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John Van Benschoten \Van-BEN-sko-tin\

John Wesley Van Benschoten

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: April 14, 1980 in San Diego, California, US
High School: Milford HS (Milford, OH)
School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (8th) of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

Prospect Ratings by Baseball America:
Pre-2002: Rated #89 Prospect
Pre-2003: Rated #24 Prospect
Pre-2004: Rated #38 Prospect

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Pitching: 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008
Batting: 2011 / 2008

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Minors Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
2001	21	Williamsport	NYPL	A-	PIT	0	2	.000	3.51	9	9	0	0	0	0	25.2	23	11	10	0	10	0	19	1	0	5	104	1.286	8.1	0.0	3.5	6.7	1.90
2002	22	Hickory	SALL	A	PIT	11	4	.733	2.80	27	27	0	0	0	0	148.0	119	57	46	6	62	1	145	7	0	7	620	1.223	7.2	0.4	3.8	8.8	2.34
2003	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	PIT	13	6	.684	3.17	26	26	0	1	0	0	139.0	128	60	49	6	52	1	127	7	2	3	591	1.295	8.3	0.4	3.4	8.2	2.44
2003	23	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	PIT	6	0	1.000	2.22	9	9	0	0	0	0	48.2	33	14	12	1	18	0	49	1	0	1	192	1.048	6.1	0.2	3.3	9.1	2.72
2003	23	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	7	6	.538	3.69	17	17	0	1	0	0	90.1	95	46	37	5	34	1	78	6	2	2	399	1.428	9.5	0.5	3.4	7.8	2.29
2004	24	Nashville	PCL	AAA	PIT	4	11	.267	4.72	23	23	0	0	0	0	131.2	135	75	69	16	49	1	101	9	1	4	574	1.397	9.2	1.1	3.3	6.9	2.06

2006	26	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-Rk-AA	PIT	2	2	.500	4.76	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.2	14	12	12	3	12	0	20	0	0	2	94	1.147	5.6	1.2	4.8	7.9	1.67
2006	26	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	0	1	.000	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	1	3	3	1	2	0	4	0	0	1	22	0.500	1.5	1.5	3.0	6.0	2.00
2006	26	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	1	0	1.000	3.60	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	2	2	0	3	0	3	0	0	1	21	1.200	5.4	0.0	5.4	5.4	1.00
2006	26	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	1	1	.500	5.40	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.2	10	7	7	2	7	0	13	0	0	0	51	1.457	7.7	1.5	5.4	10.0	1.86
2007	27	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	10	7	.588	2.56	19	19	0	1	1	0	109.0	98	35	31	8	51	2	79	6	2	2	460	1.367	8.1	0.7	4.2	6.5	1.55
2008	28	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	7	4	.636	3.92	22	13	2	0	0	0	80.1	70	36	35	3	32	1	62	4	0	1	332	1.270	7.8	0.3	3.6	6.9	1.94
2009	29	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	2	8	.200	6.35	22	13	4	0	0	0	78.0	97	66	55	9	30	0	67	6	0	3	369	1.628	11.2	1.0	3.5	7.7	2.23
2010	30	4 Teams	4 Lgs	A+-AAA-Rk-AA	NYY	7	2	.778	3.02	25	6	5	0	0	1	50.2	52	19	17	6	20	0	44	2	0	1	219	1.421	9.2	1.1	3.6	7.8	2.20
2010	30	Yankees	GULF	Rk	NYY	1	1	.500	1.29	4	3	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	8	0	0	0	28	1.000	6.4	1.3	2.6	10.3	4.00
2010	30	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	2	1	.667	4.50	12	2	4	0	0	0	26.0	30	14	13	4	8	0	24	1	0	0	112	1.462	10.4	1.4	2.8	8.3	3.00
2010	30	Trenton	EL	AA	NYY	2	0	1.000	0.00	3	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	4	1	0	0	4	0	4	1	0	0	27	1.333	6.0	0.0	6.0	6.0	1.00
2010	30	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	2	0	1.000	2.31	6	1	1	0	0	1	11.2	13	3	3	1	6	0	8	0	0	1	52	1.629	10.0	0.8	4.6	6.2	1.33
2011	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind-AAA	SDP	4	6	.400	4.65	13	13	0	0	0	0	69.2	83	39	36	3	23	3	48	3	0	3	311	1.522	10.7	0.4	3.0	6.2	2.09
2011	31	York	ATLL	Ind		3	2	.600	2.91	8	8	0	0	0	0	43.1	46	16	14	0	14	3	34	2	0	3	188	1.385	9.6	0.0	2.9	7.1	2.43
2011	31	Tucson	PCL	AAA	SDP	1	4	.200	7.52	5	5	0	0	0	0	26.1	37	23	22	3	9	0	14	1	0	0	123	1.747	12.6	1.0	3.1	4.8	1.56
10 Seasons						60	52	.536	3.79	191	154	11	2	1	1	854.2	819	410	360	60	341	9	712	45	5	31	3674	1.357	8.6	0.6	3.6	7.5	2.09
AAA (7 seasons)				AAA		27	35	.435	4.45	100	77	7	1	1	1	448.2	460	245	222	42	184	4	344	26	3	11	1961	1.435	9.2	0.8	3.7	6.9	1.87
AA (3 seasons)				AA		10	6	.625	3.46	21	18	0	1	0	0	101.1	102	49	39	5	41	1	85	7	2	3	447	1.411	9.1	0.4	3.6	7.5	2.07
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		1	2	.333	2.77	5	4	0	0	0	0	13.0	6	4	4	2	4	0	12	0	0	1	50	0.769	4.2	1.4	2.8	8.3	3.00
A+ (2 seasons)				A+		8	1	.889	3.01	21	11	4	0	0	0	74.2	63	28	25	5	26	0	73	2	0	1	304	1.192	7.6	0.6	3.1	8.8	2.81
A (1 season)				A		11	4	.733	2.80	27	27	0	0	0	0	148.0	119	57	46	6	62	1	145	7	0	7	620	1.223	7.2	0.4	3.8	8.8	2.34
A- (1 season)				A-		0	2	.000	3.51	9	9	0	0	0	0	25.2	23	11	10	0	10	0	19	1	0	5	104	1.286	8.1	0.0	3.5	6.7	1.90
Ind (1 season)				Ind		3	2	.600	2.91	8	8	0	0	0	0	43.1	46	16	14	0	14	3	34	2	0	3	188	1.385	9.6	0.0	2.9	7.1	2.43

Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2001	21	Williamsport	NYPL	A-	PIT	32	86	75	9	17	5	0	0	8	3	2	7	23	.227	.302	.293	.596	22	2	2	0	2	0
2002	22	Hickory	SALL	A	PIT	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	PIT	26	12	12	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.333	.333	.500	.833	6	1	0	0	0	0
2003	23	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	PIT	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	23	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	17	12	12	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.333	.333	.500	.833	6	1	0	0	0	0
2004	24	Nashville	PCL	AAA	PIT	24	31	24	1	7	1	0	1	4	0	0	3	10	.292	.370	.458	.829	11	0	0	4	0	0

2006	26	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-AA-Rk	PIT	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2006	26	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	26	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0
2006	26	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	27	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	19	19	16	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	7	.125	.263	.125	.388	2	0	1	0	0	0
2008	28	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	22	12	10	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.100	.250	.100	.350	1	0	0	0	0	0
2009	29	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	30	4 Teams	4 Lgs	AAA-AA-A+-Rk	NYY	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	30	Yankees	GULF	Rk	NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	30	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	30	Trenton	EL	AA	NYY	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	30	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-Ind	SDP	13	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	1	0	0	0	0
2011	31	York	ATLL	Ind		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0
2011	31	Tucson	PCL	AAA	SDP	5	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	1	0	0	0	0
10 Seasons						215	168	143	16	31	8	0	1	14	3	2	15	53	.217	.301	.294	.594	42	4	3	5	2	0
AAA (7 seasons)				AAA		101	68	55	5	10	1	0	1	5	0	0	8	25	.182	.297	.255	.551	14	1	1	4	0	0
AA (3 seasons)				AA		21	14	13	2	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.308	.308	.462	.769	6	1	0	1	0	0
Rk (2 seasons)				Rk		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A+ (2 seasons)				A+		21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A (1 season)				A		27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
A- (1 season)				A-		32	86	75	9	17	5	0	0	8	3	2	7	23	.227	.302	.293	.596	22	2	2	0	2	0
Ind (1 season)				Ind		8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	SB	CS	CS%
2001	21	Williamsport	NYPL	A-	PIT	P	9	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.22	3	1	25%
2002	22	Hickory	SALL	A	PIT	P	27	38	14	23	1	2	.974	1.37	14	5	26%
2003	23	2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	PIT	P	26	38	15	21	2	3	.947	1.38	14	4	22%
2003	23	Lynchburg	CARL	A+	PIT	P	9	12	3	9	0	3	1.000	1.33	8	2	20%
2003	23	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	P	17	26	12	12	2	0	.923	1.41	6	2	25%
2004	24	Nashville	PCL	AAA	PIT	P	23	23	6	17	0	1	1.000	1.00

