Andy Benes

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1989-2002)

W–L 155–139
ERA 3.97
WHIP 1.31
SO 2,000
Pitcher PIV 14799.8
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'6" / 235 lb
Born
8/20/1967 in Evansville, IN, USA
MLB Debut
1989-08-11
Last Game
2002-09-29
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Andrew Charles Benes

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
155 139 403 387 21 9 1 2505.3 2,377 1,106 289 909 2,000 3.97 14799.8

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 4.29 across their career seasons — 7.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1989 SDN NL 6 3 10 10 0 0 0 66.7 51 26 31 66 3.51 3.71 (+5%) 206.9
1990 SDN NL 10 11 32 31 2 0 0 192.3 177 77 69 140 3.60 3.86 (+7%) 1001.2
1991 SDN NL 15 11 33 33 4 1 0 223.0 194 75 59 167 3.03 3.91 (+23%) 2127.8
1992 SDN NL 13 14 34 34 2 2 0 231.3 230 86 61 169 3.35 3.75 (+11%) 4730.3
1993 SDN NL 15 15 34 34 4 2 0 230.7 200 97 86 179 3.78 4.19 (+10%) 1736.7
1994 SDN NL 6 14 25 25 2 2 0 172.3 155 74 51 189 3.86 4.51 (+14%) 5175.4
1995 SDN NL 4 7 19 19 1 1 0 118.7 121 55 45 126 4.17 4.45 (+6%) 3455.8
1995 SEA AL 7 2 12 12 0 0 0 63.0 72 41 33 45 5.86 4.45 (-32%) -852.2
1996 SLN NL 18 10 36 34 3 1 1 230.3 215 98 77 160 3.83 4.61 (+17%) 1008.9
1997 SLN NL 10 7 26 26 0 0 0 177.0 149 61 61 175 3.10 4.39 (+29%) 6778.3
1998 ARI NL 14 13 34 34 1 0 0 231.3 221 102 74 164 3.97 4.43 (+10%) 1623.7
1999 ARI NL 13 12 33 32 0 0 0 198.3 216 106 82 141 4.81 4.71 (-2%) -2643.1
2000 SLN NL 12 9 30 27 1 0 0 166.0 174 90 68 137 4.88 4.77 (-2%) -1288.2
2001 SLN NL 7 7 27 19 0 0 0 107.3 122 88 61 78 7.38 4.42 (-67%) -7203.1
2002 SLN NL 5 4 18 17 1 0 0 97.0 80 30 51 64 2.78 4.28 (+35%) -1058.7
Career · 15 seasons 155 139 403 387 21 9 1 2,505.1 2,377 1,106 909 2,000 3.97 — 14,800

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
405 741 48 106 21 0 8 50 0 34 307 .143 .186 .204 .390 -5,060

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 45.8% below league average.

Career OBP .186 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Career SLG .204 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 50.5% below league average.

Career OPS .390 vs. league average .745 across their career seasons — 47.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1989 SDN NL 10 24 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 12 .250 — — — — 0.0
1990 SDN NL 32 60 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 2 25 .100 .257 (-61%) .324 (-61%) .385 (-70%) .710 (-66%) -631.1
1991 SDN NL 33 62 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 29 .032 .255 (-87%) .323 (-56%) .384 (-79%) .708 (-68%) -661.4
1992 SDN NL 34 67 3 10 2 0 1 5 0 5 29 .149 .255 (-42%) .322 (-36%) .377 (-41%) .699 (-39%) -414.8
1993 SDN NL 34 72 5 9 3 0 1 4 0 1 33 .125 .265 (-53%) .332 (-55%) .403 (-48%) .735 (-51%) -610.5
1994 SDN NL 25 49 2 8 1 0 0 7 0 1 22 .163 — — — — -426.8
1995 SDN NL 19 40 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 1 18 .150 — — — — 0.0
1995 SEA AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 SLN NL 36 73 5 11 4 0 0 6 0 1 37 .151 .269 (-44%) .340 (-54%) .426 (-52%) .767 (-53%) -680.5
1997 SLN NL 26 55 4 12 2 0 0 5 0 1 14 .218 .266 (-18%) .336 (-27%) .419 (-39%) .756 (-34%) -306.0
1998 ARI NL 35 65 8 11 3 0 1 3 0 6 28 .169 .266 (-36%) .335 (-25%) .420 (-38%) .755 (-32%) -345.3
1999 ARI NL 33 58 6 9 0 0 1 5 0 4 17 .155 .271 (-43%) .344 (-36%) .433 (-52%) .778 (-45%) -438.3
2000 SLN NL 30 50 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 19 .080 .270 (-70%) .344 (-57%) .437 (-68%) .782 (-63%) -545.2
2001 SLN NL 27 32 1 5 3 0 0 4 0 1 15 .156 — — — — 0.0
2002 SLN NL 19 34 3 7 1 0 1 2 0 1 9 .206 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 405 741 48 106 21 0 8 50 0 34 307 .143 — — — — -5,060

