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John Van Benschoten
John Wesley Van Benschoten
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 217 lb.

Born: April 14, 1980 in San Diego, CA
Schools: Kent State University
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft.
Signed July 3, 2001. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 18, 2004
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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
2004 24 PIT NL 1 3 .250 6.91 6 5 0 0 0 0 28.2 33 27 22 3 19 0 18 2 0 1 135 62 1.814 10.4 0.9 6.0 5.7 0.95
2007 27 PIT NL 0 7 .000 10.15 11 9 1 0 0 0 39.0 55 45 44 4 29 1 26 5 0 1 203 43 2.154 12.7 0.9 6.7 6.0 0.90
2008 28 PIT NL 1 3 .250 10.48 9 5 2 0 0 0 22.1 37 28 26 7 20 1 21 3 1 0 125 39 2.552 14.9 2.8 8.1 8.5 1.05
3 Seasons 2 13 .133 9.20 26 19 3 0 0 0 90.0 125 100 92 14 68 2 65 10 1 2 463 47 2.144 12.5 1.4 6.8 6.5 0.96
162 Game Avg. 3 20 .133 9.20 39 29 5 0 0 0 136 189 151 139 21 103 3 98 15 2 3 700 47 2.144 12.5 1.4 6.8 6.5 0.96
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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
2004 24 PIT NL 6 11 8 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 3 .125 .222 .500 .722 80 4 0 0 2 0 0 /1
2007 27 PIT NL 10 10 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .286 .536 40 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
2008 28 PIT NL 9 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .143 .000 .143 -57 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
3 Seasons 25 28 21 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 8 .095 .208 .286 .494 28 6 0 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 181 136 19 13 6 0 6 13 0 0 19 52 .095 .208 .286 .494 28 39 0 0 26 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 PIT NL 24 P 6 5 28.2 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.57 0.83 .960 1.85 0.47
2007 PIT NL 27 P 11 9 39.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.15 0.45 .960 1.68 0.40
2008 PIT NL 28 P 9 5 22.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.40 0.11 1.000 1.73 0.43
3 Seasons P 26 19 90.0 11 1 10 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.10 0.42 .964 1.75 0.43
3 Seasons TOT 26 19 90.0 11 1 10 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.10 0.42 .964 1.75 0.43

Transactions

June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (8th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed July 3, 2001.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2005Pittsburgh Pirates$316,000
2006Pittsburgh Pirates$327,000
Career (may be incomplete)$643,000
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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