2006	26	3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-AA-Rk	PIT	P	5	5	3	2	0	0	1.000	1.00	2	1	33%
2006	26	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	P	1	3	2	1	0	0	1.000	3.00	0	0
2006	26	Altoona	EL	AA	PIT	P	1	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.00	0	0
2006	26	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	P	3	0	0	0	0	0		0.00	2	1	33%
2007	27	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	P	19	13	2	8	3	0	.769	0.53	8	6	43%
2008	28	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	PIT	P	22	13	3	10	0	0	1.000	0.59	7	6	46%
2009	29	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	P	22	14	2	10	2	1	.857	0.55	14	3	18%
2010	30	4 Teams	4 Lgs	A+-AAA-Rk-AA	NYY	P	25	10	2	8	0	0	1.000	0.40	4	0	0%
2010	30	Yankees	GULF	Rk	NYY	P	4	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.25	1	0	0%
2010	30	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	P	12	6	1	5	0	0	1.000	0.50	2	0	0%
2010	30	Trenton	EL	AA	NYY	P	3	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0.67	0	0
2010	30	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	P	6	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	0.17	1	0	0%
2011	31	2 Teams	2 Lgs	Ind-AAA	SDP	P	13	10	4	6	0	0	1.000	0.77	4	1	20%
2011	31	York	ATLL	Ind		P	8	7	3	4	0	0	1.000	0.88	0	0
2011	31	Tucson	PCL	AAA	SDP	P	5	3	1	2	0	0	1.000	0.60	4	1	20%
10 Seasons							191	166	52	106	8	7	.952	0.83	70	27	28%

A 7890 value in the totals indicates career mark is incomplete.

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
2001	21	Williamsport Crosscutters	New York-Pennsylvania League	A-	PIT
2002	22	Hickory Crawdads	South Atlantic League	A	PIT
2003	23	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	AA	PIT
2003	23	Lynchburg Hillcats	Carolina League	A+	PIT
2004	24	Nashville Sounds	Pacific Coast League	AAA	PIT		2004-04-10	2004-08-13
2004	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1	2004-08-18	2004-09-18

2006	26	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Rk	PIT		2006-08-08	2006-08-08
2006	26	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	AA	PIT		2006-08-14	2006-08-14
2006	26	Indianapolis Indians	International League	AAA	PIT		2006-08-19	2006-09-02
2007	27	Indianapolis Indians	International League	AAA	PIT		2007-04-09	2007-09-02
2007	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1	2007-06-16	2007-09-27
2008	28	Indianapolis Indians	International League	AAA	PIT		2008-04-07	2008-09-01
2008	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	National League	MLB	PIT	1	2008-04-29	2008-07-26
2009	29	Charlotte Knights	International League	AAA	CHW		2009-04-09	2009-09-06
2010	30	Trenton Thunder	Eastern League	AA	NYY		2010-04-12	2010-08-28
2010	30	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	International League	AAA	NYY		2010-04-21	2010-09-06
2010	30	GCL Yankees	Gulf Coast League	Rk	NYY		2010-06-30	2010-07-08
2010	30	Tampa Yankees	Florida State League	A+	NYY		2010-07-11	2010-08-22
2011	31	York Revolution	Atlantic League	Ind			2011-05-29	2011-07-08
2011	31	Tucson Padres	Pacific Coast League	AAA	SDP		2011-07-18	2011-08-07

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