Kris Benson

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Bats: R, Throws: R
Height: 6'4", Weight: 200 lb.
Born: 11/7/1974 in Superior, WI
Debut: 04/09/1999
Twitter: @krisbenson
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    Year Tm Lg G AB R H 1B 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO IBB HBP SH SF GIDP BA OBP SLG OPS TB
    1999 PIT NL 31 65 7 10 7 3 0 0 7 0 0 3 24 0 0 6 0 1 .154 .191 .200 .391 13
    2000 PIT NL 32 65 3 6 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 29 0 1 9 0 0 .092 .157 .123 .280 8
    2002 PIT NL 27 40 3 7 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 4 0 0 .175 .175 .200 .375 8
    2003 PIT NL 18 30 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 6 0 1 .000 .032 .000 .032 0
    2004 PIT NL 20 39 2 7 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 0 0 10 0 0 .179 .200 .179 .379 7
    2004 NYN NL 11 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 0 0 5 0 0 .053 .100 .053 .153 1
    2005 NYN NL 28 49 4 9 8 1 0 0 6 0 0 5 22 0 1 6 0 0 .184 .273 .204 .477 10
    2006 BAL AL 30 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556 4
    2010 ARI NL 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1
    5 seasons PIT NL 128 239 17 30 24 6 0 0 12 0 0 9 92 0 1 35 0 2 .126 .161 .151 .311 36
    2 seasons NYN NL 39 68 5 10 9 1 0 0 8 0 0 6 31 0 1 11 0 0 .147 .227 .162 .388 11
    1 season BAL AL 30 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .444 .556 4
    1 season ARI NL 3 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 1
    Total
    (9 seasons)     		200 321 23 42 34 7 0 1 22 0 0 15 127 0 2 47 0 2 .131 .175 .162 .337 52

    Year Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
    1999 PIT NL 11 14 .440 4.07 31 31 0 2 0 0 196.67 184 105 89 16 83 5 139 6 2 840 1.358 8.4 0.7 3.8 6.4 1.67
    2000 PIT NL 10 12 .455 3.85 32 32 0 2 1 0 217.67 206 104 93 24 86 5 184 10 5 936 1.342 8.5 1.0 3.6 7.6 2.14
    2002 PIT NL 9 6 .600 4.70 25 25 0 0 0 0 130.33 152 76 68 18 50 8 79 3 3 576 1.550 10.5 1.2 3.5 5.5 1.58
    2003 PIT NL 5 9 .357 4.97 18 18 0 0 0 0 105.00 127 67 58 14 36 4 68 1 7 475 1.552 10.9 1.2 3.1 5.8 1.89
    2004 PIT NL 8 8 .500 4.22 20 20 0 0 0 0 132.33 137 69 62 7 44 5 83 6 2 564 1.368 9.3 0.5 3.0 5.6 1.89
    2004 NYN NL 4 4 .500 4.50 11 11 0 1 1 0 68.00 65 37 34 8 17 3 51 4 3 290 1.206 8.6 1.1 2.2 6.8 3.00
    2005 NYN NL 10 8 .556 4.13 28 28 0 0 0 0 174.33 171 86 80 24 49 5 95 4 4 737 1.262 8.8 1.2 2.5 4.9 1.94
    2006 BAL AL 11 12 .478 4.82 30 30 0 3 0 0 183.00 199 105 98 33 58 2 88 7 6 781 1.404 9.8 1.6 2.9 4.3 1.52
    2009 TEX AL 1 1 .500 8.46 8 2 2 0 0 0 22.33 33 23 21 6 12 0 11 3 0 114 2.015 13.3 2.4 4.8 4.4 0.92
    2010 ARI NL 1 1 .500 5.14 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.00 18 9 8 2 6 0 8 1 1 67 1.714 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.1 1.33
    5 seasons PIT NL 43 49 .341 4.26 126 126 0 4 1 0 782.00 806 421 370 79 299 27 553 26 19 3391 1.413 9.3 0.9 3.4 6.4 1.8
    2 seasons NYN NL 14 12 .359 4.23 39 39 0 1 1 0 242.33 236 123 114 32 66 8 146 8 7 1027 1.246 8.8 1.2 2.5 5.4 2.2
    1 season BAL AL 11 12 .367 4.82 30 30 0 3 0 0 183.00 199 105 98 33 58 2 88 7 6 781 1.404 9.8 1.6 2.9 4.3 1.5
    0 seasons TEX AL 1 1 .125 8.46 8 2 2 0 0 0 22.33 33 23 21 6 12 0 11 3 0 114 2.015 13.3 2.4 4.8 4.4 0.9
    1 season ARI NL 1 1 .333 5.14 3 3 0 0 0 0 14.00 18 9 8 2 6 0 8 1 1 67 1.714 11.6 1.3 3.9 5.1 1.3
    Total
    (9 seasons)     		70 75 .483 4.42 206 200 2 8 2 0 1243.67 1292 681 611 152 441 37 806 45 33 5380 1.393 9.3 1.1 3.2 5.8 1.83
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