John
Vanbenschoten
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 210
 
Born: April 14, 1980 in Raleigh Nc
 
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  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 27 PIT NL $ 1,253,571 4 60 64 62 4 11 8 78 78 78
2008 28 PIT NL $ 2,371,429 4 71 75 73 22 28 25 82 82 82
2009 29 PIT NL $ 2,371,429 4 70 73 72 36 43 40 81 81 81
2010 30 TOR AL $ 4,750,000 7 8 8 8 4 5 5 9 9 9
2011 31 TOR AL $ 4,750,000 7 7 8 7 4 5 5 9 9 9
2012 32 MON NL $ 4,750,000 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
2013 33 MON NL $ 5,750,000 7 7 7 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
2014 34 MON NL $ 5,750,000 7 6 7 7 4 5 5 8 8 8
2015 35 PIT NL $ 5,750,000 6 6 6 6 4 5 5 8 8 8
2016 36 OAK AL $ 5,750,000 6 6 6 6 4 5 4 7 7 7
2017 37 NYA AL $ 400,000 6 5 6 5 4 5 4 7 7 7
2018 38 TBA AL $ 596,000 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6
2019 39 TBA AL   5 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000 7 71 75 73 36 43 40 82 82 82
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2007 27 PIT NL $ 1,253,571   1 1 1 6 6 6 38 38 38 19 19 19 28 28 28
2008 28 PIT NL $ 2,371,429   1 1 1 6 6 6 38 38 38 19 19 19 28 28 28
2009 29 PIT NL $ 2,371,429   1 1 1 6 6 6 38 38 38 19 19 19 28 28 28
2010 30 TOR AL $ 4,750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2011 31 TOR AL $ 4,750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2012 32 MON NL $ 4,750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2013 33 MON NL $ 5,750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2014 34 MON NL $ 5,750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2015 35 PIT NL $ 5,750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2016 36 OAK AL $ 5,750,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2017 37 NYA AL $ 400,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2018 38 TBA AL $ 596,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
2019 39 TBA AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,750,000   1 1 1 6 6 6 38 38 38 19 19 19 28 28 28
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
2005 25 PIT   8 10 .444 29   0 0 0 156.0 141 70   80 174 4.04  
2006 26 PIT   8 8 .500 30   0 0 0 167.3 162 64   68 170 3.44  
2007 27 PIT NL 7 5 .583 25 16 0 0 0 97.3 99 42 3 52 77 3.88 .267 .354 .353 .707 5.0
2008 28 PIT NL 3 8 .273 79 0 0 0 1 104.7 129 88 8 81 80 7.57 .297 .403 .449 .853 0.0
2009 29 PIT NL 6 5 .545 59 1 0 0 27 69.0 53 18 4 32 66 2.35 .210 .301 .302 .602 14.3
2010 30 TOR AL 8 11 .421 53 0 0 0 25 69.0 69 32 5 34 43 4.17 .264 .349 .391 .740 9.3
2011 31 TOR AL 7 6 .538 36 21 0 0 10 147.3 135 60 10 55 127 3.67 .243 .310 .357 .667 12.8
2012 32 TOR AL 6 4 .600 22 11 0 0 0 134.7 131 69 14 64 96 4.61 .255 .337 .411 .747 7.4
  MON NL 3 5 .375 25 12 0 0 13 33.0 23 14 2 12 29 3.82 .198 .271 .310 .582 5.4
  TOT   9 9 .500 47 23 0 0 13 167.7 154 83 16 76 125 4.46 .244 .325 .392 .717 12.7
2013 33 MON NL 5 7 .417 67 1 0 0 35 72.0 83 40 10 51 52 5.00 .282 .388 .459 .847 4.0
2014 34 MON NL 10 16 .385 33 33 1 0 0 215.3 194 101 14 101 186 4.22 .239 .324 .335 .658 9.9
2015 35 MON NL 5 6 .455 18 9 0 0 0 98.0 115 67 10 32 71 6.15 .296 .351 .448 .799 0.1
  PIT NL 1 2 .333 19 9 0 0 0 35.0 37 16 3 14 19 4.11 .274 .340 .415 .755 1.2
  TOT   6 8 .429 37 18 0 0 0 133.0 152 83 13 46 90 5.62 .291 .348 .440 .788 1.3
2016 36 OAK AL 2 4 .333 33 0 0 0 2 51.3 52 24 0 28 34 4.21 .259 .346 .343 .690 2.8
2017 37 NYA AL 5 0 1.000 32 0 0 0 2 45.7 45 12 1 22 26 2.37 .259 .342 .305 .646 6.1
2018 38 TBA AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 6 3 1 3 3 7.38 .462 .529 .692 1.222 0.0
2019 39 AAA   3 2 .600 36 0 0 0 0 58.0 56 31 6 29 51 4.81 .258 .346 .410 .756  
12 Years Sim 68 79 .463 503 113 1 0 115 1176.0 1171 586 85 581 909 4.48 .259 .343 .380 .722 78.1
14 Years Pro 84 97 .464 562   1 0 115 1499.3 1474 720   729 1253 4.32  
1 Years AAA 3 2 .600 36 0 0 0 0 58.0 56 31 6 29 51 4.81 .258 .346 .410 .756  
Season Average 5 6 .455 41 9 0 0 9 98.0 97 48 7 48 75 4.48 .259 .343 .380 .722  
Career Highs 10 16 1.000 79 33 1 0 35 215.3 194 101 16 101 186 7.57 .462 .529 .692 1.222  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   586 307 37 291 472   .247 .330 .357 .686
vs LH   585 279 48 290 437   .272 .358 .405 .764
Home 32 41 .438 255 57 2 1 57 605.0 589 299 40 310 465 4.45 .255 .343 .375 .718
Away 36 38 .486 248 56 0 0 60 571.0 582 287 45 271 444 4.52 .263 .344 .385 .728
Mar/Apr 13 14 .481 73 22 0 0 16 196.6 207 104 12 108 140 4.76 .270 .360 .380 .740
May 19 11 .633 78 23 1 1 20 219.6 191 92 17 97 166 3.77 .234 .315 .369 .684
June 6 13 .316 82 23 0 0 17 196.0 229 125 18 120 160 5.74 .297 .392 .435 .826
July 12 9 .571 81 16 1 0 23 193.3 165 80 12 86 154 3.72 .228 .310 .322 .632
August 11 12 .478 86 17 0 0 15 197.3 193 89 16 91 147 4.06 .253 .333 .395 .728
Sep/Oct 7 20 .259 103 12 0 0 26 173.0 186 96 10 79 142 5.00 .273 .348 .375 .724
