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	16-10 / in Starts: 16-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 61 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	45 (20-16-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 61 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (18-12-6)

Most Driven In
D Wright	2
M Piazza	2
V DÃaz	1
C Woodward	1

Most Driven In By
J Reyes	1
K Matsui	1
C BeltrÃ¡n	1
D Wright	1

2005 Batting Game Log

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2005 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	134	29 (28)	May 5	NYM		PHI	W,7-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.075	.83	-0.05%	-1.06	P
2	135	34 (4)	May 10	NYM	@	CHC	L,0-7	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.047	1.12	-0.03%	-0.45	P
3	136	39 (4)	May 16	NYM		CIN	W,9-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.51	0.050	.46	0.03%	0.91	P
4	137	43 (3)	May 21	NYM		NYY	W,7-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	9	.72	0.012	.74	0.01%	0.04	P
5	138	48 (4)	May 26	NYM	@	FLA	W,12-4	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.300	.664	9	1.22	0.062	1.18	0.04%	0.23	P
6	139	52 (3)	May 31	NYM		ARI	L,0-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	1.15	-0.058	1.24	-0.04%	-0.46	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
7	140	57 (4)	Jun 5 (2)	NYM		SFG	W,12-1	GS-7	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.357	.732	9	.56	0.079	.61	0.05%	1.39	P
8	141	62 (4)	Jun 11	NYM		LAA	W,5-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.389	.333	.722	9	2.32	0.074	2.13	0.04%	0.77	P
9	142	70 (7)	Jun 21	NYM	@	PHI	W,8-5	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.400	.353	.753	9	.85	-0.004	.65	0.00%	-0.18	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
10	143	80 (9)	Jul 2	NYM		FLA	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.409	.368	.778	9	1.30	0.075	1.31	0.05%	0.48	P
11	144	85 (4)	Jul 7	NYM	@	WSN	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.333	.708	9	.86	-0.043	.76	-0.02%	-0.38	P
12	145	89 (3)	Jul 14	NYM		ATL	W,6-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.346	.304	.651	9	.60	-0.031	.61	-0.02%	-0.33	P
13	146	93 (3)	Jul 19	NYM		SDP	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.321	.280	.601	9	.90	-0.045	.70	-0.02%	-0.33	P
14	147	98 (4)	Jul 24	NYM		LAD	W,6-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.290	.250	.540	9	.50	-0.042	.51	-0.03%	-0.84	P
15	148	103 (4)	Jul 29	NYM	@	HOU	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.233	.506	9	1.14	-0.061	1.25	-0.04%	-0.60	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
16	149	108 (4)	Aug 4	NYM		MIL	L,9-12	GS-6	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.314	.258	.572	9	1.29	0.039	.91	0.02%	0.32	P
17	150	113 (4)	Aug 10	NYM	@	SDP	W,9-1	GS-9	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.229	.308	.257	.565	9	.28	-0.025	.24	-0.01%	-1.37	P
18	151	118 (4)	Aug 16	NYM		PIT	W,6-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.317	.270	.587	9	1.64	0.159	.97	0.06%	1.51	P
19	152	123 (4)	Aug 21	NYM		WSN	L,4-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.243	.317	.270	.587	9						P
20	153	130 (6)	Aug 28	NYM	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.310	.263	.573	9	1.45	-0.048	2.38	-0.05%	-0.45	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
21	154	135 (4)	Sep 3	NYM	@	FLA	L,4-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.311	.250	.561	9	1.24	-0.020	1.22	-0.01%	-0.27	P
22	155	140 (4)	Sep 8	NYM	@	STL	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.298	.238	.536	9	1.17	-0.060	.46	-0.01%	-0.48	P
23	156	145 (4)	Sep 14	NYM		WSN	L,3-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.292	.233	.524	9	.73	-0.018	.05	0.00%	-0.16	P
24	157	150 (4)	Sep 20	NYM		FLA	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.280	.222	.502	9	1.21	-0.059	.01	0.00%	-0.45	P
25	158	155 (4)	Sep 25	NYM	@	WSN	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.264	.208	.472	9	1.75	-0.131	.00	0.00%	-1.21	P
26	159	160 (4)	Sep 30	NYM		COL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.273	.204	.477	9	1.00	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
							16-10		61	49	4	9	1	0	0	6	5	0	22	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.273	.204	.477		1.01	-0.232	.77	-0.05%	-3.62

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