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John Van Benschoten

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: April 14, 1980 in San Diego, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (8th) of the 2001 MLB June Amateur Draft from Kent State University (Kent, OH).

High School: Milford HS (Milford, OH)

School: Kent State University (Kent, OH)

Debut: August 18, 2004 (Age 24-126d, 18,532nd in major league history)
vs. ARI 6.0 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 6 ER, L

Last Game: July 26, 2008 (Age 28-103d)
vs. SDP 1.2 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 7 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: Joe Bick

National Team: us USA (Pro)

Full Name: John Wesley Van Benschoten

Pronunciation: \Van-BEN-sko-tin\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-3.5

ERA

9.20

90.0

WHIP

2.144

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	1-9 / in Starts: 1-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	4 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 10 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (4-0-2)
Avg. MLBer w/ 10 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)

Most Driven In By
N McLouth	1

2007 Batting Game Log

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2007 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	7	68 (67)	Jun 16	PIT		CHW	L,1-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.19	-0.121	1.09	-0.04%	-1.01	P
2	8	77 (8)	Jun 27	PIT	@	FLA	W,7-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.032	.15	-0.01%	-0.35	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	9	82 (4)	Jul 2	PIT		MIL	L,3-10	GS-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.04	-0.007	.35	0.00%	0.02	P
4	10	87 (4)	Jul 7	PIT		CHC	L,1-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
5	11	92 (4)	Jul 16	PIT		COL	L,8-10	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.77	-0.014	.15	0.00%	-0.21	P
6	12	101 (8)	Jul 27	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-8	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.28	-0.023	.06	0.00%	-0.22	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	13	140 (38)	Sep 6	PIT	@	STL	L,4-16	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
8	14	150 (9)	Sep 17	PIT	@	SDP	L,0-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	.96	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
9	15	155 (4)	Sep 22	PIT	@	CHC	L,5-9	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	7						P
10	16	159 (3)	Sep 27	PIT		ARI	L,0-8	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9						P
							1-9		10	7	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536		1.17	-0.165	.34	-0.05%	-1.37

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