Kris Benson  
Starting Pitcher | Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Benson also has a decent changeup. His pitches lose some movement when he pitches from the stretch position. He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
Benson's move to first base is average. Benson seems distracted after his delivery. He's sometimes out of position, fails to cover a base or doesn't back up throws. Benson is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Benson has some pop in his swing.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1999 PIT 66 71 48 42 47 44 51 47 55 0 53 0 58 45 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 10 25 50 23 216
2000 PIT 66 76 52 42 47 44 51 47 55 0 53 0 58 45 0 0 21 0 Overhand Active 0 0 2 27 224
2001 PIT 69 74 60 45 47 44 51 47 55 0 55 0 58 45 0 0 22 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 32 239
2002 PIT 71 78 68 48 47 44 51 47 55 0 55 0 58 53 0 0 23 2 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 35 269
2003 PIT 73 80 78 53 47 44 51 47 55 0 55 0 58 53 0 0 24 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 38 290
2004 PIT 78 81 78 59 47 44 51 47 55 0 55 0 61 53 0 0 25 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 40 305
2005 PIT 80 85 78 63 47 44 51 47 55 0 56 0 63 57 0 0 26 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 323
2006 PIT 81 87 78 63 47 44 51 47 55 0 56 0 63 60 0 0 27 6 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 330
2007 PIT 81 88 78 63 47 44 51 47 55 0 57 0 64 60 0 0 28 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 42 332
2008 PIT 81 89 78 63 47 44 51 47 55 0 57 0 65 60 0 0 29 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 333
2009 PIT 80 89 78 63 47 44 51 47 55 0 57 0 65 61 0 0 30 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 332
2010 PIT 80 89 78 63 47 44 51 47 55 0 57 0 65 62 0 0 31 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 332
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Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.