Kris Benson vs. Dave Gray — Career Comparison

Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kris Benson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Gray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kris Benson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.42 and WHIP 1.423 compared to 9 and 2.923 for Dave Gray. By the career numbers, Kris Benson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kris Benson and Dave Gray

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.23
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.51
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.54
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.42
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.64
12.64
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
9.35
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
12.46
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.46
12.46
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.1
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.19
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.85
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.85
13.85
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
5.83
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
11.77
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.77
11.77
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.003
1.003
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.846
2.846
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.24
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.33
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5380
38.93
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
53.31
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.15
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.93
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
13.85
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.85
13.85
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.32
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.84
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.923
2.923
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4806
34.78
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
39.46
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.31
53.31

Fielding Stats for Kris Benson and Dave Gray

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.49
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.23
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.45
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3731
27
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1243.2
9
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.6
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.14
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.81
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.74
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.12
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kris Benson and Dave Gray

Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
324.16
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
600
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
500.26
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
65.45
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
52.99
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.91
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.56
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
12.47
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.6
14.97
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
81.04
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
91.95
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
35.84
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.29
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
68.57
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.44
5.36
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.12
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
23.38
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
127
197.92
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
Kris Benson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
73.25
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.12
Dave Gray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kris Benson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Gray
Career
Per 600 PA