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Andy Benes

Cardinals Career team 1996–2002
Number #40
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 59
Height 6' 6"
Weight 245 lbs
Birth Place Evansville, IN
Born Aug 20, 1967

Key Insights

2002
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Alex Ochoa has hit .667/.733/1.417 against Benes over 15 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

8 for 12 with 2 home runs and 0 strikeouts, against a .718 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Benes has struck Damon Berryhill out 8 times in 12 plate appearances, 66.7% of everything between them.

8 strikeouts in 12 plate appearances.
He cannot get the bat on this opponent's pitches

No hitter swings through more of what Benes throws than Chris Widger: 52.4% of the swings between them come up empty.

12 plate appearances between them. 98th percentile of the 276 matchups on his own record.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Benes has faced Craig Biggio more than any other hitter: 101 plate appearances, and Craig Biggio has hit .250/.297/.375 in them.

22 hits, 1 home run and 20 strikeouts across 101 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Greg Maddux is 0 for 22 against Benes, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

23 career plate appearances.
The long balls in this matchup all go one way

Matt Williams has taken Benes deep 6 times, once every 8.7 plate appearances between them.

52 career plate appearances against him.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Aug 20, 1967
Birth Place Evansville, IN
Height 6' 6"
Weight 245 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Evansville