Kris Benson
| 34-year-old Pitcher |
| Philadelphia Phillies |
| Date of Birth: November 7, 1974 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 205 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 1996 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 30 | MLB | New York Mets | 28 | 10 | 8 | 174.1 | 728 | 171 | 24 | 86 | 80 | 49 | 95 | 4.13 | 4.44 | ||
| 2006 | 31 | MLB | Baltimore | 30 | 11 | 12 | 183.0 | 781 | 199 | 34 | 1 | 33 | 105 | 98 | 58 | 88 | 4.82 | 5.16 |
| 2008 | 33 | A+ | Clearwater | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.2 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| 2008 | 33 | AAA | Lehigh Valley | 11 | 1 | 4 | 60.1 | 272 | 85 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 46 | 37 | 14 | 33 | 5.52 | 6.86 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 30 | MLB | New York Mets | 6.7% | 13.0% | .288 | 4.73 | |||
| 2006 | 31 | MLB | Baltimore | 7.4% | 11.3% | .288 | 46% | 10% | 5.64 | 5.60 |
| 2008 | 33 | A+ | Clearwater | 8.8% | 17.6% | .318 | 38% | 19% | 8.60 | 10.81 |
| 2008 | 33 | AAA | Lehigh Valley | 5.1% | 12.1% | .375 | 46% | 6% | 4.55 | 6.33 |
Extended Statistics
2008: Lehigh Valley | 2008: Clearwater
| Split Statistics with Lehigh Valley in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| June | 4.0 | 17 | 0.0% | 5.9% | .385 | 29% | 9.00 |
| July | 29.0 | 127 | 4.7% | 12.6% | .357 | 50% | 5.59 |
| August | 27.1 | 128 | 6.3% | 12.5% | .392 | 45% | 4.94 |
| AWAY | 30.0 | 131 | 6.1% | 13.0% | .347 | 47% | 3.60 |
| HOME | 30.1 | 141 | 4.3% | 11.3% | .402 | 46% | 7.42 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| August 27 | AAA | vs. Pawtucket | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| August 22 | AAA | @ Scranton/WB | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| August 17 | AAA | vs. Scranton/WB | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| August 11 | AAA | vs. Buffalo | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| August 6 | AAA | @ Rochester | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| July 31 | AAA | @ Norfolk | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| July 26 | AAA | @ Richmond | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| July 21 | AAA | vs. Durham | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| July 9 | AAA | vs. Louisville | 4.0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| July 4 | AAA | @ Pawtucket | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Player Notes
August 2008
LoHud Yankees Blog: Hughes (and Melky) vs. BensonIf you’re looking for a game to follow today, Scranton is about to face Lehigh Valley.