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	14-16 / in Starts: 14-16
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	30 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 75 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	49 (22-17-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 75 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (23-16-8)

Most Driven In
J GuillÃ©n	2
W Morris	2
M Benjamin	1
A Brown	1
K Young	1
A NÃºÃ±ez	0
J Oliver	0

Most Driven In By
B Giles	2
A Martin	2
T Ward	1
E Sprague	1
M Benjamin	1

1999 Batting Game Log

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1999 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	1	4 (3)	Apr 9	PIT		CHC	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.039	.74	-0.02%	-0.44	P
2	2	8 (3)	Apr 14	PIT		STL	L,5-9	GS-5	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	1.59	0.015	1.77	0.01%	0.25	P
3	3	13 (4)	Apr 20	PIT	@	SDP	W,7-3	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.400	.600	9	1.36	-0.051	1.46	-0.03%	-0.65	P
4	4	17 (3)	Apr 25	PIT		MIL	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.78	-0.020	.84	-0.01%	-0.18	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
5	5	29 (11)	May 8	PIT	@	STL	W,7-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	.52	-0.046	.53	-0.03%	-1.05	P
6	6	34 (4)	May 14	PIT		MON	W,5-3	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.167	.321	9	.68	-0.024	.59	-0.01%	-0.49	P
7	7	40 (5)	May 20	PIT	@	FLA	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.133	.258	9	.85	-0.072	.67	-0.03%	-0.80	P
8	8	45 (4)	May 25	PIT		NYM	L,3-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.111	.118	.229	9	.67	-0.035	.58	-0.02%	-0.36	P
9	9	49 (3)	May 30	PIT		HOU	W,7-3	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.105	.205	9	.89	0.015	.92	0.01%	-0.76	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
10	10	59 (9)	Jun 11	PIT		KCR	L,3-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.100	.195	9	.40	-0.011	.34	-0.01%	-0.12	P
11	11	64 (4)	Jun 17	PIT	@	LAD	W,8-3	GS-7	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.120	.125	.245	9	.62	0.000	.71	0.00%	-0.46	P
12	12	69 (4)	Jun 23	PIT	@	PHI	W,8-6	GS-9	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.143	.148	.291	9	.23	-0.020	.21	-0.01%	-0.36	P
13	13	74 (4)	Jun 28	PIT		PHI	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.161	.167	.328	9	1.16	-0.027	1.19	-0.02%	-0.36	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
14	14	79 (4)	Jul 3	PIT		MIL	L,4-9	GS-6	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.226	.413	9	.48	0.028	.47	0.02%	0.57	P
15	15	84 (4)	Jul 8	PIT		CHC	L,4-9	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.219	.401	9	.79	-0.021	.69	-0.01%	-0.26	P
16	16	90 (5)	Jul 17	PIT		CLE	W,13-10	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.200	.235	.435	9	.83	0.019	.42	0.01%	-0.08	P
17	17	95 (4)	Jul 22	PIT	@	CHC	L,3-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.216	.229	.445	9	.84	-0.018	.33	0.00%	0.02	P
18	18	100 (4)	Jul 27	PIT	@	NYM	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.195	.205	.400	9	.84	-0.087	.20	-0.01%	-1.34	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
19	19	105 (4)	Aug 3	PIT		ATL	W,7-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.186	.195	.381	9	.75	-0.039	.14	0.00%	-0.30	P
20	20	111 (5)	Aug 8	PIT		STL	W,5-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.140	.178	.186	.364	9	.60	0.035	.08	0.00%	1.20	P
21	21	116 (4)	Aug 14	PIT	@	HOU	L,1-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.170	.178	.348	9	.97	-0.053	.13	0.00%	-0.51	P
22	22	121 (4)	Aug 19	PIT	@	CIN	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.167	.327	9	1.11	-0.093	.05	0.00%	-0.56	P
23	23	126 (4)	Aug 24	PIT		COL	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.170	.176	.346	9	.96	0.046	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
24	24	131 (4)	Aug 29	PIT	@	SFG	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.164	.170	.333	9	.98	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.41	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
25	25	136 (4)	Sep 4	PIT		SFG	L,2-9	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.161	.167	.327	9	1.70	-0.069	.01	0.00%	-0.72	P
26	26	141 (4)	Sep 10	PIT	@	STL	L,5-11	GS-5	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.190	.214	.404	9	.59	0.059	.00	0.00%	0.57	P
27	27	145 (3)	Sep 15	PIT	@	ARI	W,5-1	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.217	.410	9	.98	0.138	.00	0.00%	1.08	P
28	28	150 (4)	Sep 21	PIT		HOU	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.188	.210	.397	9	1.18	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
29	29	155 (4)	Sep 26	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.203	.385	9	.98	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
30	30	161 (5)	Oct 3	PIT	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.191	.200	.391	9	1.11	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.14	P
							14-16		75	65	7	10	3	0	0	7	3	0	24	0	6	0	2	1	0	0	.154	.191	.200	.391		.85	-0.538	.42	-0.19%	-7.09

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