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 12 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 .250

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2002 NLCS SLN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2002 NLDS2 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
2000 NLCS SLN 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333
1996 NLCS SLN 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 .250
1996 NLDS2 SLN 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
1995 ALCS SEA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS2 SEA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 10 9 0 54.3 51 33 26 44 5.47

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2002 NLCS SLN 0 0 1 1 0 5.3 2 2 4 5 3.38
2002 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 4.7 2 3 4 5 5.79
2000 NLCS SLN 1 0 1 1 0 8.0 6 2 3 5 2.25
1996 NLCS SLN 0 0 3 2 0 15.3 19 9 3 9 5.28
1996 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 7.0 6 4 1 9 5.14
1995 ALCS SEA 0 1 1 1 0 2.3 6 6 2 3 23.14
1995 ALDS2 SEA 0 0 2 2 0 11.7 10 7 9 8 5.40

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2003451952126.151
Away2053962954724.136

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1991241.1121356244210224.07
Away2041264.011645444679783.87

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2002-09-29 STLMILW 000000010
2002-09-24 STLAZW 200000002
2002-09-18 STLCOLW 200000000
2002-09-11 STLMILW 200000002
2002-09-06 STLCHCW 422000101
2002-08-31 STLCHCW 211001100
2002-08-25 STLPHIL 000000000
2002-08-24 STLPHIL 200000000
2002-08-19 STLPITW 201000000
2002-08-14 STLPITW 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2002-09-29 STLMIL — 5.0300320
2002-09-24 STLAZ — 7.0400240
2002-09-18 STLCOL — 6.0611311
2002-09-11 STLMIL — 5.1733320
2002-09-06 STLCHC W 9.0922161
2002-08-31 STLCHC W 5.0311630
2002-08-24 STLPHI L 6.1722341
2002-08-19 STLPIT W 7.0200270
2002-08-14 STLPIT W 6.0222330
2002-08-09 STLNYN — 5.0411231

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 403 387 156 241 10 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1989 SDN P 10 10 4 8 0 1
1990 SDN P 32 31 15 9 1 1
1991 SDN P 33 33 8 29 0 3
1992 SDN P 34 34 14 34 1 1
1993 SDN P 34 34 17 14 1 2
1994 SDN P 25 25 21 19 0 1
1995 SDN P 19 19 7 7 1 1
1995 SEA P 12 12 2 7 0 0
1996 SLN P 36 34 8 24 2 1
1997 SLN P 26 26 8 14 1 0
1998 ARI P 34 34 23 25 0 2
1999 ARI P 33 32 13 15 2 1
2000 SLN P 30 27 4 17 0 1
2001 SLN P 27 19 7 9 0 1
2002 SLN P 18 17 5 10 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 403

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1993 Player of the Week Week of 1993-07-31
1989 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2002 SLN NL $6,367,542
2001 SLN NL $6,666,667
2000 SLN NL $2,867,542
1999 ARI NL $6,000,000
1998 ARI NL $6,450,000
1997 SLN NL $4,850,000
1996 SLN NL $3,375,000
1995 SDN NL $3,400,000
1994 SDN NL $3,005,000
1993 SDN NL $2,050,000
1992 SDN NL $475,000
1991 SDN NL $235,000
1990 SDN NL $130,000
1989 SDN NL $68,000
Total Career Earnings $45,939,751

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Evansville Evansville IN 1986, 1987, 1988

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1996 Cy Young Award NL 3rd 9.0 140 0
1994 Most Valuable Player NL 22th 1.0 392 0
1991 Cy Young Award NL 6th 1.0 120 0
1989 Rookie of the Year NL 5th 3.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Andy Benes (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Kevin Appier
    169-137, 3.74 ERA
  2. 87
    Floyd Bannister
    134-143, 4.06 ERA
  3. 84
    Ervin Santana
    151-129, 4.11 ERA
  4. 80
    Randy Wolf
    133-125, 4.24 ERA
  5. 80
    Barry Zito
    165-143, 4.04 ERA
  6. 77
    Kevin Millwood
    169-152, 4.11 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Andy Benes

What years did Andy Benes play?
Andy Benes played in Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2002.
Was Andy Benes a pitcher?
Yes. Andy Benes pitched in the major leagues, recording 155 wins and 2000 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Andy Benes hit?
Andy Benes hit 8 career home runs with 106 hits.