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, 15,031st in MLB 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

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.9

W

L

ERA

4.42

G

206

GS

200

SV

IP

1243.2

SO

806

WHIP

1.393

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1997	22	PIT-min	AA,A+	8	7	.533	3.87	24	24	0	0	0	0	128.0	130	69	55	12	45	1	138	4	1	5	557			1.367	9.1	0.8	3.2	9.7	3.07	CAR,LBG SOUL,CARL
1998	23	PIT-min	AAA	8	10	.444	5.37	28	28	0	1	1	0	156.0	162	102	93	26	50	5	129	5	0	9	689			1.359	9.3	1.5	2.9	7.4	2.58	NVL PCL
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	4.14	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	4.20	1.342	8.5	1.0	3.6	7.6	2.14
2001			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2002	27	PIT-min	AAA,AA	1	2	.333	1.46	5	5	0	0	0	0	24.2	13	5	4	2	8	0	32	1	0	0	94			0.851	4.7	0.7	2.9	11.7	4.00	NVL,ATO PCL,EL
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	4.77	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	4.53	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	99	3.75	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	3.62	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	4.00	1.206	8.6	1.1	2.3	6.8	3.00
2005	30	NYM-min	A+	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	10			0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0		SCE FLOR
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	4.63	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	94	5.60	1.404	9.8	1.6	2.9	4.3	1.52

2008	33	PHI-min	AAA,A+	1	6	.143	5.78	13	13	0	0	0	0	67.0	95	52	43	10	17	0	39	2	0	2	306			1.672	12.8	1.3	2.3	5.2	2.29	LHV,CLW IL,FLOR
2009	34	TEX-min	AAA,AA	4	6	.400	5.25	12	11	0	1	0	0	73.2	83	48	43	6	24	0	53	3	0	3	323			1.452	10.1	0.7	2.9	6.5	2.21	OKC,FRI PCL,TL
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	7.62	2.015	13.3	2.4	4.8	4.4	0.92
2010	35	ARI-min	AAA	1	2	.333	8.87	7	7	0	0	0	0	22.1	34	26	22	5	11	0	14	2	1	0	114			2.015	13.7	2.0	4.4	5.6	1.27	REN PCL
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	5.29	1.714	11.6	1.3	3.9	5.1	1.33
9 Yrs				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	4.54	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	4.54	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	4.22	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	4.46	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	5.29	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	7.62	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	94	5.60	1.404	9.8	1.6	2.9	4.3	1.52

NL (7 yrs)				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	4.29	1.378	9.2	1.0	3.2	6.1	1.91
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	5.82	1.471	10.2	1.7	3.1	4.3	1.41

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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