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Alan Benes
Alan Paul Benes

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 215 lb.
School Creighton University

Debut September 19, 1995
  vs. PIT 4.0 IP, 8 H, 5 SO, 1 BB, 7 ER, L
Final Game May 28, 2003
Born January 21, 1972 in Evansville, IN

Brother of Andy Benes

Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 1993. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1995 23 STL NL   1   2   3   3   0   0   0  0   16.0   24   15   15   2    4   20   1   3    76   0   0  8.44  4.18   50 1.750
 1996 24 STL NL  13  10  34  32   3   1   1  0  191.0  192  120  104  27   87  131   7   5   840   3   1  4.90  4.22   86 1.461 RoY-7
 1997 25 STL NL   9   9  23  23   2   0   0  0  161.7  128   60   52  13   68  160   4   9   666   3   2  2.89  4.17  144 1.212
 1999 27 STL NL   0   0   2   0   0   0   2  0    2.0    2    0    0   0    0    2   0   0     7   0   0  0.00  4.61  inf 1.000
 2000 28 STL NL   2   2  30   0   0   0  16  0   46.0   54   33   29   7   23   26   2   5   214   2   0  5.67  4.68   83 1.674
 2001 29 STL NL   2   0   9   1   0   0   4  0   14.7   14   12   12   5   12   10   0   0    68   0   0  7.36  4.32   59 1.773
 2002 30 CHC NL   2   2   7   7   0   0   0  0   39.3   42   22   19   3   12   32   0   2   167   1   0  4.35  4.03   93 1.373
 2003 31 TOT      0   3   7   4   0   0   1  1   23.3   37   22   21   2   14   20   0   0   115   0   2  8.10  4.78   59 2.186
         CHC NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   1  1    8.3    8    2    2   0    6    9   0   0    36   0   1  2.16  4.33  200 1.680
         TEX AL   0   3   4   4   0   0   0  0   15.0   29   20   19   2    8   11   0   0    79   0   1 11.40  5.03   44 2.467
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .509  29  28 115  70   5   1  24  1  494.0  493  284  252  59  220  401  14  24  2153   9   5  4.59  4.26   93 1.443
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10  10  42  25   1   0   8  0  181.3  181  104   92  21   80  147   5   8   791   3   1  4.59  4.26   93 1.443
 Career High     13  10  34  32   3   1  16  1  191.0  192  120  104  27   87  160   7   9   840   3   2  2.89  4.68  144 1.212

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1995 23 STL NL   3    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1996 24 STL NL  34   61    4    9   3  0   0    5   0  0   2  25  .148  .175  .197   -2   12   7   0   0   0   1 RoY-7
 1997 25 STL NL  22   52    1    9   2  0   0    3   0  0   0  16  .173  .173  .212    1   11   2   0   0   0   0
 2000 28 STL NL  27    4    0    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .500  .500  .750  208    3   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 29 STL NL   9    2    1    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .500  .500  .500  161    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2002 30 CHC NL   7   13    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   8  .077  .143  .077  -39    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2003 31 TOT      7    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
         CHC NL   3    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      111  139    6   22   6  0   0    8   0  0   3  53  .158  .176  .201   -1   28   9   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        203    9   32   9  0   0   12   0  0   4  77  .158  .176  .201   -1   41  13   0   0   0   1
 Career High     34   61    4    9   3  0   0    5   0  0   2  25                          12   7   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1995 23 STL NL    6    6    0   0.0   106| .000  .270| .000  .339| .000  .419| .000  .758|-100  .000  -1.7  -0.2   0%
 1996 24 STL NL   70   60    2   0.9   107| .148  .270| .175  .339| .197  .422| .372  .761|  -2  .043  -9.2  -0.9   0%
 1997 25 STL NL   54   45    2   1.2   107| .173  .269| .173  .341| .212  .423| .385  .764|   1  .071  -7.6  -0.7   0%
 2000 28 STL NL    4    2    2  26.7   118| .500  .276| .500  .354| .750  .450|1.250  .804| 208  .950   0.7   0.1   0%
 2001 29 STL NL    2    1    1  26.7   111| .500  .268| .500  .340| .500  .440|1.000  .780| 161  .955   0.2   0.0   0%
 2002 30 CHC NL   14   12    0   0.0   105| .077  .264| .143  .337| .077  .419| .220  .756| -39  .000  -2.7  -0.3   0%
 2003 31 TOT       1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .270| .000  .342| .000  .433| .000  .775|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
         CHC NL    1    1    0   0.0   110| .000  .270| .000  .342| .000  .433| .000  .775|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       151  127    7   1.5   107| .158  .269| .176  .340| .201  .423| .377  .763|  -1  .102 -20.7  -2.0   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1995 23 STL NL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.50 0.56 1.86 3 16.0 1996 24 STL NL P 34 8 19 3 3 .900 .954 0.79 0.52 1.27 1.84 32 191.0 1997 25 STL NL P 23 13 12 0 3 1.000 .954 1.09 0.52 1.39 1.85 23 161.7 1999 27 STL NL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.50 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 2000 28 STL NL P 30 2 4 0 0 1.000 .968 0.20 0.48 1.17 1.74 0 46.0 2001 29 STL NL P 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.11 0.46 0.61 1.78 1 14.7 2002 30 CHC NL P 7 2 4 0 2 1.000 .968 0.86 0.49 1.37 1.83 7 39.3 2003 31 TOT P 7 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 0.49 1.55 1.78 4 23.3 CHC NL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.47 1.08 1.84 0 8.3 TEX AL P 4 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 0.50 1.80 1.74 4 15.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1995 23 STL NL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.50 0.56 1.86 3 16.0 1996 24 STL NL P 34 8 19 3 3 .900 .954 0.79 0.52 1.27 1.84 32 191.0 1997 25 STL NL P 23 13 12 0 3 1.000 .954 1.09 0.52 1.39 1.85 23 161.7 1999 27 STL NL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.50 4.50 1.80 0 2.0 2000 28 STL NL P 30 2 4 0 0 1.000 .968 0.20 0.48 1.17 1.74 0 46.0 2001 29 STL NL P 9 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.11 0.46 0.61 1.78 1 14.7 2002 30 CHC NL P 7 2 4 0 2 1.000 .968 0.86 0.49 1.37 1.83 7 39.3 2003 31 TOT P 7 3 1 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 0.49 1.55 1.78 4 23.3 CHC NL P 3 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.33 0.47 1.08 1.84 0 8.3 TEX AL P 4 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.75 0.50 1.80 1.74 4 15.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 115 31 40 3 8 .959 .958 0.62 0.50 1.29 1.83 70 494.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 115 31 40 3 8 .959 .958 0.62 0.50 1.29 1.83 70 494
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1996   NLCS  STL ATL     L   2   1   2.84  0  1  0  0   6.1   3   2   2   5 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   NLCS  STL ATL     L   2   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Shutouts
1996 NL-1-9

Home Runs Allow.
1996 NL-27-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1996 NL-87-7

Earned Runs Allow.
1996 NL-104-5

Wild Pitches
1997 NL-9-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 1 (2542) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1844) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

June 4, 1990: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 49th round of the 1990 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed July 19, 1993.

December 21, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

January 16, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

May 9, 2003: Sent to the Texas Rangers by the Chicago Cubs as part of a conditional deal.

October 7, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

January 10, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.

October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

July 29, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1995St. Louis Cardinals$109,000
1996St. Louis Cardinals$122,000
1997St. Louis Cardinals$240,000
1998St. Louis Cardinals$550,000
1999St. Louis Cardinals$550,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,571,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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