John Van Benschoten
John Wesley Van Benschoten
Born: April 14, 1980
San Diego, CA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 215
Draft: Round 1 (2001 June Amateur Draft, Pittsburgh Pirates)
School: Kent State
Career: 2001-2011
Major League Statistics
John Van Benschoten compiled a career record of 60 wins and 52 losses and a 3.79 ERA in his 191-game pitching career with the Williamsport Crosscutters, Hickory Crawdads, Team USA, Lynchburg Hillcats, Altoona Curve, Nashville Sounds, Pirates, Indianapolis Indians, Charlotte Knights, Yankees, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees, York Revolution and Tucson Padres. He began playing during the 2001 season and last took the field during the 2011 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3.51 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 104 |
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | 11 | 4 | .733 | 2.80 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.0 | 119 | 57 | 46 | 6 | 62 | 1 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 620 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.69 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90.3 | 95 | 46 | 37 | 5 | 34 | 1 | 78 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 399 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.22 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48.7 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 192 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 4 | 11 | .267 | 4.72 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131.7 | 135 | 75 | 69 | 16 | 49 | 1 | 101 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 574 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
| 2006 | R | GULF | Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 1 | 1 | .500 | 5.40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 10 | 7 | .588 | 2.56 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 109.0 | 98 | 35 | 31 | 8 | 51 | 2 | 79 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 460 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.92 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.3 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 62 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 332 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.35 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78.0 | 97 | 66 | 55 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 369 |
| 2010 | R | GULF | Yankees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.50 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 30 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 112 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.31 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2011 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.91 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.3 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 188 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| Totals | 60 | 52 | .536 | 3.79 | 191 | 154 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 854.7 | 819 | 410 | 360 | 60 | 341 | 9 | 712 | 45 | 5 | 31 | 3674 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | 32 | 86 | 75 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 23 | .227 | .302 | .293 | .596 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 24 | 31 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .292 | .370 | .458 | .829 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 19 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .125 | .263 | .125 | .388 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .100 | .250 | .100 | .350 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 123 | 168 | 143 | 16 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 53 | .217 | .301 | .294 | .594 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Short Season A | NYPL | Williamsport Crosscutters | P | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .222 |
| 2002 | A | SALL3 | Hickory Crawdads | P | 27 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .974 | 1.370 |
| 2003 | Advanced A | CARL | Lynchburg Hillcats | P | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 17 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .923 | 1.412 |
| 2004 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Altoona Curve | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2006 | R | GULF | Pirates | P | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2007 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 19 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .769 | .526 |
| 2008 | AAA | IL | Indianapolis Indians | P | 22 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .591 |
| 2009 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 22 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .857 | .545 |
| 2010 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | P | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .167 |
| 2010 | R | GULF | Yankees | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2010 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | P | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2011 | Ind | ATLL | York Revolution | P | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .875 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | P | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .600 |
| Totals | 191 | 52 | 106 | 8 | 7 | .952 | .827 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Williamsport Crosscutters | PIT | ||
| 2002 | A | South Atlantic League | Hickory Crawdads | PIT | ||
| 2003 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Team USA | |||
| 2003 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Lynchburg Hillcats | PIT | ||
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | ||
| 2004 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | PIT | April 10, 2004 | August 13, 2004 |
| 2006 | R | Gulf Coast League | Pirates | PIT | August 8, 2006 | August 8, 2006 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Altoona Curve | PIT | August 14, 2006 | August 14, 2006 |
| 2006 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | August 19, 2006 | September 2, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | April 9, 2007 | September 2, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | International League | Indianapolis Indians | PIT | April 7, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | April 9, 2009 | September 6, 2009 |
| 2010 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | April 12, 2010 | August 28, 2010 |
| 2010 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees | NYA | April 21, 2010 | September 6, 2010 |
| 2010 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees | NYA | June 30, 2010 | July 8, 2010 |
| 2010 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | July 11, 2010 | August 22, 2010 |
| 2011 | Ind | Atlantic League | York Revolution | May 29, 2011 | July 8, 2011 | |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Padres | SDN | July 18, 2011 | August 7, 2011 |
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