What years did John Van Benschoten play?

John Van Benschoten played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2008.

Was John Van Benschoten a pitcher?

Yes. John Van Benschoten pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 65 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Van Benschoten hit?

John Van Benschoten hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.

John Van Benschoten

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2004-2008)

W–L 2–13

ERA 9.20

WHIP 2.14

SO 65

Pitcher PIV -4267.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 215 lb
Born: 4/14/1980 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2004-08-18
Last Game: 2008-07-26

Full name: John Wesley Van Benschoten

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	13	26	19	0	0	0	90.0	125	92	14	68	65	9.20	-4267.6

Career ERA 9.20 vs. league average 4.42 across their career seasons — 108.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2004	PIT	NL	1	3	6	5	28.7	33	22	19	18	6.91	4.46 (-55%)	-635.6
2007	PIT	NL	0	7	11	9	39.0	55	44	29	26	10.15	4.47 (-127%)	-1347.3
2008	PIT	NL	1	3	9	5	22.3	37	26	20	21	10.48	4.32 (-142%)	-2284.6
Career · 3 seasons			2	13	26	19	90.0	125	92	68	65	9.20	—	-4,268

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
26	21	3	2	1	0	1	2	0	3	8	.095	.208	.286	.494	0

Career AVG .095 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 64.2% below league average.

Career OBP .208 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 37.7% below league average.

Career SLG .286 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 32.3% below league average.

Career OPS .494 vs. league average .757 across their career seasons — 34.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2004	PIT	NL	6	8	2	1	0	1	2	1	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	PIT	NL	11	7	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	PIT	NL	9	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			26	21	3	2	1	1	2	3	8	.095	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	12	11	2	1	1	2	.091
Away	14	10	1	1	0	0	.100

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	45.0	61	48	31	33	9.60
Away	14	45.0	64	44	37	32	8.80

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
2008-07-26	PIT	SDP	L	0	0	0
2008-07-21	PIT	HOU	W	1	1	1
2008-07-09	PIT	HOU	L	2	0	1
2008-07-02	PIT	CIN	W	1	0	0
2008-06-28	PIT	TBR	W	0	0	0
2008-05-12	PIT	ATL	L	1	0	0
2008-05-03	PIT	WAS	L	0	0	0
2008-04-30	PIT	NYN	W	1	0	0
2008-04-29	PIT	NYN	L	0	0	0
2007-09-27	PIT	AZ	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-07-26	PIT	SDP	L	1.2	6	7	7	4	2	2
2008-07-21	PIT	HOU	—	5.0	6	3	2	4	4	0
2008-07-09	PIT	HOU	—	4.2	7	4	4	6	6	1
2008-07-02	PIT	CIN	—	2.1	5	5	5	0	0	3
2008-06-28	PIT	TBR	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008-05-12	PIT	ATL	L	4.0	9	7	6	2	5	1
2008-05-03	PIT	WAS	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
2008-04-30	PIT	NYN	—	2.0	1	1	1	1	3	0
2008-04-29	PIT	NYN	L	0.1	2	1	1	2	0	0
2007-09-27	PIT	AZ	L	2.0	6	4	4	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	26	19	1	10	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	DP
2004	PIT	P	6	5	1	4	1
2007	PIT	P	11	9	0	5	0
2008	PIT	P	9	5	0	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	26

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2006	PIT	NL	$327,000
2005	PIT	NL	$316,000
Total Career Earnings			$643,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Kent State University	Kent	OH	1999, 2000, 2001

Frequently Asked Questions about John Van Benschoten

What years did John Van Benschoten play?: John Van Benschoten played in Major League Baseball from 2004 to 2008.
Was John Van Benschoten a pitcher?: Yes. John Van Benschoten pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 65 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Van Benschoten hit?: John Van Benschoten hit 1 career home runs with 2 hits.