1974
Born November 7, 1974
Kennesaw, GA, USA
Kris Benson Notable
b. November 7, 1974 · Pittsburgh Pirates 1999–2000, 2002–2004, New York Mets 2004–2005, Baltimore Orioles 2006, Texas Rangers 2009, Arizona Diamondbacks 2010
Kris Benson played for five clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1999 and closing with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2010.
He went 70 and 75 with a 4.42 earned run average, pitching 1,243 innings in 206 games. He struck out 806 and threw 2 shutouts. Across 208 games he batted .131, with 42 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 7 doubles.
He was born in Kennesaw, GA, USA on November 7, 1974. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PIT | 31 | 65 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 0 | .154 |
| 2000 | PIT | 32 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 0 | .092 |
| 2002 | PIT | 27 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .175 |
| 2003 | PIT | 18 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .000 |
| 2004 | NYM/PIT | 31 | 58 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 0 | .138 |
| 2005 | NYM | 28 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .184 |
| 2006 | BAL | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 2009 | TEX | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | ARI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 208 | 321 | 23 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 127 | 0 | .131 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PIT | 11 | 14 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 196.2 | 184 | 89 | 83 | 139 | 4.07 |
| 2000 | PIT | 10 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 217.2 | 206 | 93 | 86 | 184 | 3.85 |
| 2002 | PIT | 9 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 130.1 | 152 | 68 | 50 | 79 | 4.70 |
| 2003 | PIT | 5 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 105.0 | 127 | 58 | 36 | 68 | 4.97 |
| 2004 | NYM/PIT | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 200.1 | 202 | 96 | 61 | 134 | 4.31 |
| 2005 | NYM | 10 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 174.1 | 171 | 80 | 49 | 95 | 4.13 |
| 2006 | BAL | 11 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 183.0 | 199 | 98 | 58 | 88 | 4.82 |
| 2009 | TEX | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22.1 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 8.46 |
| 2010 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5.14 |
| Career | — | 70 | 75 | 206 | 200 | 0 | 1243.2 | 1292 | 611 | 441 | 806 | 4.42 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Major-league debut: Kris Benson
Kris Benson made a major-league debut on April 9, 1999.
2010
Final major-league game: Kris Benson
Kris Benson played a final major-league game on April 28, 2010.