MLB
Ben Heller
Ben Heller
Pittsburgh Pirates, Relief Pitcher
Age: 33-100d (Aug 05, 1991)
Exp: 3.165 Years
Country: US
College: Olivet Nazarene (IL)
Drafted: Round 22 (#651 overall), 2013
Agent(s): Onyx Sports Management
2025 Payroll Salary
$1,000,000
2025 Cash
$1,000,000
Career Earnings
$1,897,467
2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $1,000,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $1,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,000,000. In 2025, Heller will earn a base salary of $1,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 |
Estimate
|
$1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 0.41% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
34 |
ARB 3
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
35 | ||||||
| 2028 |
|
36 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 | 3.165 |
Estimate
|
$1,000,000 | - | - | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
34 | -- |
ARB 3
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
35 | -- | ||||||
| 2028 |
|
36 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 |
Estimate |
$1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 free-agent-restricted
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $740,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 free-agent-restricted
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2021-2021 Arbitration
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $625,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $625,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $625,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $625,000
Average Salary:
$625,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the New York Yankees, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $547,475 contract with the New York Yankees, including $547,475 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $547,475.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $547,475
Average Salary:
$547,475
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arb
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Pre-Arb
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the New York Yankees, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2013-2013 Signing Bonus
Ben Heller signed a 1 year , $2,500 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $2,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500
Average Salary:
$2,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
3.165 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,897,467
Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 21 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
|
| 2016 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$119,239 |
$121,739 |
|
| 2017 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$119,843 |
$241,582 |
|
| 2018 | 26 |
|
Injured
|
$547,475 |
$789,057 |
|
| 2019 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$555,000 |
$1,344,057 |
|
| 2020 | 28 |
|
Injured
|
$105,910 |
$1,449,967 |
|
| 2023 | 31 |
 |
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
|
$212,905 $3,871 |
$1,662,872 $1,666,743 |
|
| 2024 | 32 |
|
Injured
|
$230,724 |
$1,897,467 |
|
| Total |
$1,897,467 |
$1,897,467 |
||||
| 2025 | 33 |
|
Active / estimate-arbitration
|
$1,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$2,897,467 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $2,500 | - | $2,500 |
| 5 |
|
$1,447,467 | - | - | $1,447,467 |
| 1 |
|
$212,905 | - | - | $212,905 |
| 1 |
|
$3,871 | - | - | $3,871 |
| 1 |
|
$230,724 | - | - | $230,724 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |
|
21 |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
$2,500 |
||
| 2016 |
|
24 |
$119,239
|
$119,239 |
$121,739 |
||
| 2017 |
|
25 |
$119,843
|
$119,843 |
$241,582 |
||
| 2018 |
|
26 |
$547,475
|
$547,475 |
$789,057 |
||
| 2019 |
|
27 |
$555,000
|
$555,000 |
$1,344,057 |
||
| 2020 |
|
28 |
$105,910
|
$105,910 |
$1,449,967 |
||
| 2023 |
|
31 |
$212,905 $3,871
|
$212,905 $3,871 |
$1,662,872 $1,666,743 |
||
| 2024 |
|
32 |
$230,724
|
$230,724 |
$1,897,467 |
||
| Total |
$1,894,967 |
$2,500 |
$1,897,467 |
$1,897,467 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
33 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$2,894,967 |
$2,500 |
$2,897,467 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $2,500 | - | $2,500 |
| 5 |
|
$1,447,467 | - | - | $1,447,467 |
| 1 |
|
$212,905 | - | - | $212,905 |
| 1 |
|
$3,871 | - | - | $3,871 |
| 1 |
|
$230,724 | - | - | $230,724 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
PIT |
Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | Shoulder |
| 2020 |
NYY |
Sep 22, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 | Biceps |
| 2019 |
NYY |
Mar 28, 2019 - Sep 10, 2019 | Elbow (Tommy John) |
| 2018 |
NYY |
Apr 02, 2018 - Oct 01, 2018 | Elbow |
-
Aug 08, 2024
Contract purchased by Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Jun 10, 2024
Designated for Assignment by Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Jun 04, 2024
Contract purchased by Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Dec 05, 2023
Signed a minor league contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
Nov 01, 2023
Outrighted by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Sep 09, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Sep 06, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Sep 05, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Sep 02, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Aug 03, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Jun 15, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Atlanta (ATL)
-
Jun 06, 2023
Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Tampa Bay (TB) for International Bonus Pool Cap Space
-
May 25, 2023
Designated for Assignment by Tampa Bay (TB)
-
May 24, 2023
Contract purchased by Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Jan 18, 2023
Signed a minor league contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Feb 20, 2021
Signed a minor league contract with Arizona (ARI)
-
Feb 12, 2021
Released by New York (NYY)
-
Dec 02, 2020
Signed a 1 year $625,000 contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 09, 2019
Signed a 1 year $555,000 contract with New York (NYY)
-
Mar 18, 2018
Signed a 1 year $547,475 contract with New York (NYY)
-
Jul 31, 2016
Traded to New York (NYY) from Cleveland (CLE) with Clint Frazier , Justus Sheffield and J.P. Feyereisen for Andrew Miller
-
Jun 16, 2013
Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jun 08, 2013
Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 22 (#651 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PIT | 8 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | 11.25 | 2.08 | -0.73 |
| 2023 | ATL | 18 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 3.86 | 1.45 | 0.08 |
| 2020 | NYY | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1.17 | 0.10 |
| 2019 | NYY | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.25 |
| 2017 | NYY | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 0.82 | 1.00 | 0.48 |
| 2016 | NYY | 10 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6.43 | 2.14 | -0.10 |
