John Van Benschoten was born on Monday, April 14, 1980, in San Diego, California. Van Benschoten was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 18, 2004, 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 John Van Benschoten baseball stats page.
"He's (John Van Benschoten) got movement on all his pitches. He's got big-league stuff. Now it's just a matter of getting his feet wet. He wasn't afraid to go after guys." - Teammate Daryle Ward in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Robert Dvorchak, 08/19/2004)
John Van BenschotenJohn VanBenschoten Autograph on a 2003 Bowman Baseball Card (#BDP163) |
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John Van BenschotenJohn Van Benschoten 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 |
2004 | 24 | Pirates | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 135 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | 27 | Pirates | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 10.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.0 | 203 | 55 | 44 | 45 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 28 | Pirates | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 10.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 125 | 37 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 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 | ||
3 Years | 26 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .133 | 9.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90.0 | 463 | 125 | 92 | 100 | 14 | 68 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
John Van BenschotenJohn Van Benschoten 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 |
2004 | 24 | Pirates | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .500 |
2007 | 27 | Pirates | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .250 | .286 |
2008 | 28 | Pirates | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
3 Years | 25 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .095 | .208 | .286 |
John Van BenschotenJohn Van Benschoten Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
2004 Pirates | P | 6 | 5 | 86 | 5 | 0.8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.57 |
2007 Pirates | P | 11 | 9 | 117 | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.15 |
2008 Pirates | P | 9 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.41 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 26 | 19 | 269 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.10 | |
3 Years | 26 | 19 | 269 | 11 | 0.4 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.10 |
John Van BenschotenJohn Van Benschoten 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 |
2004 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 0.95 | 5.65 | 5.97 |
2007 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.90 | 6.00 | 6.69 |
2008 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.05 | 8.46 | 8.06 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
3 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 0.96 | 6.50 | 6.80 |
John Van BenschotenJohn Van Benschoten Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | $300,000.00 | - | - |
2007 Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | Undetermined | - | - |
2008 Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | Undetermined | - | - |
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