#19 Ken Benson, Starting Pitcher, 35 yrs, New Jersey Black Sox
Tuesday, 4/15/2009 |
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| Ken Benson
1/1/1974
35
Superior, WI
6"0
200
Starting Pitcher
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 13,250,000
2011
12 Year(s), 56 Days (2120 total Days)
17 Day(s)
13 Year(s), 88 Days (2324 total Days)
16 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 71 | 80 | 81 | 87-90 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 69 | 79 | 80 | |
| Versus RHB | 72 | 80 | 82 | |
| Talent | 69 | 86 | 86 | |
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Pitching Ratings
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7
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4
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Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 46 | 55 | 18 | 7 | 53 |
| Versus LHP | 49 | 68 | 3 | 22 | 56 |
| Versus RHP | 45 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 52 |
| Talent | 54 | 34 | 14 | 14 | 54 |
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Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings
P : 1 (Range), .929 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 4/2 | CO | W 3-1 | * | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
| 4/7 | MM | L 6-7 | * | 7.1 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | L | | | | |
| 4/13 | @HF | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | W | PoG | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.59 | 24.1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 66.7 |
| Projected | 32 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2.59 | 262.0 | 227 | 86 | 76 | 54 | 194 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.31 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 44 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .229 | .364 | .593 |
| vs. RHB | 45 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .313 | .378 | .690 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 15.1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Road | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 16.1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.59 | 24.1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1994 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2.71 | 123.0 | 131 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 1.28 | .000 | HF |
| 1997 | 31 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 1.70 | 254.0 | 199 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 90 | 95 | 16 | 9 | 1.14 | .000 | HF |
| 1998 | 31 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1.80 | 250.0 | 207 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 75 | 96 | 16 | 9 | 1.13 | .000 | HF |
| 1999 | 36 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 2.08 | 294.0 | 291 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 92 | 81 | 19 | 9 | 1.30 | .000 | HF |
| 2000 | 34 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 2.71 | 249.0 | 263 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 69 | 141 | 10 | 3 | 1.33 | .000 | HF |
| 2001 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4.43 | 185.0 | 223 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 37 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 1.41 | .000 | MS3 HF |
| 2002 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4.10 | 237.1 | 276 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 39 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 1.33 | .000 | HF |
| 2003 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 4.41 | 206.0 | 230 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 46 | 87 | 6 | 1 | 1.34 | .000 | HF NJ |
| 2004 | 38 | 38 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 4.71 | 239.0 | 282 | 139 | 125 | 20 | 58 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 1.42 | .328 | NJ,ML |
| 2005 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3.22 | 240.1 | 227 | 96 | 86 | 12 | 57 | 124 | 2 | 0 | 1.18 | .274 | NJ |
| 2006 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3.26 | 245.1 | 274 | 98 | 89 | 14 | 44 | 179 | 2 | 0 | 1.30 | .331 | NJ,ML |
| 2007 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 3.11 | 249.0 | 229 | 97 | 86 | 16 | 44 | 174 | 6 | 1 | 1.10 | .284 | NJ |
| 2008 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2.97 | 248.2 | 228 | 89 | 82 | 12 | 46 | 181 | 8 | 4 | 1.10 | .294 | NJ,ML |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.59 | 24.1 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1.07 | .286 | NJ |
| Total | 421 | 186 | 216 | 125 | 0 | 3.11 | 3045.0 | 3081 | 527 | 1053 | 75 | 728 | 1570 | 104 | 40 | 1.25 | .945 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.84 | 10.1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.13 | 23.0 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.47 | 44.1 | 54 | 25 | 22 | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 2001 | 32 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .180 | .279 | .459 | MS3 HF |
| 2002 | 35 | 81 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .173 | .183 | .210 | .393 | HF |
| 2003 | 30 | 73 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .243 | .247 | .490 | HF NJ |
| 2004 | 38 | 88 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .326 | .409 | .735 | NJ,ML |
| 2005 | 33 | 89 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .180 | .219 | .225 | .443 | NJ |
| 2006 | 33 | 93 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .247 | .293 | .323 | .616 | NJ,ML |
| 2007 | 33 | 101 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .208 | .238 | .297 | .535 | NJ |
| 2008 | 32 | 91 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .187 | .196 | .231 | .426 | NJ,ML |
| 2009 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .222 | .222 | .444 | NJ |
| Total | 269 | 686 | 148 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 71 | 21 | 173 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .238 | .278 | .516 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .875 | 24.1 | 2.96 | | | | |
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Had first career hit on 4/7/2001, off Jebediah McCoy (CM)... Injured on 4/12/2001 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3 weeks... Traded from Houston to New Jersey on 7/6/2003 (Going to NJ: P K. B
enson. Going to HF: P J. Cooney, P G. Pineda, 1B R. Madrigal, SS I. Welsh)... Won World Series with New Jersey in 2003... Was selected to the 2004 Allstar game... Was selected to the 2006 Allstar g
ame...
Won World Series with New Jersey in 2006...
7/15/2007: Signed a contract extension with New Jersey, $13,250,000 per year, for 4 years.
Was selected to the 2008 Allstar game...
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ERA
2005 - 3.22 - 10th
2007 - 3.11 - 8th
| WHIP
2005 - 1.18 - 10th
2007 - 1.10 - 6th
2008 - 1.10 - 10th
| Wins
2004 - 22 - 2nd
2005 - 19 - 7th
2006 - 21 - 7th
2007 - 20 - 7th
| SHO
2008 - 4 - 7th
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