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Kris Benson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 200 lb.
School Clemson University

Debut April 9, 1999
  vs. CHC 6.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W
Born November 7, 1974 in Superior, WI

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 1996. (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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1999 24 PIT NL  11  14  31  31   2   0   0  0  196.7  184  105   89  16   83  139   6   2   840   5   1  4.07  4.61  113 1.358 RoY-4
 2000 25 PIT NL  10  12  32  32   2   1   0  0  217.7  206  104   93  24   86  184  10   5   936   5   0  3.85  4.64  121 1.342
 2002 27 PIT NL   9   6  25  25   0   0   0  0  130.3  152   76   68  18   50   79   3   3   576   8   1  4.70  4.24   90 1.550
 2003 28 PIT NL   5   9  18  18   0   0   0  0  105.0  127   67   58  14   36   68   1   7   475   4   0  4.97  4.37   88 1.552
 2004 29 TOT NL  12  12  31  31   1   1   0  0  200.3  202  106   96  15   61  134  10   5   854   8   0  4.31  4.30  100 1.313
         PIT NL   8   8  20  20   0   0   0  0  132.3  137   69   62   7   44   83   6   2   564   5   0  4.22  4.31  102 1.368
         NYM NL   4   4  11  11   1   1   0  0   68.0   65   37   34   8   17   51   4   3   290   3   0  4.50  4.27   95 1.206
 2005 30 NYM NL  10   8  28  28   0   0   0  0  174.3  171   86   80  24   49   95   4   4   737   5   0  4.13  4.10   99 1.262
 2006 31 BAL AL  11  12  30  30   3   0   0  0  183.0  199  105   98  33   58   88   7   6   781   2   0  4.82  4.56   95 1.404
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  7 Yr WL% .482  68  73 195 195   8   2   0  0 1207.3 1241  649  582 144  423  787  41  32  5199  37   2  4.34  4.42  102 1.378
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  12  34  34   1   0   0  0  210.3  216  113  101  25   73  137   7   5   906   6   0  4.34  4.42  102 1.378
 Career High     12  14  32  32   3   1   0  0  217.7  206  106   98  33   86  184  10   7   936   8   1  3.85  4.64  121 1.262

