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Kris Benson

Kristen James Benson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 7, 1974 in Kennesaw, GA
High School: Spayberry (Marietta, GA)
School: 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
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Mets/Orioles/Rangers/Diamondbacks 1999-2010
Agents: Gregg Clifton,Jack Toffey [*]
Final Game: April 28, 2010   vs. COL 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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Fine Details  · Last Updated Feb 9, 2012, 7:59PM
All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #971. John Ewing… #972. Pat Zachry… #973. Dick Selma… #974. KRIS BENSON… #975. Ryan Franklin… #976. Terry Larkin… #977. John Buzhardt… 

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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 91 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 2 564 103 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 4 737 100 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 56 2.015 13.3 2.4 4.8 4.4 0.92
2010 35 ARI NL 1 1 .500 5.14 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.0 18 9 8 2 6 0 8 1 0 1 67 84 1.714 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.1 1.33
9 Seasons 70 75 .483 4.42 206 200 2 8 2 0 1243.2 1292 681 611 152 441 37 806 45 2 33 5380 100 1.393 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.8 1.83
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .483 4.42 35 33 0 1 0 0 208 216 114 102 25 74 6 135 8 0 6 901 100 1.393 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
ARI (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.14 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.0 18 9 8 2 6 0 8 1 0 1 67 84 1.714 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.1 1.33
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 56 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 (7 yrs) NL 58 62 .483 4.26 168 168 0 5 2 0 1038.1 1060 553 492 113 371 35 707 35 2 27 4485 103 1.378 9.2 1.0 3.2 6.1 1.91
AL (2 yrs) AL 12 13 .480 5.22 38 32 2 3 0 0 205.1 232 128 119 39 70 2 99 10 0 6 895 88 1.471 10.2 1.7 3.1 4.3 1.41

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1999 24 PIT NL 196.2 31 105 131 1 1.0 26 2.5 $200,000 RoY-4
2000 25 PIT NL 217.2 32 104 152 -8 1.1 48 4.8 $300,000
2002 27 PIT NL 130.1 25 76 78 1 1.0 2 0.2 $2,700,000
2003 28 PIT NL 105.0 18 67 66 0 .9 -1 -0.1 $4,300,000
2004 29 PIT NL 132.1 20 69 82 1 1.1 13 1.3 $6,150,000
2004 29 NYM NL 68.0 11 37 41 0 1.0 4 0.4 $
2005 30 NYM NL 174.1 28 86 95 4 1.0 9 1.0 $5,333,333
2006 31 BAL AL 183.0 30 105 126 -4 1.0 21 2.0 $8,333,333
2009 34 TEX AL 22.1 2 23 14 1 .4 -9 -0.6 $750,000
2010 35 ARI NL 14.0 3 9 8 0 .9 -1 -0.1 $
9 Seasons 1243.2 200 681 793 -4 1.0 112 11.4 $28,066,666
PIT (5 yrs) 782.0 126 421 509 -5 1.0 88 8.7 $13,650,000
NYM (2 yrs) 242.1 39 123 136 4 1.0 13 1.4 $5,333,333
ARI (1 yr) 14.0 3 9 8 0 .9 -1 -0.1 $
TEX (1 yr) 22.1 2 23 14 1 .4 -9 -0.6 $750,000
BAL (1 yr) 183.0 30 105 126 -4 1.0 21 2.0 $8,333,333

