider Slider ChangeUp Slider Slider ChangeUp ChangeUp ChangeUp ChangeUp Slider Slider Slider ChangeUp Slider Slider Fastball ChangeUp Sinker Slider Fastball Sinker Fastball Sinker Slider Slider Fastball Sinker Slider Sinker Fastball ChangeUp Slider TwoSeamFastBall TwoSeamFastBall Slider Fastball Slider TwoSeamFastBall Slider ChangeUp Curveball Fastball Fastball Curveball TwoSeamFastBall Fastball Curveball Slider Fastball Curveball TwoSeamFastBall ChangeUp TwoSeamFastBall Slider Slider TwoSeamFastBall ChangeUp Fastball Horizontal Break (in) Induced Vertical Break (in)
PitchUsage%VeloSpiniVBHBWhiff%
Slider 35.1% 78.7 2463 2.1 -9.0 21.1
Fastball 21.6% 88.6 2098 8.8 16.7 14.3
ChangeUp 12.7% 82.3 1195 0.1 12.3 25.0
TwoSeamFastBall 10.4% 89.1 2182 9.8 18.7 0.0
Splitter 9.0% 83.5 1173 -2.1 12.5 50.0
Curveball 7.5% 82.5 1213 -4.5 8.9 20.0
Sinker 3.7% 82.8 1160 -2.6 14.7 0.0
Rolling velo by game (2023-07-14 – 2023-08-02)
85.1 78.8
Run Value/100 replicates MLB's own published methodology: a count-conditioned run-expectancy model (base-out state × ball-strike count, same RE24 approach as the baserunning model but extended to the pitch level) values every single pitch, not just PA outcomes — a called strike moving the count from 1-1 to 1-2 has real value even though nothing "happened." Doesn't use Trackman at all, just play-by-play + pitch sequencing, so it isn't restricted to Trackman-covered games the way most of this section is. The Fielding row is a range-runs estimate: batted balls are bucketed by position + Trackman-derived difficulty (hang time/distance/exit velo, same buckets as the baserunning model), and the fielder — parsed directly from that specific play's PBP description, not a per-game starting lineup — is credited or debited the run-value gap between the bucket's expected out rate and what actually happened. Barrel% uses MLB's actual published EV/launch-angle lookup table — a ball must be hit 98+ mph, with the qualifying launch-angle window widening as EV climbs (a tight 26-30° band right at 98 mph, up to a wide 8-50° band at 116+ mph); Solid Contact % is a CCBL-only complement using that same table shifted 10 mph lower (88+ mph and up), since MLB's absolute 98+ mph Barrel threshold leaves ~70% of CCBL hitters flat at 0%. Hard-Hit % is exit velo alone, no launch-angle requirement: 95+ mph off the bat. xBA/xSLG/xwOBA use a k-nearest-neighbor model on this season's own batted balls, not MLB's own published model or league-wide MLB data — those, Fielding, and Run Value should be read as CCBL-relative, not compared directly to MLB's own advanced tracking numbers.