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Mel Ott League
7-31-2069
Ben Saffell Relief Pitcher
Retired (2023, Age 37)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.08 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 139-159 Status Retired (2023) Option Years 0  
SV 2 Age 83 (OS 83) Date of Birth 07-26-1986
K 2467 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(2009)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(85 games)
IP 2881.2
WHIP 1.35
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C+   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val A+
Speed D  Bunt C  Control B-
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm D+ WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health B+ LCS Appearances 2
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
2009 Away 1 0 28 0 0 0 0 2 42.2 45 30 27 1 29 38 1.73 5.70
2009 Home 2 5 30 0 0 0 0 0 56.2 57 34 30 2 19 52 1.34 4.76
2010 Away 5 3 10 10 1 0 0 0 68.2 59 26 23 1 24 66 1.21 3.01
2010 Home 4 1 8 8 0 0 0 0 55.0 48 22 21 0 17 44 1.18 3.44
2011 Away 5 5 16 16 0 0 0 0 111.0 114 61 47 3 51 80 1.49 3.81
2011 Home 7 4 17 17 1 0 0 0 117.1 119 61 58 0 33 100 1.30 4.45
2012 Away 5 8 16 16 3 0 0 0 114.2 120 65 61 1 46 91 1.45 4.79
2012 Home 6 5 17 17 2 1 0 0 128.0 101 47 47 3 54 113 1.21 3.30
2013 Away 3 8 16 16 1 0 0 0 109.0 114 63 61 2 52 89 1.52 5.04
2013 Home 7 7 17 17 1 1 0 0 119.2 131 58 51 0 46 105 1.48 3.84
2014 Away 6 7 18 18 2 1 0 0 128.2 97 50 46 1 57 115 1.20 3.22
2014 Home 9 3 18 18 3 2 0 0 133.1 110 51 45 4 62 105 1.29 3.04
2015 Away 5 9 18 18 2 0 0 0 130.2 120 57 51 1 48 116 1.29 3.51
2015 Home 7 10 18 18 2 1 0 0 125.2 113 70 64 4 60 111 1.38 4.58
2016 Away 5 6 15 15 0 0 0 0 102.0 102 55 53 2 41 80 1.40 4.68
2016 Home 10 9 21 21 0 0 0 0 149.0 134 72 72 8 52 134 1.25 4.35
2017 Away 4 8 16 16 1 0 0 0 112.1 105 59 56 4 39 84 1.28 4.49
2017 Home 8 9 20 20 3 0 0 0 138.0 154 86 78 5 53 108 1.50 5.09
2018 Away 3 11 18 18 2 1 0 0 121.1 117 67 62 2 48 94 1.36 4.60
2018 Home 3 7 14 14 1 0 0 0 103.0 79 47 44 3 37 108 1.13 3.84
2019 Away 6 4 16 16 1 0 0 0 111.0 99 52 47 6 40 102 1.25 3.81
2019 Home 6 6 15 15 1 0 0 0 111.1 99 49 46 1 37 101 1.22 3.72
2020 Away 6 5 17 17 1 1 0 0 121.1 120 49 44 3 51 106 1.41 3.26
2020 Home 6 9 19 19 1 1 0 0 136.2 134 70 64 3 53 116 1.37 4.21
2021 Away 1 2 25 0 0 0 1 1 45.1 48 24 21 1 16 32 1.41 4.17
2021 Home 2 2 18 0 0 0 1 2 35.2 40 18 17 0 14 32 1.51 4.29
2022 Away 2 1 19 0 0 0 0 2 32.0 31 14 11 1 9 42 1.25 3.09
2022 Home 1 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 38.0 44 16 14 0 18 33 1.63 3.32
2023 Away 3 4 19 8 0 0 0 1 63.1 60 32 29 1 28 55 1.39 4.12
2023 Home 1 1 6 3 0 0 0 0 20.1 21 16 15 0 12 15 1.62 6.64
2069 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2069 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 60 81 267 184 14 3 1 6 1414.0 1351 704 639 30 579 1190 1.36 4.07
Total Home 79 78 257 187 15 6 1 2 1467.2 1384 717 666 33 567 1277 1.33 4.08
Total
139
 159
524
371
29
9
2
 8
2881.2
 2735 1421 1305 63 1146
2467
1.35
4.08
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
2023-11-01Ben Saffell has retired from the Boston Rebels
2023-06-21Ben Saffell of the Boston Rebels is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2023-04-05The Boston Rebels have acquired Ben Saffell from the waiver wire.
2023-03-07The Oakland Invaders have promoted George Criscione to the major league team. The Oakland Invaders have designated Ben Saffell for assignment.
2011-04-05The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ben Saffell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have designated Bar Clyde for assignment.
2011-04-05The Detroit Tigers have demoted Ben Saffell to the minor leagues.
2010-06-28The Detroit Tigers have promoted Ben Saffell to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have sent Peter Fate to the minors.
2010-03-01The Detroit Tigers have designated Ozzie Holdsworth for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have sent Ben Saffell to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have designated Bobby Smith for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have sent Tommy Blankenship to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have sent Dan Fuentes to the minors. The Detroit Tigers have designated Katsuhiko Niimi for assignment. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Rudy Gehrman to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted John Quinn to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted George Skalski to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dave Decker to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Jose Garlobo to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Alexander Santos to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Dutch Siegle to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Wilbur Tremel to the major league team. The Detroit Tigers have promoted Mark Reinbach to the major league team.
2009-04-01The Detroit Tigers have auto-promoted Ben Saffell to the major leagues.