* 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1999 24 PIT NL  30   65    7   10   3  0   0    7   0  0   3  24  .154  .191  .200   -1   13   6   0   0   0   1 RoY-4
 2000 25 PIT NL  30   65    3    6   2  0   0    1   0  0   4  29  .092  .157  .123  -27    8   9   0   0   1   0
 2002 27 PIT NL  26   40    3    7   1  0   0    1   0  0   0  11  .175  .175  .200   -2    8   4   0   0   0   0
 2003 28 PIT NL  17   30    2    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  11  .000  .032  .000  -91    0   6   0   0   0   1
 2004 29 TOT NL  30   58    3    8   0  0   0    5   0  0   2  26  .138  .167  .138  -19    8  15   0   0   0   0
         PIT NL  19   39    2    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   1  17  .179  .200  .179    0    7  10   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  11   19    1    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   1   9  .053  .100  .053  -58    1   5   0   0   0   0
 2005 30 NYM NL  28   49    4    9   1  0   0    6   0  0   5  22  .184  .273  .204   29   10   6   0   0   1   0
 2006 31 BAL AL  30    9    1    1   0  0   1    2   0  0   0   3  .111  .111  .444   35    4   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 7 Seasons      191  316   23   41   7  0   1   22   0  0  15 126  .130  .174  .161  -12   51  46   0   0   2   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        268   20   35   6  0   1   19   0  0  13 107  .130  .174  .161  -12   43  39   0   0   2   2
 Career High     30   65    7   10   3  0   1    7   0  0   5  29                          13  15   0   0   1   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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1999 24 PIT NL   74   62    3   1.3   117| .154  .277| .191  .352| .200  .446| .391  .798|  -1  .071 -10.4  -1.0   0%
 2000 25 PIT NL   79   68    2   0.8   115| .092  .272| .157  .349| .123  .445| .280  .794| -27  .029 -13.0  -1.2   0%
 2002 27 PIT NL   44   37    2   1.4   109| .175  .268| .175  .342| .200  .427| .375  .769|  -2  .101  -6.1  -0.6   0%
 2003 28 PIT NL   37   37    0   0.0   111| .000  .271| .032  .343| .000  .435| .032  .778| -91  .000  -8.7  -0.8   0%
 2004 29 TOT NL   75   65    2   0.8   110| .138  .268| .167  .340| .138  .435| .305  .775| -19  .035 -10.5  -1.0   0%
         PIT NL   50   42    2   1.3   110| .179  .268| .200  .340| .179  .435| .379  .775|   0  .076  -5.9  -0.6   0%
         NYM NL   25   23    0   0.0   110| .053  .268| .100  .340| .053  .435| .153  .775| -58  .000  -4.6  -0.4   0%
 2005 30 NYM NL   61   46    4   2.3   106| .184  .266| .273  .336| .204  .424| .477  .760|  29  .208  -5.0  -0.5   0%
 2006 31 BAL AL    9    8    0   0.0   110| .111  .274| .111  .339| .444  .436| .555  .775|  35  .000  -1.0  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 7 Seasons       379  323   13   1.1   112| .130  .271| .174  .344| .161  .436| .335  .781| -12  .056 -54.7  -5.2   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 ------+
1999 24 PIT NL P 31 15 27 2 6 .955 .950 1.35 0.48 1.92 1.72 31 196.7 2000 25 PIT NL P 32 8 28 2 0 .947 .963 1.12 0.48 1.49 1.74 32 217.7 2002 27 PIT NL P 25 12 11 2 2 .920 .962 0.92 0.48 1.59 1.83 25 130.3 2003 28 PIT NL P 18 6 10 1 2 .941 .958 0.89 0.48 1.37 1.85 18 105.0 2004 29 TOT NL P 31 17 25 1 2 .977 .966 1.35 0.47 1.89 1.84 31 200.3 PIT NL P 20 12 19 0 2 1.000 .966 1.55 0.47 2.11 1.84 20 132.3 NYM NL P 11 5 6 1 0 .917 .965 1.00 0.47 1.46 1.84 11 68.0 2005 30 NYM NL P 28 7 29 0 2 1.000 .960 1.29 0.46 1.86 1.75 28 174.3 2006 31 BAL AL P 30 15 25 2 2 .952 .957 1.33 0.41 1.97 1.56 30 183.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1999 24 PIT NL P 31 15 27 2 6 .955 .950 1.35 0.48 1.92 1.72 31 196.7 2000 25 PIT NL P 32 8 28 2 0 .947 .963 1.12 0.48 1.49 1.74 32 217.7 2002 27 PIT NL P 25 12 11 2 2 .920 .962 0.92 0.48 1.59 1.83 25 130.3 2003 28 PIT NL P 18 6 10 1 2 .941 .958 0.89 0.48 1.37 1.85 18 105.0 2004 29 TOT NL P 31 17 25 1 2 .977 .966 1.35 0.47 1.89 1.84 31 200.3 PIT NL P 20 12 19 0 2 1.000 .966 1.55 0.47 2.11 1.84 20 132.3 NYM NL P 11 5 6 1 0 .917 .965 1.00 0.47 1.46 1.84 11 68.0 2005 30 NYM NL P 28 7 29 0 2 1.000 .960 1.29 0.46 1.86 1.75 28 174.3 2006 31 BAL AL P 30 15 25 2 2 .952 .957 1.33 0.41 1.97 1.56 30 183.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 195 80 155 10 16 .959 .959 1.21 0.47 1.75 1.75 195 1207.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 195 80 155 10 16 .959 .959 1.21 0.47 1.75 1.75 195 1207
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Sac. Hits
2004 NL-15-3

Hits Allowed/9IP
1999 NL-8.42-9

Innings
2000 NL-217.7-10

Comp. Games
2006 AL-3-3

Shutouts
2000 NL-1-9
2004 NL-1-9

Home Runs Allow.
2006 AL-33-4

Losses
1999 NL-14-4

Hit Batsmen
2000 NL-10-10

       

Gray Ink: Pitching - 9 (1500) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 4, 1996: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1996 amateur draft. Player signed August 11, 1996.

July 30, 2004: Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to the New York Mets for Jose Bautista, Ty Wigginton, and Matt Peterson (minors).

November 1, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

November 30, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

January 22, 2006: Traded by the New York Mets to the Baltimore Orioles for Jorge Julio and John Maine.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1999Pittsburgh Pirates$200,000
2000Pittsburgh Pirates$300,000
2001Pittsburgh Pirates$3,450,000
2002Pittsburgh Pirates$2,700,000
2003Pittsburgh Pirates$4,300,000
2004Pittsburgh Pirates$6,150,000
2005New York Mets$5,333,333
2006Baltimore Orioles$8,333,333
2007Baltimore Orioles$7,144,556
Career (may be incomplete)$37,911,222

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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