John Van Benschoten Stats

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)

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John Van Benschoten

John VanBenschoten Autograph on a 2003 Bowman (#BDP163)

John VanBenschoten Autograph on a 2003 Bowman (#BDP163)
 

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Birth Name:   John Wesley Van Benschoten
Nickname:   None
Born On:   04-14-1980  (Aries)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   San Diego, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Milford High School (Milford, OH)
College:   Kent State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04   Player Weight Chart Weight:   215
First Game:   08-18-2004 (Age 24)
Last Game:   07-26-2008
Draft:   2001 : 1st Round (8th)
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John Van Benschoten 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
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
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP 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
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John Van Benschoten Hitting Stats
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
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
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John Van Benschoten Fielding Stats
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
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
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John Van Benschoten Miscellaneous Stats
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
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
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John Van Benschoten Miscellaneous Items of Interest
2004 Pittsburgh Pirates 47 $300,000.00 - -
2007 Pittsburgh Pirates 47 Undetermined - -
2008 Pittsburgh Pirates 47 Undetermined - -




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