#59 Kris Benson, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Texas Rangers

#59 Kris Benson, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Texas Rangers
Wednesday, 11/3/2004

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Kris Benson

11/7/1974
29
USA,WI,
6"4
200

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
None at all
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Good
Suffers
Normal
1.0 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 2,435,714
2004
$ 400,000 (1 year(s))
4 Year(s), 79 Days (767 total Days)
172 Day(s)
5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days)
5 Year(s)
Not eligible
2 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	6	5	7	87-90 Mph
Versus LHB	6	5	7
Versus RHB	6	5	7
Talent	7	5	7

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
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Holding Runners :

9
66
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	2	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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1
3
3
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .970 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 2

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/14	CLE	W 5-3		1.1	0	0	0	0	1
8/18	@MIN	L 5-7		4.2	5	1	1	4	1
8/26	NYY	W 16-5		3.2	5	1	1	1	1
8/30	DET	L 2-5		0.2	0	0	0	0	0
9/2	@ANA	L 5-8		0.1	1	1	1	0	1
10/4	DET	W 13-5		1	2	4	3	4	0
10/12	@MIN	W 4-3		2	1	0	0	1	0
10/23	TB	W 9-5		2	1	1	1	0	1
10/26	@MON	W 5-4		2	1	0	0	1	1	W
10/31	MON	W 10-2		3.1	5	0	0	1	4	SV

Pitching Stats 2004

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	34	0	2	2	1	5.91	74.2	90	52	49	39	45	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	34	0	2	2	1	5.91	74.0	90	52	49	39	45

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	4	1	50.0	34	18	16.4	10.8	5.4	4.7	15	3	20.0	37	15	40.5	6.64

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	162	42	8	1	6	26	21	26	22	0	0	3	.259	.366	.432	.798
vs. RHB	143	48	7	2	7	38	31	13	23	0	0	4	.336	.406	.559	.966

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	20	0	1	2	1	6.30	50.0	60	37	35	30	28
Road	14	0	1	0	1	5.11	24.2	30	15	14	9	17
Postseason	4	0	1	0	1	0.96	9.1	8	1	1	3	6
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	2	0	1	0	1	0.00	5.1	6	0	0	2	5

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	4	0	0	1	0	6.17	11.2	9	9	8	3	6
May	7	0	1	1	0	2.70	16.2	14	5	5	8	13
June	10	0	0	0	1	6.75	14.2	21	11	11	8	10
July	4	0	0	0	0	1.93	9.1	14	3	2	0	6
August	7	0	1	0	0	8.14	21.0	29	19	19	16	9
Sept./Oct.	2	0	0	0	1	27.01	1.1	3	5	4	4	1

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
2000	34	34	11	12	0	3.91	221.0	194	104	96	28	89	148	2	1	1.28	.260	NYN
2001	34	34	11	9	0	4.30	219.2	212	118	105	26	89	172	0	0	1.37	.290	NYN
2002	33	33	11	10	0	4.72	190.2	195	107	100	27	88	143	0	0	1.48	.293	NYN TEX
2003	18	7	0	6	0	7.74	50.0	61	46	43	3	27	37	0	0	1.76	.356	TEX
2004	34	0	2	2	1	5.91	74.2	90	52	49	13	39	45	0	0	1.73	.312	TEX
Total	153	108	35	39	1	4.68	756.0	752	427	393	97	332	545	2	1	1.43	.289

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1999, AA	16	16	9	4	0	2.70	100.0	75	37	30	9	36	88	0	0	1.11	.243
1999, AAA	6	6	1	5	0	5.29	34.0	38	26	20	8	12	22	0	0	1.47	.278
2003, AAA	16	16	4	7	0	4.39	96.1	90	49	47	8	42	89	0	0	1.37	.301

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2002	1	1	0	1	0	12.27	3.2	7	5	5	1	2	0	0
2004	4	0	1	0	1	0.96	9.1	8	1	1	3	6	0	0
Total	5	1	1	1	1	4.15	13.0	15	6	6	4	8	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
2000	34	70	5	1	0	0	2	3	3	27	0	0	.071	.110	.086	.195	NYN
2001	34	76	8	3	0	0	8	4	4	33	0	0	.105	.150	.145	.295	NYN
2002	33	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	.059	.111	.059	.170	NYN TEX
2003	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	TEX
Total	119	163	14	4	0	0	10	7	8	69	0	0	.086	.129	.110	.239

Fielding Stats 2004

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

1.000

74.2

2.53

Player History

2/5/2003: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,435,714 through salary arbitration...
2/5/2004: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,435,714 through salary arbitration...
6/30/2004: Signed a contract extension with Texas, $400,000 per year, for 1 years.
Won World Championship with Texas in 2004...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

IP
2000 - 221.0 - 6th
2001 - 219.2 - 7th

K's
2001 - 172 - 10th

CG
2000 - 2 - 5th

SHO
2000 - 1 - 5th

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