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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Team Record in Appearances: 13-17 / in Starts: 13-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2006 Pitching Game Log

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2006 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	166	3	Apr 6	BAL		TBD	L,0-2	GS-7	L(0-1)	99	7.0	4	2	2	3	3	0	0	2.57	3.58	27	96	53	5	11	14	7	3	0	0	61			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	1	0	.95	0.106	1.11	0.07%	1.83	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
2	167	8	Apr 11	BAL	@	TBD	W,8-4	GS-8	W(1-1)	4	7.0	5	2	1	1	5	1	0	1.93	3.79	27	96	59	12	9	10	11	3	1	0	65			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	.51	0.111	.53	0.07%	1.43	1b start a 1	8b 1-- 0 out a6
3	168	13	Apr 16	BAL		LAA	L,3-9	GS-5	L(1-2)	4	5.0	9	4	4	1	1	1	0	3.32	4.36	24	80	52	14	5	10	12	4	1	0	33			3	0	0	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.06	-0.168	1.13	-0.11%	-1.27	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
4	169	18	Apr 21	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-5	GS-6	W(2-2)	4	5.1	8	4	3	3	4	1	0	3.70	4.67	25	103	56	16	8	10	8	2	2	0	39			0	1	0	22	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.13	-0.262	1.40	-0.19%	-1.62	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out a2
5	170	23	Apr 27	BAL	@	TOR	W,7-5	GS-7	W(3-2)	5	7.0	3	2	2	3	4	0	0	3.45	4.36	27	105	58	18	7	10	10	2	0	0	64			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.22	0.244	1.35	0.16%	1.87	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	171	28	May 2	BAL		TOR	W,9-2	GS-7	W(4-2)	4	6.2	6	2	2	2	1	0	0	3.32	4.25	27	107	64	18	6	8	16	2	0	0	53			0	0	0	25	3	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.300	.97	0.19%	2.58	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a4
7	172	33	May 7	BAL	@	BOS	L,3-10	GS-5	L(4-3)	4	4.1	8	9	9	4	2	1	1	4.89	4.71	25	84	43	13	2	5	13	7	0	0	9			0	0	0	20	2	0	1	1	0	0	.83	-0.376	.71	-0.19%	-6.59	1b start a 1	5b -23 1 out d6
8	173	37	May 13	BAL		KCR	W,11-1	GS-7	W(5-3)	5	7.0	4	1	1	1	5	1	1	4.38	4.67	26	110	68	19	10	10	9	3	0	0	69			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.71	0.291	.46	0.11%	2.83	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
9	174	42	May 19	BAL	@	WSN	W,5-1	CG	W(6-3)	5	9.0	5	1	1	2	3	1	1	3.86	4.71	34	110	73	25	11	16	12	0	3	0	74			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	1	.97	0.416	.63	0.16%	3.57	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
10	175	47	May 24	BAL	@	SEA	L,4-7	GS-2	L(6-4)	4	2.0	7	7	6	2	3	0	0	4.62	4.66	16	60	35	9	3	6	5	3	0	0	17			1	0	0	14	3	0	0	0	0	1	.71	-0.356	.41	-0.12%	-5.93	1b start tie	2b 3 out d7
11	176	51	May 28	BAL	@	LAA	W,7-6	GS-6		3	5.1	6	4	4	2	2	0	1	4.80	4.61	24	90	51	10	9	8	11	4	3	0	40			1	1	0	19	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.19	-0.201	.54	-0.06%	-1.25	1b start a 1	6b 1-- 1 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	177	55	Jun 2	BAL		NYY	L,5-6	GS-6		4	6.0	7	3	3	2	1	2	0	4.77	4.91	25	92	52	11	4	8	14	7	1	0	45			1	1	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	-0.065	.65	-0.02%	0.28	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
13	178	60	Jun 7	BAL		TOR	L,3-5	GS-6	L(6-5)	4	6.0	5	2	2	2	4	0	1	4.64	4.78	26	105	68	24	5	7	12	4	1	0	56			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.19	0.112	.53	0.03%	1.28	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
14	179	65	Jun 12	BAL	@	TOR	W,6-4	GS-6	W(7-5)	4	6.0	5	3	3	3	6	2	0	4.63	4.94	25	108	62	22	8	4	12	4	2	0	53			1	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.084	.45	0.02%	0.32	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
15	180	70	Jun 17	BAL	@	NYM	W,4-2	GS-8	W(8-5)	4	8.0	6	2	1	1	3	0	0	4.32	4.75	32	100	70	14	7	11	17	4	4	0	66			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.21	0.335	.34	0.06%	2.23	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a2
