Kris Benson was a pitcher in MLB. Across 206 career appearances, with a 4.42 ERA and 806 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PIT | 11 | 14 | 4.07 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 196.2 | 184 | 89 | 83 | 139 | 1.36 |
| 2000 | PIT | 10 | 12 | 3.85 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 217.2 | 206 | 93 | 86 | 184 | 1.34 |
| 2002 | PIT | 9 | 6 | 4.70 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 130.1 | 152 | 68 | 50 | 79 | 1.55 |
| 2003 | PIT | 5 | 9 | 4.97 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 105.0 | 127 | 58 | 36 | 68 | 1.55 |
| 2004 | NYM | 4 | 4 | 4.50 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 68.0 | 65 | 34 | 17 | 51 | 1.21 |
| 2004 | PIT | 8 | 8 | 4.22 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 132.1 | 137 | 62 | 44 | 83 | 1.37 |
| 2005 | NYM | 10 | 8 | 4.13 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 174.1 | 171 | 80 | 49 | 95 | 1.26 |
| 2006 | BAL | 11 | 12 | 4.82 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 183.0 | 199 | 98 | 58 | 88 | 1.40 |
| 2009 | TEX | 1 | 1 | 8.46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22.1 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2.01 |
| 2010 | ARI | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1.71 |
| Career Totals | — | 70 | 75 | 4.42 | 206 | 200 | 0 | 1243.2 | 1292 | 611 | 441 | 806 | 1.39 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | PIT | 31 | 65 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .154 | .191 | .200 | .391 |
| 2000 | PIT | 32 | 65 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .092 | .157 | .123 | .280 |
| 2002 | PIT | 27 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .175 | .175 | .200 | .375 |
| 2003 | PIT | 18 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .000 | .032 | .000 | .032 |
| 2004 | NYM | 11 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .053 | .100 | .053 | .153 |
| 2004 | PIT | 20 | 39 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .179 | .200 | .179 | .379 |
| 2005 | NYM | 28 | 49 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 22 | .184 | .273 | .204 | .477 |
| 2006 | BAL | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 | .444 | .556 |
| 2009 | TEX | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | ARI | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| Career Totals | — | 208 | 321 | 23 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 127 | .131 | .175 | .162 | .337 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1999 | $200,000 |
| 2000 | $300,000 |
| 2001 | $3,450,000 |
| 2002 | $2,700,000 |
| 2003 | $4,300,000 |
| 2004 | $6,150,000 |
| 2005 | $5,333,333 |
| 2006 | $8,333,333 |
| 2007 | $7,144,556 |
| 2009 | $750,000 |
Career Total: $38,661,222 (10 seasons)
Average: $3,866,122
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.