Born on November 7, 1974 in Kennesaw, Georgia, Kris Benson (Kristen James Benson) played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 7 year career. Benson broke into the bigs on April 9, 1999 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and put up a 4.07 ERA in 196.2 innings pitched in 1999, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Kris Benson's best season was 2000, when he posted a 3.85 ERA, won 10 games and struck out 184 batters.
Benson's wife, Anna Benson, can be quite the headache for general managers such as Omar Minaya.
Scouting Report
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year
Team
G
GS
W
L
ERA
K
R
ER
CG
SHO
SV
IP
H
HR
BB
IB
WP
HBP
1999
PIT
N
31
31
11
14
4.07
139
105
89
2
0
0
196.2
184
16
83
5
2
6
2000
PIT
N
32
32
10
12
3.85
184
104
93
2
1
0
217.2
206
24
86
5
5
10
2002
PIT
N
25
25
9
6
4.70
79
76
68
0
0
0
130.1
152
18
50
8
3
3
2003
PIT
N
18
18
5
9
4.97
68
67
58
0
0
0
105
127
14
36
4
7
1
2004
PIT
N
20
20
8
8
4.22
83
69
62
0
0
0
132.1
137
7
44
5
2
6
2004
NY
N
11
11
4
4
4.50
51
37
34
1
1
0
68
65
8
17
3
3
4
2004
TOT
N
31
31
12
12
4.31
134
106
96
1
1
0
200.1
202
15
61
8
5
10
2005
NY
N
28
28
10
8
4.13
95
86
80
0
0
0
174.1
171
24
49
5
4
4
2006
BAL
A
30
30
11
12
4.82
88
105
98
3
0
0
183
199
33
58
2
6
7
Total
NL
165
165
57
61
4.25
699
544
484
5
2
0
1024.1
1042
111
365
35
26
34
Total
AL
30
30
11
12
4.82
88
105
98
3
0
0
183
199
33
58
2
6
7
Total
195
195
68
73
4.34
787
649
582
8
2
0
1207.1
1241
144
423
37
32
41
Fielding Stats
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1999
PIT
N
P
31
31
196.2
15
27
2
6
0
1
17
7
0
.955
2000
PIT
N
P
32
32
217.2
8
28
2
0
0
1
11
6
2
.947
2002
PIT
N
P
25
25
130.1
12
11
2
2
0
1
5
8
2
.920
2003
PIT
N
P
18
18
105
6
10
1
2
0
1
5
3
0
.941
2004
PIT
N
P
20
20
132.1
12
19
0
2
0
0
6
4
2
1.000
2004
NY
N
P
11
11
68
5
6
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
.917
2004
TOT
N
P
31
31
200.1
17
25
1
2
0
0
9
6
2
.977
2005
NY
N
P
28
28
174.1
7
29
0
2
0
1
14
0
0
1.000
2006
BAL
A
P
30
30
183
15
25
2
2
0
1
12
6
0
.952
Total
P
195
195
1207.1
80
155
10
16
0
6
73
36
6
.959
Batting Stats
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1999
PIT
N
31
65
7
10
0
7
.154
.191
.200
3
0
3
24
0
6
0
0
1
2000
PIT
N
32
65
3
6
0
1
.092
.157
.123
2
0
4
29
1
9
0
0
0
2002
PIT
N
27
40
3
7
0
1
.175
.175
.200
1
0
0
11
0
4
0
0
0
2003
PIT
N
18
30
2
0
0
0
.000
.032
.000
0
0
1
11
0
6
0
0
1
2004
PIT
N
20
39
2
7
0
3
.179
.200
.179
0
0
1
17
0
10
0
0
0
2004
NY
N
11
19
1
1
0
2
.053
.100
.053
0
0
1
9
0
5
0
0
0
2004
TOT
N
31
58
3
8
0
5
.138
.167
.138
0
0
2
26
0
15
0
0
0
2005
NY
N
28
49
4
9
0
6
.184
.273
.204
1
0
5
22
1
6
0
0
0
2006
BAL
A
30
9
1
1
1
2
.111
.111
.444
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Total
NL
167
307
22
40
0
20
.130
.176
.153
7
0
15
123
2
46
0
0
2
Total
AL
30
9
1
1
1
2
.111
.111
.444
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Total
197
316
23
41
1
22
.130
.174
.161
7
0
15
126
2
46
0
0
2
Transactions
Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1996 - signed August 11, 1996).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Jeff Keppinger to New York Mets in exchange for Jose Bautista, Ty Wigginton and Matt Peterson (July 30, 2004).
Granted free agency (November 1, 2004).
Signed by New York Mets (November 30, 2004).
Traded by New York Mets to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Jorge Julio and John Maine (January 22, 2006).
