Kris Benson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: November 7, 1974 in Kennesaw, GA us

Draft: Drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st) of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Clemson University (Clemson, SC).

High School: Sprayberry HS (Marietta, GA)

School: Clemson University (Clemson, SC)

Debut: April 9, 1999 (Age 24-153d, 17,422nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 6.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: April 28, 2010 (Age 35-172d)
vs. COL 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: Gregg Clifton, Jack Toffey

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: Kristen James Benson

Twitter: @KrisBenson34

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.9

ERA

4.42

206

200

1243.2

806

WHIP

1.393

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-17 / in Starts: 13-17
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	28 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	60 (31-19-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-16-8)

Most Driven In
K Young	1

Most Driven In By
B Aven	1
J Kendall	1
M Benjamin	0
W Cordero	0

2000 Batting Game Log

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2000 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	31	2 (1)	Apr 5	PIT		HOU	L,2-11	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.21	-0.046	1.19	-0.03%	-0.48	P
2	32	7 (4)	Apr 11	PIT		MON	L,3-7	GS-8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.72	-0.054	1.40	-0.03%	-0.45	P
3	33	12 (4)	Apr 16	PIT		NYM	L,9-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.51	-0.043	1.30	-0.02%	-0.53	P
4	34	17 (4)	Apr 22	PIT	@	ATL	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.66	-0.135	1.24	-0.06%	-1.14	P
5	35	22 (4)	Apr 28	PIT		CIN	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	9	.82	0.030	.65	0.01%	0.38	P
May		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
6	36	26 (3)	May 3	PIT	@	STL	W,8-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.200	.382	9	1.07	-0.088	.86	-0.04%	-0.91	P
7	37	31 (4)	May 9	PIT		NYM	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9	1.52	-0.080	1.37	-0.04%	-0.65	P
8	38	36 (4)	May 14	PIT		MIL	W,3-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.133	.258	9	.78	-0.065	.65	-0.03%	-0.98	P
9	39	40 (3)	May 19	PIT		STL	W,13-1	CG	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.263	.188	.451	9	.41	0.011	.40	0.01%	0.74	P
10	40	45 (4)	May 25	PIT	@	ARI	L,5-7	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.273	.167	.439	9	1.03	-0.020	.57	-0.01%	-0.14	P
11	41	50 (4)	May 30	PIT		FLA	W,3-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.292	.158	.450	9	.98	0.009	.50	0.00%	0.02	P
Jun		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
12	42	54 (3)	Jun 4	PIT		KCR	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.259	.136	.396	9	.95	-0.080	.56	-0.03%	-0.68	P
13	43	64 (9)	Jun 15	PIT		ATL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.267	.160	.427	9	1.66	0.038	.85	0.01%	0.19	P
14	44	69 (4)	Jun 20	PIT	@	MON	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.242	.143	.385	9	1.28	-0.105	.42	-0.02%	-0.99	P
15	45	74 (4)	Jun 25	PIT	@	NYM	L,0-9	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.250	.161	.411	9	.76	-0.030	.18	0.00%	-0.36	P
16	46	78 (3)	Jun 30	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.121	.237	.152	.388	9	1.14	-0.071	.24	-0.01%	-0.58	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
17	47	85 (6)	Jul 8	PIT		MIN	W,4-1	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.244	.167	.411	9	.72	-0.012	.15	0.00%	-0.33	P
18	48	93 (7)	Jul 19	PIT	@	MIL	L,0-6	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.244	.167	.411	9	1.74	-0.048	.14	0.00%	-0.44	P
19	49	98 (4)	Jul 25	PIT		MIL	L,1-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.227	.154	.381	9	1.00	-0.079	.10	-0.01%	-0.63	P
20	50	103 (4)	Jul 30	PIT		SDP	L,8-9	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.234	.190	.425	9	.91	-0.037	.10	0.00%	-0.58	P
Aug		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
21	51	108 (4)	Aug 4	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.224	.182	.406	9	1.83	-0.121	.06	0.00%	-0.91	P
22	52	113 (4)	Aug 9	PIT	@	COL	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.216	.174	.390	9	.69	-0.039	.03	0.00%	-0.38	P
23	53	118 (4)	Aug 15	PIT	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.204	.163	.367	9	1.42	-0.114	.01	0.00%	-0.96	P
24	54	123 (4)	Aug 21	PIT	@	STL	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.200	.160	.360	9	.66	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
25	55	130 (6)	Aug 29	PIT		SFG	W,8-0	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.193	.154	.347	9	.11	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
Sep/Oct		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
26	56	135 (4)	Sep 3	PIT	@	SDP	W,8-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.183	.145	.329	9	.99	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-0.98	P
27	57	141 (5)	Sep 9	PIT		CIN	L,4-6	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.177	.140	.318	9	1.34	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-1.27	P
28	58	152 (10)	Sep 20	PIT	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.169	.133	.303	9	1.11	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
29	59	157 (4)	Sep 26	PIT		HOU	W,9-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.162	.127	.289	9	.85	-0.076	.00	0.00%	-1.38	P
30	60	162 (4)	Oct 1	PIT		CHC	L,9-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.092	.157	.123	.280	9	.84	-0.046	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
							13-17		79	65	3	6	2	0	0	1	4	0	29	1	9	0	1	0	0	0	.092	.157	.123	.280		1.07	-1.587	.40	-0.31%	-16.63

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