John Van Benschoten

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: April 14, 1980 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (8th) of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

High School: Milford HS (Milford, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Last Game: July 26, 2008 (Age 28-103d)
vs. SDP 1.2 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 7 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: Joe Bick

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: John Wesley Van Benschoten

Pronunciation: \Van-BEN-sko-tin\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.5

ERA

9.20

90.0

WHIP

2.144

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	2008-04-07	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Syracuse Chiefs	1-7	W	6.1	2	1	1	3	2	0	0	64	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	79	50	18	2	8	11	1	3
2	2008-04-12	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Norfolk Tides	1-6	W	6.0	6	3	3	1	4	0	0	51	22	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	97	63	12	10	9	10	3	1
3	2008-04-17	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Pawtucket Red Sox	1-5	W	5.0	4	1	1	3	3	0	0	55	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	21	87	54	13	6	8	7	1	2
4	2008-04-22	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Louisville Bats	1-7	W	6.2	0	0	0	3	8	0	0	79	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	94	57	16	10	7	4	0	2
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
5	2008-04-29	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	New York Mets	11-11	L	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0		2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	8	3	0	0	2	1	0
6	2008-04-30	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	New York Mets	6-7		2.0	1	1	1	1	3	0	0		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	39	25	7	4	2	2	1	0
7	2008-05-03	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Washington Nationals	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	20	12	2	1	3	1	0	0
8	2008-05-12 (2)	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Atlanta Braves	1-5	L	4.0	9	7	6	2	5	1	0	21	21	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	23	77	50	10	7	4	11	5	1
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
9	2008-05-16	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Richmond Braves	1-5	W	5.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	0	51	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	20	70	51	11	8	8	7	3	0
10	2008-05-23	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees	1-5		5.0	5	2	2	2	5	0	0	52	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	78	52	15	5	8	5	2	2
11	2008-05-28	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	1-6	W	6.0	6	3	2	2	2	0	2	50	21	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	26	90	56	15	5	8	11	6	1
12	2008-06-02	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Toledo Mud Hens	1-4	L	3.1	9	6	6	2	3	1	0	19	18	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	65	42	11	4	5	10	4	2
13	2008-06-07	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Louisville Bats	1-5		5.0	6	6	6	2	7	0	1	36	21	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	84	57	18	9	5	9	4	1
14	2008-06-13	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Toledo Mud Hens	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	2	7	0	0	78	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	96	60	12	16	9	5	2	1
15	2008-06-19	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Rochester Red Wings	1-3		3.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	57	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	47	32	9	2	7	2	2	0
16	2008-06-24	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Buffalo Bisons	1-4	L	4.0	8	3	3	0	2	0	1	36	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	71	49	11	4	5	11	6	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
17	2008-06-28	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Tampa Bay Rays	13-13	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	6	2	0	3	0	0	0
18	2008-07-02	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-3		2.1	5	5	5	0	0	3	1	27	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	45	30	7	3	2	9	5	0
19	2008-07-09	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		Houston Astros	1-5		4.2	7	4	4	6	6	1	1	34	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	27	117	62	19	11	5	9	4	3
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
20	2008-07-17	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Columbus Clippers	1-2		2.0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	54	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	8	35	19	8	1	2	2	0	1
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-NL
21	2008-07-21	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates	@	Houston Astros	1-5		5.0	6	3	2	4	4	0	0	45	21	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	25	92	50	15	6	12	5	0	1
22	2008-07-26	Maj-NL	Pittsburgh Pirates		San Diego Padres	1-2	L	1.2	6	7	7	4	2	2	0	13	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	61	33	9	4	1	8	5	0
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to AAA-IL
23	2008-07-31	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Toledo Mud Hens	4-6		1.2	2	3	3	3	2	0	0		7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	44	21	5	3	2	3	2	0
24	2008-08-04	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Buffalo Bisons	7-8	L	2.0	4	2	2	2	2	0	0		7	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	11	41	23	5	6	1	6	4	0
25	2008-08-09	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Rochester Red Wings	6-7		2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	18	11	2	1	3	3	1	1
26	2008-08-15	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Durham Bulls	8-8		1.0	2	2	2	0	1	1	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	13	8	2	1	1	3	1	1
27	2008-08-18	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Durham Bulls	6-7		2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	25	13	3	1	2	0	0	0
28	2008-08-21	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Charlotte Knights	6-8	L	3.0	2	1	1	0	5	1	0		10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	49	32	11	7	1	4	2	0
29	2008-08-25	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Durham Bulls	5-6		2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	25	15	1	2	3	2	1	0
30	2008-08-27	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians		Louisville Bats	5-6		2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0		8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	34	21	8	1	5	3	1	0
31	2008-09-01	AAA-IL	Indianapolis Indians	@	Louisville Bats	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0

