Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1989
- College
- Evansville
Bio
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Debut
- 1989
- College
- Evansville
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 403
- W
- 155
- L
- 139
- ERA
- 3.97
- IP
- 2505.1
- K
- 2,000
- BB
- 909
- WHIP
- 1.31
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | SD | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3.51 | 66.2 | 66 | 31 | 1.23 |
| 1990 | SD | 32 | 10 | 11 | 3.60 | 192.1 | 140 | 69 | 1.28 |
| 1991 | SD | 33 | 15 | 11 | 3.03 | 223.0 | 167 | 59 | 1.13 |
| 1992 | SD | 34 | 13 | 14 | 3.35 | 231.1 | 169 | 61 | 1.26 |
| 1993 | SD | 34 | 15 | 15 | 3.78 | 230.2 | 179 | 86 | 1.24 |
| 1994 | SD | 25 | 6 | 14 | 3.86 | 172.1 | 189 | 51 | 1.20 |
| 1995 |  SD/SEA | 31 | 11 | 9 | 4.76 | 181.2 | 171 | 78 | 1.49 |
| 1996 | STL | 36 | 18 | 10 | 3.83 | 230.1 | 160 | 77 | 1.27 |
| 1997 | STL | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3.10 | 177.0 | 175 | 61 | 1.19 |
| 1998 | ARI | 34 | 14 | 13 | 3.97 | 231.1 | 164 | 74 | 1.28 |
| 1999 | ARI | 33 | 13 | 12 | 4.81 | 198.1 | 141 | 82 | 1.50 |
| 2000 | STL | 30 | 12 | 9 | 4.88 | 166.0 | 137 | 68 | 1.46 |
| 2001 | STL | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7.38 | 107.1 | 78 | 61 | 1.70 |
| 2002 | STL | 18 | 5 | 4 | 2.78 | 97.0 | 64 | 51 | 1.35 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 10
- W
- 1
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 5.47
- IP
- 54.1
- K
- 44
- BB
- 26
- WHIP
- 1.42
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 235
- CG
- 21
- SHO
- 9
- K/9
- 7.2
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 63
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | SD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SD | 21 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | SD | 25 | 4 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 | SD | 23 | 2 | 2 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | SD | 20 | 4 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 1994 | SD | 14 | 2 | 2 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | SD/SEA | 17 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | STL | 23 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997 | STL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1998 | ARI | 18 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1999 | ARI | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2000 | STL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | STL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | STL | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Andy Benes's career stats?
Andy Benes played 14 seasons for the Padres, the Cardinals and the Diamondbacks. He had 155 wins and 2,000 strikeouts with a 3.97 ERA over 2,505.1 innings. His best season was 1996: 18 wins, a 3.83 ERA and 160 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1989 to 2002
Andy Benes finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
All-time career rank
- 93rd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,000)
- 240th in wins (pitching) (155)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1996 (5th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1994 (2nd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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