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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
12 206 1243.7 70 75 0 4.42 11.5
Birth Date11-7-1974
Height6' 4"
Weight205 lbs
Age49 years, 4 months, 22 days
BatsR
ThrowsR
WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1999 PIT MLB 31 31 196.7 11 14 0 184 83 139 16 96 8.4 3.8 0.7 6.4 0% .282 1.36 4.07 4.07 94 4.58 89.0 3.5
2000 PIT MLB 32 32 217.7 10 12 0 206 86 184 24 113 8.5 3.6 1.0 7.6 0% .288 1.34 4.12 3.85 87 4.34 83.4 4.5
2002 PIT MLB 25 25 130.3 9 6 0 152 50 79 18 102 10.5 3.5 1.2 5.5 0% .315 1.55 4.67 4.70 109 5.99 128.6 -0.5
2003 PIT MLB 18 18 105.0 5 9 0 127 36 68 14 102 10.9 3.1 1.2 5.8 0% .317 1.55 4.46 4.97 111 5.82 122.0 -0.1
2004 NYN 0 11 11 68.0 4 4 0 65 17 51 8 95 8.6 2.3 1.1 6.8 0% .271 1.21 3.90 4.50 94 4.35 89.7 1.1
2004 PIT 0 20 20 132.3 8 8 0 137 44 83 7 93 9.3 3.0 0.5 5.6 0% .307 1.37 3.51 4.22 97 4.47 92.1 1.9
2005 NYN MLB 28 28 174.3 10 8 0 171 49 95 24 92 8.8 2.5 1.2 4.9 0% .260 1.26 4.59 4.13 103 3.93 84.6 3.1
2006 BAL MLB 30 30 183.0 11 12 0 199 58 88 33 107 9.8 2.9 1.6 4.3 0% .279 1.40 5.63 4.82 120 6.49 132.2 -1.3
2009 TEX MLB 8 2 22.3 1 1 0 33 12 11 6 108 13.3 4.8 2.4 4.4 0% .329 2.01 7.65 8.46 136 7.95 170.6 -0.6
2010 ARI MLB 3 3 14.0 1 1 0 18 6 8 2 92 11.6 3.9 1.3 5.1 0% .320 1.71 5.31 5.14 113 5.23 118.1 0.0
2004 TOT MLB 31 31 200.3 12 12 0 202 61 134 15 94 9.1 2.7 0.7 6.0 0% .000 1.31 3.64 4.31 96 4.43 91.3 3.0
CareerMLB2062001243.77075012924418061521019.33.21.15.846%.2901.394.494.421025.02102.911.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1997 LYN A+ CRL 10 10 59.3 5 2 0 49 13 72 1 7.4 2.0 0.2 10.9 0% .314 1.05 1.81 2.58 0 0.00 0.0
1997 CAR AA SOU 14 14 68.7 3 5 0 81 32 66 11 10.6 4.2 1.4 8.6 0% .341 1.64 5.15 4.98 0 0.00 0.0
1998 NAS AAA PCL 28 28 156.0 8 10 0 162 50 129 26 9.3 2.9 1.5 7.4 0% -.648 1.36 5.12 5.37 0 0.00 0.0
1999 PIT MLB NL 31 31 196.7 11 14 0 184 83 139 16 96 8.4 3.8 0.7 6.4 0% .282 1.36 4.07 4.07 94 4.58 89.0
2000 PIT MLB NL 32 32 217.7 10 12 0 206 86 184 24 113 8.5 3.6 1.0 7.6 0% .288 1.34 4.12 3.85 87 4.34 83.4
2002 PIT MLB NL 25 25 130.3 9 6 0 152 50 79 18 102 10.5 3.5 1.2 5.5 0% .315 1.55 4.67 4.70 109 5.99 128.6
2002 ALT AA EAS 1 1 7.0 1 0 0 5 0 7 1 6.4 0.0 1.3 9.0 0% .250 0.71 3.47 1.29 0 0.00 0.0
2002 NAS AAA PCL 4 4 17.7 0 2 0 8 8 25 1 4.1 4.1 0.5 12.7 0% .200 0.90 2.71 1.53 0 0.00 0.0
2003 PIT MLB NL 18 18 105.0 5 9 0 127 36 68 14 102 10.9 3.1 1.2 5.8 0% .317 1.55 4.46 4.97 111 5.82 122.0
2004 NYN MLB NL 11 11 68.0 4 4 0 65 17 51 8 95 8.6 2.3 1.1 6.8 0% .271 1.21 3.90 4.50 94 4.35 89.7
2004 PIT MLB NL 20 20 132.3 8 8 0 137 44 83 7 93 9.3 3.0 0.5 5.6 0% .307 1.37 3.51 4.22 97 4.47 92.1
2005 NYN MLB NL 28 28 174.3 10 8 0 171 49 95 24 92 8.8 2.5 1.2 4.9 0% .260 1.26 4.59 4.13 103 3.93 84.6
2005 SLU A+ FSL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 95 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 0% .000 0.00 1.78 0.00 67 2.00 39.5
2006 BAL MLB AL 30 30 183.0 11 12 0 199 58 88 33 107 9.8 2.9 1.6 4.3 0% .279 1.40 5.63 4.82 120 6.49 132.2
2008 CLR A+ FSL 2 2 6.7 0 2 0 10 3 6 3 107 13.4 4.0 4.0 8.1 0% .318 1.94 8.58 8.06 124 7.50 153.4
2008 LEH AAA INT 11 11 60.3 1 4 0 85 14 33 7 77 12.7 2.1 1.0 4.9 0% .361 1.64 4.53 5.52 111 7.38 151.0
2009 TEX MLB AL 8 2 22.3 1 1 0 33 12 11 6 108 13.3 4.8 2.4 4.4 0% .329 2.01 7.65 8.46 136 7.95 170.6
2009 FRI AA TXS 1 1 5.0 0 1 0 5 1 4 1 107 9.0 1.8 1.8 7.2 0% .286 1.20 5.45 5.40 103 4.01 84.4
2009 OKL AAA PCL 11 10 68.7 4 5 0 78 23 49 5 82 10.2 3.0 0.7 6.4 0% .327 1.47 4.06 5.24 99 4.91 103.4
2010 ARI MLB NL 3 3 14.0 1 1 0 18 6 8 2 92 11.6 3.9 1.3 5.1 0% .320 1.71 5.31 5.14 113 5.23 118.1
2010 RNO AAA PCL 7 7 22.3 1 2 0 34 11 14 5 118 13.7 4.4 2.0 5.7 0% .354 2.02 6.98 8.88 0 0.00 0.0