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	31	457	390	64	107	30	3	10	11	6	52	83	.274	.369	.444	.813	.326	173	10	7	7	1	2

Home	14	227	198	36	62	16	1	6	4	3	24	41	.313	.396	.495	.891	.371	98	5	3	2	0	0
Away	17	230	192	28	45	14	2	4	7	3	28	42	.234	.342	.391	.733	.279	75	5	4	5	1	2

April	6	102	88	7	15	6	2	0	0	1	13	20	.171	.277	.284	.561	.221	25	3	0	1	0	1
May	5	96	85	14	27	4	1	1	3	1	7	17	.318	.383	.424	.807	.388	36	5	2	2	0	0
June	6	104	94	15	27	10	0	1	2	1	6	21	.287	.350	.426	.775	.361	40	1	3	1	0	0
July	6	97	75	22	26	7	0	6	5	2	20	15	.347	.495	.680	1.175	.370	51	1	2	0	0	0
August	7	57	47	6	12	3	0	2	1	1	6	10	.255	.333	.447	.780	.278	21	0	0	3	1	1
September	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	18	366	318	53	89	25	3	8	9	5	39	67	.280	.369	.453	.822	.333	144	9	6	3	0	0
As Reliever	13	91	72	11	18	5	0	2	2	1	13	16	.250	.368	.403	.771	.291	29	1	1	4	1	2

vs RHB as RHP	31	212	186		43	12	2	3			19	32	.231	.316	.366	.681	.265	68	7	4	3	0	1
vs LHB as RHP	30	245	204		64	18	1	7			33	51	.314	.415	.515	.930	.388	105	3	3	4	1	1

Bases Empty	30	244	212		54	16	2	3			27	49	.255	.353	.392	.744	.319	83	0	5	0	0	0
Runners On	30	213	178		53	14	1	7			25	34	.298	.388	.506	.894	.333	90	10	2	7	1	2

vs. Younger Batters	31	256	225		66	21	0	7			22	54	.293	.368	.480	.848	.358	108	3	5	3	1	1
vs. Older Batters	29	201	165		41	9	3	3			30	29	.249	.371	.394	.765	.286	65	7	2	4	0	1

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	8	7	.533	5.35	31	18	0	102.2	107	64	61	10	52	2	83	7	1	0	457	1.549	7.3	1.60

Home	5	4	.556	6.39	14	10	0	49.1	62	36	35	6	24	0	41	3	0	0	227	1.743	7.5	1.71
Away	3	3	.500	4.39	17	8	0	53.1	45	28	26	4	28	2	42	4	1	0	230	1.369	7.1	1.50

April	4	1	.800	2.39	6	4	0	26.1	15	7	7	0	13	1	20	0	1	0	102	1.063	6.8	1.54
May	2	1	.667	5.06	5	4	0	21.1	27	14	12	1	7	0	17	2	0	0	96	1.594	7.2	2.43
June	2	2	.500	5.79	6	5	0	23.1	27	15	15	1	6	0	21	3	0	0	104	1.414	8.1	3.50
July	0	1	.000	10.90	6	5	0	17.1	26	22	21	6	20	0	15	2	0	0	97	2.654	7.8	0.75
August	0	2	.000	3.86	7	0	0	14.0	12	6	6	2	6	1	10	0	0	0	57	1.286	6.4	1.67
September	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.0

As Starter	7	4	.636	5.49	18	18	0	82.0	89	53	50	8	39	0	67	6	0	0	366	1.561	7.4	1.72
As Reliever	1	3	.250	4.79	13	0	0	20.2	18	11	11	2	13	2	16	1	1	0	91	1.500	7.0	1.23

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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