Kris Benson stats

Last played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, 2010

Starting Pitcher · #48

Age 52 · 6' 4"

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Kris Benson played 9 MLB seasons, 1999 to 2010.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
206
W
70
L
75
ERA
4.42
IP
1,243.2
K
806
BB
441
WHIP
1.39

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.
1999PIT3111144.07196.2139831.36
2000PIT3210123.85217.2184861.34
2002PIT25964.70130.179501.55
2003PIT18594.97105.068361.55
2004PIT/NYM3112124.31200.1134611.31
2005NYM281084.13174.195491.26
2006BAL3011124.82183.088581.40
2009TEX8118.4622.111122.01
2010ARI3115.1414.0861.71

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

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
105
CG
8
SHO
2
K/9
5.8
GB
877
FB
1,128
G/F
0.80
WP
33

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.
1999PIT16206.40002
2000PIT19217.60005
2002PIT6005.50003
2003PIT9005.80007
2004PIT/NYM17116.02853640.85
2005NYM18004.92693200.84
2006BAL18304.32793490.86
2009TEX0004.426620.40
2010ARI2005.118330.51

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

Bio

Age
52 yearsNov 7, 1974
Height
6' 4"
Debut
1999
Birthplace
Superior, WI
Draft
1996Rd 1, Pk 1
College
Clemson

Latest performance

Kris Benson

Apr 28 · @ COL · W 12-11 F/10

IP
2.0
H
4
R
4
ER
4
BB
2
K
2
HR
1
ERA
5.14

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Wed, Apr 28atCOLW 12-11 F/1024442
Fri, Apr 23vsPHIW 7-468325
Sat, Apr 17atSDL 5-066221
Sat, Jun 06atBOSL 8-12.13431
Tue, Jun 02atNYYL 12-310000
Wed, May 27vsNYYL 9-212111

What were Kris Benson's career stats?

Kris Benson played 9 seasons for the Pirates, the Mets, the Orioles, the Rangers and the Diamondbacks. He had 70 wins and 806 strikeouts with a 4.42 ERA over 1,243.2 innings. His best season was 2004: 12 wins, a 4.31 ERA and 134 strikeouts.

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