Kris Benson

Full Name: Kristen James Benson	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/190	First Game: April 9, 1999
Birthdate: November 7, 1974	MLB Experience: 7 years
Birthplace: Kennesaw, Georgia
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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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.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1999	PIT	N	31	31	11	14	4.07	139	105	89	2	0	196.2	184	16	83	5	2	6
2000	PIT	N	32	32	10	12	3.85	184	104	93	2	1	217.2	206	24	86	5	5	10
2002	PIT	N	25	25	9	6	4.70	79	76	68	0	0	130.1	152	18	50	8	3	3
2003	PIT	N	18	18	5	9	4.97	68	67	58	0	0	105	127	14	36	4	7	1
2004	PIT	N	20	20	8	8	4.22	83	69	62	0	0	132.1	137	7	44	5	2	6
2004	NY	N	11	11	4	4	4.50	51	37	34	1	1	68	65	8	17	3	3	4
2004	TOT	N	31	31	12	12	4.31	134	106	96	1	1	200.1	202	15	61	8	5	10
2005	NY	N	28	28	10	8	4.13	95	86	80	0	0	174.1	171	24	49	5	4	4
2006	BAL	A	30	30	11	12	4.82	88	105	98	3	0	183	199	33	58	2	6	7
Total	NL		165	165	57	61	4.25	699	544	484	5	2	1024.1	1042	111	365	35	26	34
Total	AL		30	30	11	12	4.82	88	105	98	3	0	183	199	33	58	2	6	7
Total			195	195	68	73	4.34	787	649	582	8	2	1207.1	1241	144	423	37	32	41

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1999	PIT	N	P	31	31	196.2	15	27	2	6	1	17	7	0	.955
2000	PIT	N	P	32	32	217.2	8	28	2	0	1	11	6	2	.947
2002	PIT	N	P	25	25	130.1	12	11	2	2	1	5	8	2	.920
2003	PIT	N	P	18	18	105	6	10	1	2	1	5	3	0	.941
2004	PIT	N	P	20	20	132.1	12	19	0	2	0	6	4	2	1.000
2004	NY	N	P	11	11	68	5	6	1	0	0	3	2	0	.917
2004	TOT	N	P	31	31	200.1	17	25	1	2	0	9	6	2	.977
2005	NY	N	P	28	28	174.1	7	29	0	2	1	14	0	0	1.000
2006	BAL	A	P	30	30	183	15	25	2	2	1	12	6	0	.952
Total			P	195	195	1207.1	80	155	10	16	6	73	36	6	.959

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	GDP
1999	PIT	N	31	65	7	10	0	7	.154	.191	.200	3	3	24	0	6	1
2000	PIT	N	32	65	3	6	0	1	.092	.157	.123	2	4	29	1	9	0
2002	PIT	N	27	40	3	7	0	1	.175	.175	.200	1	0	11	0	4	0
2003	PIT	N	18	30	2	0	0	0	.000	.032	.000	0	1	11	0	6	1
2004	PIT	N	20	39	2	7	0	3	.179	.200	.179	0	1	17	0	10	0
2004	NY	N	11	19	1	1	0	2	.053	.100	.053	0	1	9	0	5	0
2004	TOT	N	31	58	3	8	0	5	.138	.167	.138	0	2	26	0	15	0
2005	NY	N	28	49	4	9	0	6	.184	.273	.204	1	5	22	1	6	0
2006	BAL	A	30	9	1	1	1	2	.111	.111	.444	0	0	3	0	0	0
Total	NL		167	307	22	40	0	20	.130	.176	.153	7	15	123	2	46	2
Total	AL		30	9	1	1	1	2	.111	.111	.444	0	0	3	0	0	0
Total			197	316	23	41	1	22	.130	.174	.161	7	15	126	2	46	2

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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).

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