#34 Kris Benson, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates

#34 Kris Benson, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, Pittsburgh Pirates
Sunday, 6/13/2003

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Kris Benson

11/7/1974
28
USA,WI,Superior
6"4
210

Starting Pitcher
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R

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2.0 Stars

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Big League Contract
$ 640,000
2003 (Possible Arbitration)
2 Year(s), 118 Days (462 total Days)
73 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 47 Days (907 total Days)
8 Year(s)

Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	7	9	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	5	7	9
Versus RHB	6	7	9
Talent	6	7	8

Pitching Ratings
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8
52
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
Splitfinger-Fastball

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	7	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	7	1	1	2
Versus RHP	2	7	1	1	2
Talent	2	3	1	1	2

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3
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Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 7 (Range), .987 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/28	CIN	W 4-1	*	6.2	4	1	1	1	7	W
5/2	LAD	L 0-7	*	5.1	9	4	4	4	3	L
5/7	ATL	L 2-9	*	5.2	6	4	4	4	4	L
5/12	PHI	W 3-2	*	6.1	7	2	2	5	2
5/17	@ARI	W 6-3	*	5.1	3	3	3	5	2	W
5/22	@NYM	L 1-12	*	1.1	5	5	5	1	1	L
5/27	@CHC	W 6-3	*	6	5	3	3	2	3	W
6/1	STL	L 2-16	*	5	9	7	7	4	4	L
6/6	CHC	L 7-8	*	5	8	4	4	2	4
6/11	MIN	L 1-4	*	6	11	3	3	3	4	L

Pitching Stats 2003

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	14	14	4	7	0	5.73	77.0	90	49	49	46	57	0	.0	0	6	42.9
Projected	36	36	10	18	0	5.73	198.0	231	126	126	118	147

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	16.0	10.5	6.7	5.4	7	2	28.6	0	0	.0	5.56

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	167	54	7	1	5	28	28	29	24	0	0	0	.323	.415	.467	.882
vs. RHB	140	36	5	1	1	19	21	17	33	0	0	1	.257	.338	.329	.666

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	10	10	1	6	0	5.62	57.2	68	36	36	37	43
Road	4	4	3	1	0	6.05	19.1	22	13	13	9	14
This Week	1	1	0	1	0	4.50	6.0	11	3	3	3	4
Last Week	2	2	0	1	0	9.90	10.0	17	11	11	6	8

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	2	2	0	4.06	31.0	27	14	14	16	30
May	6	6	2	3	0	6.30	30.0	35	21	21	21	15
June	3	3	0	2	0	7.88	16.0	28	14	14	9	12

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1998	4	4	0	2	0	8.47	17.0	22	16	16	5	8	13	0	0	1.76	.315	DET
1999	18	18	8	3	0	5.47	102.0	116	66	62	12	44	68	0	0	1.57	.319	DET
2000	32	32	7	16	0	6.53	162.2	207	129	118	25	80	113	1	1	1.76	.336	DET
2001	18	10	3	5	0	7.46	66.1	83	66	55	18	30	52	0	0	1.70	.311	DET
2003	14	14	4	7	0	5.73	77.0	90	49	49	6	46	57	0	0	1.77	.344	DET PIT
Total	86	78	22	33	0	6.35	425.0	518	326	300	66	208	303	1	1	1.71	.329

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1996, A	8	8	2	4	0	3.68	51.1	41	23	21	5	20	44	0	0	1.19	.252
1996, AA	18	18	4	6	0	3.06	114.2	90	43	39	15	47	103	0	0	1.19	.244
1997, AA	12	12	2	6	0	3.01	74.2	71	25	25	9	33	71	0	0	1.39	.302
1997, AAA	15	15	6	4	0	5.46	84.0	93	54	51	15	42	79	0	0	1.61	.325
1998, AAA	19	19	4	5	0	5.47	105.1	125	65	64	14	58	79	0	0	1.74	.345
1999, AAA	3	3	1	1	0	3.92	20.2	15	9	9	4	7	13	0	0	1.06	.193
2001, AAA	31	1	3	1	2	4.54	67.1	67	36	34	8	33	55	0	0	1.49	.301
2002, AA	51	0	0	2	4	2.20	61.1	48	18	15	4	16	65	0	0	1.04	.293

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1998	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
1999	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2000	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2001	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
2003	14	22	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	9	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	DET PIT
Total	86	22	3	0	0	0	2	2	2	9	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345

Fielding Stats 2003

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INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.944

77.0

2.10

Player History

Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 3/3/1996 to a minor league contract.
Injured on 7/24/1998 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks...
Earned first career win on 4/13/1999...
Injured on 5/4/1999 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for 7 weeks...
Released by Detroit on 3/4/2003...
Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh on 3/4/2003 to a 1-year deal worth $640,000 per year...
Had first career hit on 5/2/2003, off Roy Halladay (LAD)...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Losses
2000 - 16 - 9th

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