Kris Benson was born on Thursday, November 7, 1974, in Superior, Wisconsin. Benson was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 9, 1999, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Kris Benson baseball stats page.
"(Kris) Benson has a four-pitch repertoire with a fastball that reaches 96 MPH and averages 93, a sharp-breaking slider, a curveball and changeup. While he's a power pitcher, he sometimes tries to finesse his way through a lineup by using all of his pitches. That gets him into trouble as he runs up high pitch counts early in games. Benson had problems at times controlling his tailing fastball last season, but it's a major weapon when he gets it in the strike zone. He is a studious pitcher who watches plenty of tape and keeps copious notes on each hitter in the league." - Scouting Report by Stats Inc. (2003)
Kris BensonKris Benson Autograph on a 2001 Topps Baseball Card (#506) |
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Kris BensonKris Benson Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1999 | 25 | Pirates | 31 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 4.07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 196.2 | 840 | 184 | 89 | 105 | 16 | 83 | 5 | 139 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
2000 | 26 | Pirates | 32 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.85 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 217.2 | 936 | 206 | 93 | 104 | 24 | 86 | 5 | 184 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | 28 | Pirates | 27 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 4.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130.1 | 576 | 152 | 68 | 76 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 79 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | 29 | Pirates | 18 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 4.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 | 475 | 127 | 58 | 67 | 14 | 36 | 4 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 30 | Pirates | 20 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132.1 | 564 | 137 | 62 | 69 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 83 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | 30 | Mets | 11 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 68.0 | 290 | 65 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | 31 | Mets | 28 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174.1 | 737 | 171 | 80 | 86 | 24 | 49 | 5 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 32 | Orioles | 30 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.82 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 183.0 | 781 | 199 | 98 | 105 | 33 | 58 | 2 | 88 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | 35 | Rangers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 114 | 33 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | 36 | Diamondbacks | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 67 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
9 Years | 208 | 200 | 2 | 70 | 75 | .483 | 4.42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1,243.2 | 5,380 | 1,292 | 611 | 681 | 152 | 441 | 37 | 806 | 33 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
Kris BensonKris Benson Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1999 | 25 | Pirates | 31 | 65 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .191 | .200 |
2000 | 26 | Pirates | 32 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .092 | .157 | .123 |
2002 | 28 | Pirates | 27 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .175 | .175 | .200 |
2003 | 29 | Pirates | 18 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .032 | .000 |
2004 | 30 | Pirates | 20 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .200 | .179 |
2004 | 30 | Mets | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .053 | .100 | .053 |
2005 | 31 | Mets | 26 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .184 | .273 | .204 |
2006 | 32 | Orioles | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .444 |
2009 | 35 | Rangers | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
2010 | 36 | Diamondbacks | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
9 Years | 179 | 321 | 23 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 127 | 47 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .131 | .175 | .162 |
Kris BensonKris Benson Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1999 Pirates | P | 31 | 31 | 590 | 44 | 1.4 | 42 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.92 |
2000 Pirates | P | 32 | 32 | 653 | 38 | 1.2 | 36 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.49 |
2002 Pirates | P | 25 | 25 | 391 | 25 | 1.0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 1.59 |
2003 Pirates | P | 18 | 18 | 315 | 17 | 0.9 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.37 |
2004 Pirates | P | 20 | 20 | 397 | 31 | 1.6 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.11 |
2004 Mets | P | 11 | 11 | 204 | 12 | 1.1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .917 | 1.46 |
2005 Mets | P | 28 | 28 | 522 | 36 | 1.3 | 36 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.86 |
2006 Orioles | P | 30 | 30 | 549 | 42 | 1.4 | 40 | 15 | 25 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.97 |
2009 Rangers | P | 8 | 2 | 66 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
2010 Diamondbacks | P | 3 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 206 | 200 | 3,729 | 250 | 1.2 | 240 | 83 | 157 | 10 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.74 | |
9 Years | 206 | 200 | 3,729 | 250 | 1.2 | 240 | 83 | 157 | 10 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.74 |
Kris BensonKris Benson Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1999 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 1.67 | 6.36 | 3.80 |
2000 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 65.0 | 2.14 | 7.61 | 3.56 |
2002 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 40.0 | 1.58 | 5.46 | 3.45 |
2003 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.89 | 5.83 | 3.09 |
2004 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 13.0 | 1.89 | 5.64 | 2.99 |
2004 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 6.75 | 2.25 |
2005 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 8.2 | 1.94 | 4.90 | 2.53 |
2006 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 1.52 | 4.33 | 2.85 |
2009 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.92 | 4.43 | 4.84 |
2010 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 5.14 | 3.86 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
9 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 321.0 | 2.5 | 14.6 | 1.83 | 5.83 | 3.19 |
Kris BensonKris Benson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1999 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
2002 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $2,700,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $4,300,000.00 | - | - |
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates | 34 | $6,150,000.00 | - | - |
2004 New York Mets | 34 | " " | - | - |
2005 New York Mets | 34 | $5,333,333.00 | - | - |
2006 Baltimore Orioles | 34 | $8,333,333.00 | - | - |
2009 Texas Rangers | 37 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
2010 Arizona Diamondbacks | 48 | $725,000.00 | - | - |
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