NAME : Kris Benson
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ORIGIN : USA
BIRTHDAY : 11/7/1975
AGE : 29
HEIGHT : 6"4
WEIGHT : 193
POSITION : Pitcher
ROLE : Starter
BATS : Right
THROWS : Right
CONTRACT : $10,500,000 through 2008
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 : 7
Avoiding Hits : 6 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good)
Avoiding Doubles : 4 (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
Avoiding Homeruns : 6 (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Good)
Avoiding BB's : 8 (VS. RHB : 9, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
Getting Strikeouts : 5 (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 4, 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 4.53 3 2 0 6 6 45.2 41 23 23 13 32
At Home 6.91 1 2 0 4 4 28.2 33 22 22 11 16
Away 0.53 2 0 0 2 2 17.0 8 1 1 2 16
Last Week 3.86 0 0 0 1 1 7.0 4 3 3 4 2
This Week 1.13 1 0 0 1 1 8.0 4 1 1 1 8
Apr/Mar 4.53 3 2 0 6 6 45.2 41 23 23 13 32
May 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
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 4.62 11 12 0 35 2 1 214.1 110 78 153 PIT
2004 4.57 8 17 0 35 2 0 222.2 113 59 163 PIT
Total ERA : 4.35
Total Wins : 52
Total Losses: 63
Total Saves : 0
Total SHO : 3
Total CG : 9
Total K's : 750
Total BB's : 369
PLAYER HISTORY Hit first career homerun on 9/28/2004, off Andy Ashby (SF)... Signed as a free agent by Arizona on 2/7/2005 to a 4-year deal worth $10,500,000 per year... |