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2009 411 0.4112 0.4404 0.9116 0.6568 0.2893 0.9369 0.8714 0.0884
2010 244 0.4385 0.4344 0.8396 0.6355 0.2774 0.8676 0.7895 0.1604
Career6550.42140.43820.88480.64890.28490.91110.84090.1152

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2010-04-29 2010-10-04 60-DL 158 141 Right Shoulder Strain -
2009-06-07 2009-07-11 Minors 34 0 Right Elbow Soreness -
2009-04-16 2009-05-06 15-DL 20 17 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2009-02-26 2009-03-05 Camp 7 0 Low Back Soreness -
2008-04-29 2008-08-05 Camp 98 85 Right Shoulder Soreness -
2007-03-23 2007-10-01 60-DL 192 162 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Surgery - Labrum & Rotator Cuff - Unclear Extent of Tears 2007-03-20
2007-02-13 2007-04-02 Camp 48 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum & Rotator Cuff - Unclear Extent of Tears 2007-03-20
2006-09-06 2006-09-16 DTD 10 9 General Medical Illness Strep Throat -
2006-07-26 2006-08-12 15-DL 17 15 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2005-04-03 2005-05-04 15-DL 31 27 Right Chest Strain Pectoral Muscle -
2004-08-30 2004-09-09 DTD 10 9 Right Shoulder Fatigue -
2003-07-18 2003-09-29 60-DL 73 70 Right Shoulder Inflammation -
2002-03-31 2002-05-13 15-DL 43 35 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2001-05-22
2001-04-03 2001-10-08 60-DL 188 162 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 2001-05-22

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2009 TEX $750,000
2007 BAL $7,144,556
2006 BAL $8,333,333
2005 NYN $5,333,333
2004 PIT $6,150,000
2003 PIT $4,300,000
2002 PIT $2,700,000
2001 PIT $3,450,000
2000 PIT $300,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$38,461,222
9 yrTotal$38,461,222

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
9+ yGreg Clifton1 yr/$0.65M (10)

Details
  • contract purchased 4/17/10 signed as a free agent from TX 3/15/10 (minor-league contract, $0.65M major league)
  • performance bonus
  • 9.000 major league service thru `08
  • sent outright to Triple-A 6/9/09 contract purchased 4/5/09 signed as a free agent from PHI 2/21/09 (minor-league contract, $0.75M major league)
  • performance bonus
  • released 8/30/08 signed as a free agent from BAL 2/13/08 (minor-league contract)
  • BAL declined $7.5M 08 option 11/1/07
  • acquired in trade from NYM 1/06
  • re-signed as a free agent 11/04, 3 year/$22.5M (05-07)+08 club option
  • $2.5M signing bonus, 05:$4.5M, 06:$7.5M, 07:$7.5M, 08:$7.5M club option $0.5M buyout
  • acquired in trade from PIT 7/04
  • 4 year/$13.8M (01-04) $0.2M signing bonus
  • 01:$0.6M, 02:$2.65M, 03:$4.25M ($5M with bonuses), 04:$6.1M ($7.2M with bonuses) FA after 04 96 1-1

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2023, Kris Benson threw 728 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2009 and 2010, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2010, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (89mph) and Slider (82mph), also mixing in a Change (81mph) and Curve (74mph).