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Kris Benson
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: November 7, 1974 in Superior, WI
Schools: Clemson University
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1996 amateur draft.
Signed August 11, 1996. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 9, 1999
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1999 24 PIT NL 11 14 .440 4.07 31 31 0 2 0 0 196.2 184 105 89 16 83 5 139 6 1 2 840 113 1.358 8.4 0.7 3.8 6.4 1.67 RoY-4
2000 25 PIT NL 10 12 .455 3.85 32 32 0 2 1 0 217.2 206 104 93 24 86 5 184 10 0 5 936 121 1.342 8.5 1.0 3.6 7.6 2.14
2002 27 PIT NL 9 6 .600 4.70 25 25 0 0 0 0 130.1 152 76 68 18 50 8 79 3 1 3 576 90 1.550 10.5 1.2 3.5 5.5 1.58
2003 28 PIT NL 5 9 .357 4.97 18 18 0 0 0 0 105.0 127 67 58 14 36 4 68 1 0 7 475 88 1.552 10.9 1.2 3.1 5.8 1.89
2004 29 TOT NL 12 12 .500 4.31 31 31 0 1 1 0 200.1 202 106 96 15 61 8 134 10 0 5 854 100 1.313 9.1 0.7 2.7 6.0 2.20
2004 29 PIT NL 8 8 .500 4.22 20 20 0 0 0 0 132.1 137 69 62 7 44 5 83 6 0 2 564 102 1.368 9.3 0.5 3.0 5.6 1.89
2004 29 NYM NL 4 4 .500 4.50 11 11 0 1 1 0 68.0 65 37 34 8 17 3 51 4 0 3 290 95 1.206 8.6 1.1 2.3 6.8 3.00
2005 30 NYM NL 10 8 .556 4.13 28 28 0 0 0 0 174.1 171 86 80 24 49 5 95 4 0 4 737 99 1.262 8.8 1.2 2.5 4.9 1.94
2006 31 BAL AL 11 12 .478 4.82 30 30 0 3 0 0 183.0 199 105 98 33 58 2 88 7 0 6 781 95 1.404 9.8 1.6 2.9 4.3 1.52
2009 34 TEX AL 1 1 .500 8.46 8 2 2 0 0 0 22.1 33 23 21 6 12 0 11 3 0 0 114 53 2.015 13.3 2.4 4.8 4.4 0.92
8 Seasons 69 74 .483 4.41 203 197 2 8 2 0 1229.2 1274 672 603 150 435 37 798 44 2 32 5313 100 1.390 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.8 1.83
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .483 4.41 35 33 0 1 0 0 209 217 114 103 26 74 6 136 7 0 5 903 100 1.390 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.8 1.83
PIT (5 yrs) 43 49 .467 4.26 126 126 0 4 1 0 782.0 806 421 370 79 299 27 553 26 2 19 3391 105 1.413 9.3 0.9 3.4 6.4 1.85
NYM (2 yrs) 14 12 .538 4.23 39 39 0 1 1 0 242.1 236 123 114 32 66 8 146 8 0 7 1027 98 1.246 8.8 1.2 2.5 5.4 2.21
TEX (1 yr) 1 1 .500 8.46 8 2 2 0 0 0 22.1 33 23 21 6 12 0 11 3 0 0 114 53 2.015 13.3 2.4 4.8 4.4 0.92
BAL (1 yr) 11 12 .478 4.82 30 30 0 3 0 0 183.0 199 105 98 33 58 2 88 7 0 6 781 95 1.404 9.8 1.6 2.9 4.3 1.52
NL (6 yrs) 57 61 .483 4.25 165 165 0 5 2 0 1024.1 1042 544 484 111 365 35 699 34 2 26 4418 103 1.374 9.2 1.0 3.2 6.1 1.92
AL (2 yrs) 12 13 .480 5.22 38 32 2 3 0 0 205.1 232 128 119 39 70 2 99 10 0 6 895 87 1.471 10.2 1.7 3.1 4.3 1.41

