Alan Benes stats

Relief Pitcher · #35

Age 54 · 6' 5"

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Alan Benes played 8 MLB seasons, 1995 to 2003.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
115
W
29
L
28
ERA
4.59
IP
494.0
K
401
BB
220
WHIP
1.44

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1995STL3128.4416.02041.75
1996STL3413104.90191.0131871.46
1997STL23992.89161.2160681.21
1999STL2000.002.0201.00
2000STL30225.6746.026231.67
2001STL9207.3614.210121.77
2002CHC7224.3539.132121.37
2003CHC/TEX7038.1023.120142.19

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
0
L
1
ERA
2.84
IP
6.1
K
5
BB
2
WHIP
0.79

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
36
CG
5
SHO
1
K/9
7.3
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
24

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1995STL10011.30003
1996STL14316.20005
1997STL16208.90009
1999STL0009.00000
2000STL0005.10005
2001STL1006.10000
2002CHC4007.30002
2003CHC/TEX0007.70000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
54 yearsJan 21, 1972
Height
6' 5"
Debut
1995
Birthplace
Evansville, IN
College
Creighton

Latest performance

Alan Benes

May 28 · @ TB · L 6-4

IP
3.1
H
6
R
4
ER
4
BB
4
K
5
HR
2
ERA
8.10

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Wed, May 28atTBL 6-43.16445
Wed, May 21vsTBW 8-75.110552
Thu, May 15atBOSL 12-337661
Sat, May 10vsCLEL 6-43.16543
Sun, May 04vsCOLW 5-4 F/101.13111
Sat, Apr 26atCOLL 8-544114

What were Alan Benes's career stats?

Alan Benes played 8 seasons for the Cardinals and the Cubs. He had 29 wins and 401 strikeouts with a 4.59 ERA over 494.0 innings. His best season was 1996: 13 wins, a 4.90 ERA and 131 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

8 seasons, 1 postseason, 1995 to 2003

Alan Benes finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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