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

2022 Advanced Metrics (Trackman)

Pitching
Sample too small for percentile ranks
Pitch movement (catcher's-eye view, inches)
-20 -20 -10 -10 10 10 20 20 Fastball Slider Fastball Fastball Curveball Fastball Curveball Fastball Curveball Fastball Curveball Fastball ChangeUp Horizontal Break (in) Induced Vertical Break (in)
PitchUsage%VeloSpiniVBHBWhiff%
Fastball 53.8% 87.9 2186 19.9 12.6 50.0
Curveball 30.8% 77.1 2215 -4.9 -6.1 0.0
Slider 7.7% 78.4 2179 5.1 -3.8 0.0
ChangeUp 7.7% 80.8 1414 3.4 9.9
Rolling velo by game (2022-07-27 – 2022-08-02)
83.3 83.3
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.