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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 31 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 32 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 27 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 18 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 31 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 20 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 28 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 30 9 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .444 .556 35 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 34 TEX AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2010 35 ARI NL 3 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
9 Seasons 208 385 321 23 42 7 0 1 22 0 0 15 127 .131 .175 .162 .337 -12 52 2 2 47 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 300 250 18 33 5 0 1 17 0 0 12 99 .131 .175 .162 .337 -12 41 2 2 37 0 0
PIT (5 yrs) 128 284 239 17 30 6 0 0 12 0 0 9 92 .126 .161 .151 .311 -19 36 2 1 35 0 0
NYM (2 yrs) 39 86 68 5 10 1 0 0 8 0 0 6 31 .147 .227 .162 .388 5 11 0 1 11 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 3 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 6 1 0 0 1 0 0
TEX (1 yr) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 30 9 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .444 .556 35 4 0 0 0 0 0
NL (7 yrs) 170 376 312 22 41 7 0 0 20 0 0 15 124 .131 .176 .154 .330 -14 48 2 2 47 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 38 9 9 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .111 .111 .444 .556 35 4 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1999 24 PIT NL 75 -10 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $200,000 1 RoY-4
2000 25 PIT NL 79 -13 -1 0 1 0 9 2 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $300,000 1
2002 27 PIT NL 44 -6 0 0 0 0 4 1 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $2,700,000 1
2003 28 PIT NL 37 -8 0 0 0 0 3 1 -4 -0.4 -4 -0.4 0.0 $4,300,000 1
2004 29 PIT NL 50 -5 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $6,150,000 1
2004 29 NYM NL 25 -4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 1
2005 30 NYM NL 61 -5 0 0 0 0 6 2 3 0.2 3 0.3 -0.1 $5,333,333 1
2006 31 BAL AL 9 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $8,333,333 1
2010 35 ARI NL 6 -1 0 -0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $ /1
8 Seasons 386 -53 -1 1 1 0 40 10 -2 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $27,316,666
PIT (5 yrs) 285 -42 -1 0 1 0 30 7 -5 -0.5 -5 -0.5 0.0 $13,650,000
NYM (2 yrs) 86 -9 0 1 0 0 8 3 3 0.1 3 0.3 -0.2 $5,333,333
ARI (1 yr) 6 -1 0 -0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $
BAL (1 yr) 9 -1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $8,333,333

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rdrs Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1999 PIT NL 24 P 31 196.2 44 15 27 2 6 .955 1.92 1.35 .951 1.72 1.71 RoY-4
2000 PIT NL 25 P 32 217.2 38 8 28 2 0 .947 1.49 1.13 .962 1.74 1.72
2002 PIT NL 27 P 25 130.1 25 12 11 2 2 .920 1.59 0.92 .963 1.83 1.81
2003 PIT NL 28 P 18 105.0 17 6 10 1 2 .941 0 0 1.37 0.89 .957 1.84 1.83
2004 TOT NL 29 P 31 31 1 200.1 43 17 25 1 2 .977 0 0 1.89 1.35 .965 1.84 1.82 9 6 40% 2
2004 PIT NL 29 P 20 20 0 132.1 31 12 19 0 2 1.000 -2 -3 2.11 1.55 .965 1.84 1.82 6 4 40% 2
2004 NYM NL 29 P 11 11 1 68.0 12 5 6 1 0 .917 2 6 1.46 1.00 .965 1.84 1.82 3 2 40% 0
2005 NYM NL 30 P 28 174.1 36 7 29 0 2 1.000 -1 -1 1.86 1.29 .960 1.75 1.73
2006 BAL AL 31 P 30 183.0 42 15 25 2 2 .952 1 1 1.97 1.33 .958 1.56 1.54
2009 TEX AL 34 P 8 22.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -9 1.21 0.38 .953 1.53 1.51
2010 ARI NL 35 P 3 14.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 -1 -14 1.29 0.67 .955 1.74 1.73
9 Seasons P 206 31 1 1243.2 250 83 157 10 16 .960 -2 0 1.74 1.17 .959 1.74 1.72 9 6 40% 2
9 Seasons TOT 206 31 1 1243.2 250 83 157 10 16 .960 -2 -3 1.74 1.17 .959 1.74 1.72 9 6 40% 2
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
2000 NL  4.8 (4th)

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  0.732 (8th)
2004 NL  0.674 (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

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 9 (1531), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1535), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  7. Bronson Arroyo (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
199924Pittsburgh Pirates$200,00011/19/99 USA Today
200025Pittsburgh Pirates$300,0004/5/00 AP
200126Pittsburgh Pirates$3,450,0004/6/01 USA Today
200227Pittsburgh Pirates$2,700,0004/3/02 AP
200328Pittsburgh Pirates$4,300,0004/3/03 AP
200429Pittsburgh Pirates$6,150,0004/7/04 AP
200530New York Mets$5,333,333
200631Baltimore Orioles$8,333,333
200732Baltimore Orioles$7,144,556
200934Texas Rangers$750,000
201035Arizona Diamondbacks$650,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$38,661,222Does not include future salaries
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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