Kris Benson Stats

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)

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Kris Benson

Kris Benson Autograph on a 2001 Topps (#506)

Kris Benson Autograph on a 2001 Topps (#506)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Kristen James Benson
Nickname:   Kris
Born On:   11-07-1974
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Superior, Wisconsin
Zodiac:   Scorpio
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   Clemson University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   04-09-1999 (Age 24)
Last Game:   Still Active
Draft:   1996 : 1st Round (1st) / Signing Bonus = $2,000,000
Kris Benson

Kris Benson Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1999 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Rangers 8 2 0 1 1 .500 8.46 0 0 0 22.1 114 33 21 23 6 12 0 11 0 3 0 0
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
8 Years 205 197 0 69 74 .483 4.41 8 2 0 1,229.2 5,313 1,274 603 672 150 435 37 798 32 44 2 0
Kris Benson

Kris Benson Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1999 Pirates 31 65 7 10 3 0 0 0 7 3 0 24 6 0 0 1 .154 .191 .200
2000 Pirates 32 65 3 6 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 29 9 0 1 0 .092 .157 .123
2002 Pirates 27 40 3 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4 0 0 0 .175 .175 .200
2003 Pirates 18 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 0 0 1 .000 .032 .000
2004 Pirates 20 39 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 17 10 0 0 0 .179 .200 .179
2004 Mets 11 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 9 5 0 0 0 .053 .100 .053
2005 Mets 26 49 4 9 1 0 0 0 6 5 0 22 6 0 1 0 .184 .273 .204
2006 Orioles 3 9 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444
2009 Rangers 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
8 Years 176 316 23 41 7 0 1 0 22 15 0 126 46 0 2 2 .130 .174 .161
Kris Benson

Kris Benson Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1999 Pirates P 31 31 590 44 1.4 42 15 27 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.92 1.148
2000 Pirates P 32 32 653 38 1.2 36 8 28 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .947 1.49 1.000
2002 Pirates P 25 25 391 25 1.0 23 12 11 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .920 1.59 1.000
2003 Pirates P 18 18 315 17 0.9 16 6 10 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .941 1.37 1.000
2004 Pirates P 20 20 397 31 1.6 31 12 19 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.11 1.000
2004 Mets P 11 11 204 12 1.1 11 5 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.46 1.000
2005 Mets P 28 28 522 36 1.3 36 7 29 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.86 1.000
2006 Orioles P 30 30 549 42 1.4 40 15 25 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .952 1.97 0.963
2009 Rangers P 8 2 66 3 0.4 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.23 21.333
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 203 197 3,687 248 1.2 238 82 156 10 16 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.74 --
8 Years 203 197 3,687 248 1.2 238 82 156 10 16 n/a n/a n/a .960 1.74 --
Kris Benson

Kris Benson Miscellaneous Stats
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 2.7 9.3 1.67 6.36 3.80
2000 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.2 65.0 2.14 7.61 3.56
2002 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 3.6 40.0 1.58 5.46 3.45
2003 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.7 0.0 1.89 5.83 3.09
2004 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.3 13.0 1.89 5.64 2.99
2004 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.1 9.5 3.00 6.75 2.25
2005 Mets 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 2.2 8.2 1.94 4.90 2.53
2006 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - 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 0.92 4.43 4.84
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
8 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 316.0 2.5 14.4 1.83 5.84 3.18
Kris Benson

Kris Benson Miscellaneous Items of Interest
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 Undetermined - -
2004 New York Mets 34 $6,150,000.00 - -
2005 New York Mets 34 $5,333,333.00 - -
2006 Baltimore Orioles 34 $8,333,333.00 - -
2009 Texas Rangers 37 $750,000.00 - -




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