16	181	74	Jun 22	BAL		FLA	L,5-8	GS-8		4	8.0	6	1	1	2	0	0	1	4.06	4.71	30	115	75	15	7	16	11	3	2	0	64			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.27	0.443	.24	0.05%	3.38	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
17	182	79	Jun 28(2)	BAL		PHI	W,12-5	GS-6	W(9-5)	5	5.0	6	4	4	3	2	3	0	4.21	5.06	23	93	50	14	3	9	9	2	1	0	38			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.69	-0.142	.08	-0.01%	-3.11	1t start tie	6t 123 0 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	183	83	Jul 2	BAL	@	ATL	L,3-10	GS-5	L(9-6)	3	5.0	9	6	4	1	4	2	0	4.35	5.16	26	99	61	10	12	7	14	6	0	0	32			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	-0.337	.07	-0.02%	-3.30	1b start a 2	5b 3 out d4
19	184	88	Jul 7	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-9	GS-3	L(9-7)	4	3.0	10	7	7	1	2	1	0	4.79	5.22	19	74	45	10	4	5	11	4	1	0	12			1	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	1	0	.96	-0.342	.03	-0.01%	-5.36	1b start tie	3b 3 out d7
20	185	92	Jul 14	BAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	L(9-8)	6	9.0	4	2	2	3	2	0	0	4.59	5.10	32	96	63	13	11	15	12	3	0	0	70			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	2	0	.88	0.226	.03	0.00%	2.92	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
21	186	97	Jul 19	BAL		OAK	L,1-5	GS-6	L(9-9)	4	6.0	9	5	5	1	3	3	0	4.72	5.29	25	98	66	11	10	12	9	3	1	0	36			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	.70	-0.168	.01	0.00%	-1.72	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
22	187	101	Jul 25	BAL	@	KCR	L,5-7	GS-6		5	6.0	8	4	3	3	2	2	0	4.71	5.43	28	95	55	13	6	10	13	7	0	0	41			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.116	.01	0.00%	-0.65	1b start a 3	6b 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	188	117	Aug 12	BAL	@	BOS	L,7-8	GS-5		17	5.0	6	3	3	1	1	2	0	4.74	5.54	20	84	50	10	4	4	14	2	1	0	43			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.10	1b start a 2	5b 3 out a2
24	189	122	Aug 18	BAL		TOR	W,7-2	GS-7	W(10-9)	5	7.0	6	2	2	0	5	2	0	4.63	5.54	26	91	66	18	7	12	9	3	0	0	62			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.44	0.162	.00	0.00%	1.83	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
25	190	127	Aug 24	BAL		MIN	L,2-11	GS-4	L(10-10)	5	3.2	10	6	6	0	0	1	1	4.88	5.58	22	76	51	10	3	5	16	6	1	0	17			0	0	0	19	3	0	0	0	1	0	.67	-0.307	.00	0.00%	-4.34	1t start tie	4t 1-3 2 out d6
26	191	132	Aug 30	BAL	@	TEX	W,7-4	GS-7		5	7.0	5	2	2	2	4	2	0	4.78	5.63	26	88	54	13	6	11	9	1	2	0	61			0	1	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.22	0.300	.00	0.00%	1.91	1b start a 4	7b 3 out a2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	192	138	Sep 5	BAL	@	LAA	L,2-5	GS-8		5	8.0	9	2	2	3	5	0	0	4.66	5.50	34	105	68	15	8	16	10	3	0	0	58			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.35	0.166	.00	0.00%	2.42	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
28	193	148	Sep 16	BAL	@	DET	L,0-2	CG(8)	L(10-11)	10	8.0	7	2	2	3	6	0	0	4.54	5.38	30	103	63	22	7	8	13	5	2	0	63			0	1	0	25	2	0	1	1	1	0	.95	0.142	.00	0.00%	2.42	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
29	194	153	Sep 21	BAL		DET	W,4-3	GS-8	W(11-11)	4	8.0	8	3	3	2	4	2	0	4.49	5.41	33	111	66	13	10	7	20	4	3	0	56			0	0	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.118	.00	0.00%	1.38	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
30	195	158	Sep 27	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-16	GS-3	L(11-12)	5	2.2	8	8	8	1	1	3	0	4.82	5.60	17	74	45	12	1	5	10	6	0	0	10			0	0	0	15	2	0	0	0	1	0	.84	-0.483	.00	0.00%	-6.44	1b start tie	3b --- 2 out d6
							13-17		W-L:11-12	4.4	183.0	199	105	98	58	88	33	7	4.82	5.60	781	2848	61%	15%	7%	0.80		18%	5%	0	47		---%	12	6	0	694	37	1	2	19	13	4	.97	0.259	.39	0.20%	-7.21

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