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1999 24 PIT NL 30 74 65 7 10 3 0 0 7 0 0 3 24 .154 .191 .200 .391 -1 13 1 0 6 0 0 1 RoY-4
2000 25 PIT NL 30 79 65 3 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 29 .092 .157 .123 .280 -27 8 0 1 9 0 0 1
2002 27 PIT NL 26 44 40 3 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .175 .175 .200 .375 -2 8 0 0 4 0 0 1
2003 28 PIT NL 17 37 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .000 .032 .000 .032 -91 0 1 0 6 0 0 1
2004 29 TOT NL 30 75 58 3 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 26 .138 .167 .138 .305 -19 8 0 0 15 0 0 1
2004 29 PIT NL 19 50 39 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .179 .200 .179 .379 0 7 0 0 10 0 0 1
2004 29 NYM NL 11 25 19 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .053 .100 .053 .153 -58 1 0 0 5 0 0 1
2005 30 NYM NL 26 61 49 4 9 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 22 .184 .273 .204 .477 29 10 0 1 6 0 0 1
2006 31 BAL AL 3 9 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .444 .556 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Seasons 162 379 316 23 41 7 0 1 22 0 0 15 126 .130 .174 .161 .336 -12 51 2 2 46 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 379 316 23 41 7 0 1 22 0 0 15 126 .130 .174 .161 .336 -12 51 2 2 46 0 0
PIT (5 yrs) 122 284 239 17 30 6 0 0 12 0 0 9 92 .126 .161 .151 .311 -19 36 2 1 35 0 0
NYM (2 yrs) 37 86 68 5 10 1 0 0 8 0 0 6 31 .147 .227 .162 .388 5 11 0 1 11 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 3 9 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .444 .556 35 4 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 159 370 307 22 40 7 0 0 20 0 0 15 123 .130 .176 .153 .329 -14 47 2 2 46 0 0
AL (1 yr) 3 9 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .444 .556 35 4 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1999 PIT NL 24 P 31 31 196.2 44 15 27 2 6 .955 1.92 1.35 .950 1.72 0.48 RoY-4
2000 PIT NL 25 P 32 32 217.2 38 8 28 2 0 .947 1.49 1.13 .963 1.74 0.48
2002 PIT NL 27 P 25 25 130.1 25 12 11 2 2 .920 1.59 0.92 .964 1.83 0.48
2003 PIT NL 28 P 18 18 105.0 17 6 10 1 2 .941 1.37 0.89 .959 1.85 0.48
2004 TOT NL 29 P 31 31 200.1 43 17 25 1 2 .977 1.89 1.35 .965 1.84 0.47
2004 PIT NL 29 P 20 20 132.1 31 12 19 0 2 1.000 2.11 1.55 .965 1.84 0.47
2004 NYM NL 29 P 11 11 68.0 12 5 6 1 0 .917 1.46 1.00 .967 1.84 0.47
2005 NYM NL 30 P 28 28 174.1 36 7 29 0 2 1.000 1.86 1.29 .958 1.75 0.46
2006 BAL AL 31 P 30 30 183.0 42 15 25 2 2 .952 1.97 1.33 .957 1.56 0.41
2009 TEX AL 34 P 8 2 22.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 1.21 0.38 .967 1.53 0.40
8 Seasons P 203 197 1229.2 248 82 156 10 16 .960 1.74 1.17 .959 1.74 0.46
8 Seasons TOT 203 197 1229.2 248 82 156 10 16 .960 1.74 1.17 .919 1.74 0.46

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1999 NL--8.420--9th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2000 NL--217.7--10th

Complete Games s c a p y
2006 AL--3--3rd

Shutouts s c a p y
2000 NL--1--9th
2004 NL--1--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
2006 AL--33--4th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1999 NL--.732--8th
2004 NL--.674--8th

Losses s c a p y
1999 NL--14--4th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2000 NL--10--10th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
2004 NL--15--3rd

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 9 (1563), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 1996.

July 30, 2004: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to the New York Mets for Matt Peterson (minors), Jose Bautista and Ty Wigginton.

November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 30, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

January 22, 2006: Traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.

October 29, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

February 20, 2008: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

August 30, 2008: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.

February 21, 2009: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999Pittsburgh Pirates$200,000
2000Pittsburgh Pirates$300,000
2001Pittsburgh Pirates$3,450,000
2002Pittsburgh Pirates$2,700,000
2003Pittsburgh Pirates$4,300,000
2004Pittsburgh Pirates$6,150,000
2005New York Mets$5,333,333
2006Baltimore Orioles$8,333,333
2007Baltimore Orioles$7,144,556
Career (may be incomplete)$37,911,222
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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