NAME : Kris Benson
NICKNAME :
ORIGIN : USA
BIRTHDAY : 11/7/1975
AGE : 28
HEIGHT : 6"4
WEIGHT : 188
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $3,622,500 through 2004
DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
LOYALTY : Minimal
TEAM LEADER : Some ability
CONSISTENCY : Normal
CLUTCH PERFORMANCE : Normal
INJURY RATING : Normal
DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
Range at Pitcher : D (Fielding Pct. : .950)
PITCHING RATINGS :
(Rated by an average league scout)
Duration as Starter : B
Duration as Reliever : *
Holding Runners : C
Groundball Pct. : 55
Avoiding Runs : 5
Avoiding Hits : 5 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
Avoiding Doubles : 5 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 6 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good)
Avoiding BB's : 7 (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
Getting Strikeouts : 4 (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Average)
Throwing Velocity : 7
Pitch Assortment : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider
PITCHING STATS :
Category ERA W L S G GS IP HA R ER BB K
Overall 4.15 19 5 0 30 30 197.1 192 100 91 80 129
At Home 4.20 9 3 0 15 15 100.2 97 51 47 42 74
Away 4.10 10 2 0 15 15 96.2 95 49 44 38 55
Last Week 1.29 0 0 0 1 1 7.0 6 1 1 4 7
This Week 9.00 1 0 0 1 1 5.0 7 5 5 3 4
Apr/Mar 3.74 5 0 0 5 5 33.2 30 14 14 10 26
May 2.60 6 0 0 6 6 45.0 43 16 13 17 26
June 4.06 3 2 0 6 6 37.2 32 18 17 16 21
July 4.43 2 1 0 3 3 20.1 17 10 10 8 14
August 6.08 2 1 0 5 5 26.2 36 20 18 8 16
Sep/Oct 5.03 1 1 0 5 5 34.0 34 22 19 21 26
CAREER STATS :
YEAR ERA W L S G CG SHO IP ER BB K TEAMS
1999 4.07 11 14 0 31 2 0 197.0 89 83 139 PIT
2000 3.84 10 12 0 32 2 1 218.0 93 86 184 PIT
2002 4.71 9 6 0 25 0 0 130.0 68 50 79 PIT
2003 3.95 16 9 0 32 4 2 223.1 98 86 158 PIT,ARI
Total ERA : 4.09
Total Wins : 65
Total Losses: 46
Total Saves : 0
Total SHO : 5
Total CG : 11
Total K's : 689
Total BB's : 385
PLAYER HISTORY Hit first career homerun on 5/10/2003, off Wayne Franklin (MIL)... Traded from Pittsburgh to Arizona on 5/16/2003 (Going to PIT: 2B S. Hairston, 1B L. Overbay, P R. Villone. Going to ARI: P K. Benson)... Injured on 7/3/2004 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 2-3 weeks... Won World Series with Arizona in 2004... |