Kris Benson

Position: Starting 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)

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

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-06-19	A+-FLOR	Clearwater Threshers		Dunedin Blue Jays	1-2	L	2.0	3	5	5	2	3	3	0	31	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13					3	5	0	0
2	2008-06-24	A+-FLOR	Clearwater Threshers		Vero Beach Devil Rays	1-5	L	4.2	7	1	1	1	3	0	0	48	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21					7	10	5	0
		Player Moved from A+-FLOR to AAA-IL
3	2008-06-29	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		Syracuse Chiefs	1-4	L	4.0	5	4	4	0	1	0	0	37	14	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	17	73	49	13	4	4	11	3	1
4	2008-07-04	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	@	Pawtucket Red Sox	1-5		5.0	9	6	6	2	2	2	0	25	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	86	53	15	4	8	13	5	1
5	2008-07-09	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		Louisville Bats	1-4	L	4.0	8	7	7	0	2	1	0	20	20	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	88	53	11	7	9	9	3	1
6	2008-07-21	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		Durham Bulls	1-6	W	6.0	6	1	1	0	4	0	1	60	23	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	24	83	59	18	7	12	8	3	1
7	2008-07-26	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	@	Richmond Braves	1-7	L	7.0	10	4	3	2	6	0	0	47	30	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	33	89	60	13	10	13	11	6	0
8	2008-07-31	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	@	Norfolk Tides	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	2	2	0	0	63	21	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	24	94	53	15	4	11	10	2	1
9	2008-08-06	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	@	Rochester Red Wings	1-6		6.0	6	2	1	0	3	1	0	57	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	24	97	60	18	4	9	12	2	0
10	2008-08-11	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		Buffalo Bisons	1-7		7.0	9	4	3	0	4	0	1	49	27	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	29	97	66	19	5	15	10	2	0
11	2008-08-17	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	1-6		5.1	10	5	4	3	4	1	0	31	22	2	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	25	99	68	14	10	11	10	5	1
12	2008-08-22	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	1-5		5.0	8	4	1	2	4	0	0	43	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	111	69	20	4	10	11	7	2
13	2008-08-27	AAA-IL	Lehigh Valley IronPigs		Pawtucket Red Sox	1-4	L	4.0	9	8	6	3	1	2	0	14	21	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	96	59	21	4	5	17	7	1

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	13	306	278	52	95	22	1	10	13	4	17	39	.342	.378	.536	.914	.363	149	5	2	4	5	0

Home	8	175	158	35	57	13	1	7	11	2	9	22	.361	.393	.589	.982	.376	93	2	2	2	4	0
Away	5	131	120	17	38	9	0	3	2	2	8	17	.317	.357	.467	.823	.347	56	3	0	2	1	0

June	3	51	45	10	15	2	0	3	4	1	3	7	.333	.360	.578	.938	.324	26	0	0	1	2	0
July	5	127	116	19	38	11	1	3	7	1	6	16	.328	.363	.517	.880	.357	60	2	1	3	1	0
August	5	128	117	23	42	9	0	4	2	2	8	16	.359	.398	.539	.937	.384	63	3	1	0	2	0

As Starter	13	306	278	52	95	22	1	10	13	4	17	39	.342	.378	.536	.914	.363	149	5	2	4	5	0

vs RHB as RHP	13	156	145		51	12	1	6			5	23	.352	.366	.572	.938	.378	83	2	0	3	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	13	150	133		44	10	0	4			12	16	.331	.389	.496	.886	.348	66	3	2	1	2	0

Bases Empty	13	150	140		51	14	0	5			10	16	.364	.407	.571	.978	.387	80	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	13	156	138		44	8	1	5			7	23	.319	.349	.500	.849	.339	69	5	2	4	5	0

vs. Younger Batters	13	300	272		95	22	1	10			17	39	.349	.385	.548	.933	.373	149	4	2	4	5	0
vs. Older Batters	2	6	6		0	0	0	0			0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	1	6	.143	5.78	13	13	0	67.0	95	52	43	10	17	0	39	2	0	0	306	1.672	5.2	2.29

Home	1	5	.167	7.54	8	8	0	37.0	57	35	31	7	9	0	22	2	0	0	175	1.784	5.4	2.44
Away	0	1	.000	3.60	5	5	0	30.0	38	17	12	3	8	0	17	0	0	0	131	1.533	5.1	2.13

June	0	3	.000	8.44	3	3	0	10.2	15	10	10	3	3	0	7	0	0	0	51	1.688	5.9	2.33
July	1	2	.333	5.59	5	5	0	29.0	38	19	18	3	6	0	16	1	0	0	127	1.517	5.0	2.67
August	0	1	.000	4.94	5	5	0	27.1	42	23	15	4	8	0	16	1	0	0	128	1.829	5.3	2.00

As Starter	1	6	.143	5.78	13	13	0	67.0	95	52	43	10	17	0	39	2	0	0	306	1.672	5.2	2.29

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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