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won MVP or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2005 25 PIT   29 44 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 18 .091 .149 .136 .285 -0.4  
2006 26 PIT   30 47 2 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 18 .085 .122 .128 .250 -0.9  
2007 27 PIT NL 23 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .045 .000 .045 -1.4 0.0
2008 28 PIT NL 76 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.9 0.0
2009 29 PIT NL 58 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
2011 31 TOR AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
2012 32 TOR AL 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .200 .000 .200 0.0 0.0
  MON NL 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
  TOT   27 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .111 .000 .111 -0.4 0.0
2013 33 MON NL 65 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.2 0.0
2014 34 MON NL 30 62 4 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 22 .065 .121 .129 .250 -1.1 0.0
2015 35 MON NL 17 30 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .133 .133 .233 .367 0.3 0.0
  PIT NL 19 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
  TOT   36 37 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .108 .108 .189 .297 -0.3 0.0
8 Years Sim 317 156 11 9 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 57 .058 .093 .109 .202 -5.0 0.0
10 Years Pro 376 247 15 17 7 1 1 5 0 0 11 93 .069 .109 .117 .226 -6.3  
162 Game Average 79 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 29 .058 .093 .109 .202 -2.6  
Career Highs 76 62 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 22 .143 .143 .286 .429 0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   103 7 6 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 35 .058 .085 .107 .192 -3.9
vs LH   53 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 .057 .107 .113 .220 -1.6
Home 166 76 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 29 .013 .063 .026 .089 -5.1
Away 151 80 8 8 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 28 .100 .122 .188 .309 -0.4
RISP   37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.6
Close/Late   11 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .182 .348 0.1
Mar/Apr 32 30 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 12 .067 .067 .200 .267 -0.5
May 42 41 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 .098 .140 .146 .286 -0.4
June 18 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .000 .045 .000 .045 -1.7
July 51 21 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .048 .091 .095 .186 -0.9
August 58 30 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .067 .097 .100 .197 -1.1
Sep/Oct 46 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .071 .000 .071 -0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2007 27 PIT NL P 25 16 97.3 1 13 1 3 .933 1.29    
2008 28 PIT NL P 79 0 104.7 5 12 4 3 .810 1.46    
2009 29 PIT NL P 59 1 69.0 0 12 1 3 .923 1.57    
2010 30 TOR AL P 53 0 69.0 2 13 2 1 .882 1.96    
2011 31 TOR AL P 36 21 147.3 8 12 1 0 .952 1.22    
2012 32 TOR AL P 22 11 134.7 6 20 1 3 .963 1.74    
  MON NL P 25 12 33.0 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.91    
  TOT   P 47 23 167.7 8 25 1 4 .971 1.77    
2013 33 MON NL P 67 1 72.0 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.38    
2014 34 MON NL P 33 33 215.3 7 30 1 1 .974 1.55    
2015 35 MON NL P 18 9 98.0 7 10 1 1 .944 1.56    
  PIT NL P 19 9 35.0 3 4 1 0 .875 1.80    
  TOT   P 37 18 133.0 10 14 2 1 .923 1.62    
2016 36 OAK AL P 33 0 51.3 4 4 1 0 .889 1.40    
2017 37 NYA AL P 32 0 45.7 4 2 0 0 1.000 1.18    
2018 38 TBA AL P 2 0 3.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
Career Totals   503 113 1176.0 53 144 14 16 .934 1.51    
Career Highs   79 33 215.3 10 30 4 4 1.000 1.96    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
2012 32 MON NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 2 2.0 3 1 0 3 3 4.50 .333 .500 .333 .833
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 2 2.0 3 1 0 3 3 4.50 .333 .500 .333 .833
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
2014-1-16
Saves
2009-9-27
2010-6-25
2013-3-35
CAR-38-115
Walks Allowed
2014-2-101
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 2)
   Gray Ink Test: 9    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 6)
 
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History
Injured on 6/8/2008 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Pittsburgh to Toronto on 2/21/2010 (Going to PIT: 3B Jake Gautreau, RF Josh Hamilton, LF Rich Thompson, P Sean Henn, P Burl Locke. Going to TOR: P John VanBenSchoten, LF Shawn Garrett, SS Brandon Wood)
5/25/2012: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $5,750,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Toronto to Montreal on 7/31/2012 (Going to MON: P John Koronka, P John VanBenSchoten, P Kim Stroud. Going to TOR: P Andrew Brown, RF Daniel Kessler, P Kyle Thompson, P Walter Francois, P Dean Wylie)