Kris Benson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: November 7, 1974 in Kennesaw, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st) of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Clemson University (Clemson, SC).

High School: Sprayberry HS (Marietta, GA)

School: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Debut: April 9, 1999 (Age 24-153d, 17,422nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 6.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: April 28, 2010 (Age 35-172d)
vs. COL 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: Gregg Clifton, Jack Toffey

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Kristen James Benson

Twitter: @KrisBenson34

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.9

ERA

4.42

206

200

1243.2

806

WHIP

1.393

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	15-11 / in Starts: 13-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	24 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 44 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	38 (19-10-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 44 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	27 (13-9-4)

Most Driven In
A Hyzdu	1
C Wilson	0

Most Driven In By
J Wilson	1
P Reese	1
J Kendall	1

2002 Batting Game Log

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2002 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	61	36 (35)	May 13	PIT		ARI	L,0-11	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.007	.29	-0.01%	-0.16	P
2	62	41 (4)	May 18	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	.86	0.031	.82	0.02%	0.18	P
3	63	46 (4)	May 23	PIT	@	CHC	L,6-11	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9	.71	0.028	.54	0.01%	0.26	P
4	64	51 (4)	May 28	PIT		CHC	L,0-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	9						P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	65	56 (4)	Jun 2	PIT	@	STL	W,5-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.500	.833	9	1.03	-0.051	.72	-0.02%	-0.46	P
6	66	61 (4)	Jun 8	PIT		MIL	W,9-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.429	.714	9	.86	-0.052	.55	-0.02%	-0.79	P
7	67	66 (4)	Jun 14	PIT	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	.84	-0.024	.78	-0.01%	-0.24	P
8	68	71 (4)	Jun 20	PIT		OAK	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	9	.75	-0.019	.33	-0.01%	-0.24	P
9	69	75 (3)	Jun 25	PIT		MON	W,4-1	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	2.12	-0.085	.68	-0.02%	-0.98	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	70	85 (9)	Jul 5	PIT		HOU	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	.93	0.020	.24	0.00%	0.15	P
11	71	92 (6)	Jul 15	PIT	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	1.46	-0.087	.42	-0.02%	-0.86	P
12	72	97 (4)	Jul 20	PIT		STL	W,15-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.313	.563	9	.23	0.007	.12	0.00%	0.32	P
13	73	102 (4)	Jul 25	PIT	@	HOU	L,0-8	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.353	.647	9	.59	0.024	.16	0.00%	0.27	P
14	74	106 (3)	Jul 30	PIT		COL	W,4-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9	1.03	-0.082	.06	0.00%	-0.63	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	75	111 (4)	Aug 4	PIT		SFG	L,5-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.273	.500	9	1.18	-0.061	.07	0.00%	-0.55	P
16	76	116 (4)	Aug 10	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-8	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.217	.261	.478	9	1.17	-0.035	.08	0.00%	-0.34	P
17	77	121 (4)	Aug 15	PIT		STL	L,5-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.240	.440	9	1.52	-0.081	.01	0.00%	-0.74	P
18	78	126 (4)	Aug 20	PIT	@	STL	W,8-0	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.286	.536	9	.24	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.69	P
19	79	129 (2)	Aug 23	PIT	@	MIL	W,6-3	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.276	.517	9	.22	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.32	PH
20	80	131 (1)	Aug 25	PIT	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.212	.242	.455	9	1.72	-0.176	.00	0.00%	-1.53	P
21	81	134 (2)	Aug 29	PIT		ATL	W,4-1	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.206	.235	.441	8	.12	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.23	PH
22	82	136 (1)	Aug 31	PIT	@	FLA	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.222	.417	9	2.10	-0.133	.00	0.00%	-1.17	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
23	83	141 (4)	Sep 6	PIT		FLA	W,11-0	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.194	.222	.417	9	1.60	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.21	P
24	84	146 (4)	Sep 11	PIT	@	CIN	W,4-1	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.189	.216	.405	9	.46	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.11	P
25	85	151 (4)	Sep 17	PIT		CIN	W,11-3	GS-5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.205	.385	9	1.70	0.196	.00	0.00%	1.71	P
26	86	156 (4)	Sep 22	PIT		CHC	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.200	.375	9	1.91	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
							15-11		44	40	3	7	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.175	.200	.375		1.10	-0.647	.21	-0.06%	-6.47

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