Ben VanRyn
Benjamin Ashley VanRyn
Born: August 9, 1971
Fort Wayne, IN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185
Draft: Compensation A (1990 June Amateur Draft, Montreal Expos)
School: East Noble HS (Kendaliville, IN)
Career: 1990-1999
Major League Statistics
Ben VanRyn compiled a career record of 64 wins and 54 losses, with 12 saves, and a 4.23 ERA in his 318-game pitching career with the Expos, Jamestown Expos, Sumter Flyers, Vero Beach Dodgers, San Antonio Missions, Albuquerque Dukes, Midland Angels, Chattanooga Lookouts, Vancouver Canadians, Louisville Redbirds, Iowa Cubs, Syracuse SkyChiefs and Charlotte Knights. He began playing during the 1990 season and last took the field during the 1999 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | GULF | Expos | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.74 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.7 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Flyers | 2 | 13 | .133 | 6.50 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109.3 | 122 | 96 | 79 | 13 | 61 | 0 | 77 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 506 |
| 1991 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | 3 | 3 | .500 | 5.01 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32.3 | 37 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 143 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.20 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 137.7 | 125 | 58 | 49 | 4 | 54 | 1 | 108 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 583 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 14 | 4 | .778 | 2.21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 134.3 | 118 | 43 | 33 | 5 | 37 | 1 | 144 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 557 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 1 | 4 | .200 | 10.73 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.3 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 8 | 3 | .727 | 2.99 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102.3 | 93 | 42 | 34 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 418 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 4 | 1 | .800 | 6.39 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 75 | 42 | 36 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 251 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 1995 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.78 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.3 | 33 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 133 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.07 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.3 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 123 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.88 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.3 | 69 | 43 | 36 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 288 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3.89 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.7 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 154 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 2 | 2 | .500 | 4.59 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80.3 | 88 | 43 | 41 | 10 | 25 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 343 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | 2 | 1 | .667 | 3.51 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41.0 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.93 | 47 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 68.3 | 83 | 47 | 45 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 314 |
| Totals | 64 | 54 | .542 | 4.23 | 318 | 145 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1007.7 | 1042 | 547 | 474 | 75 | 390 | 8 | 801 | 22 | 14 | 40 | 4166 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 21 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .182 | .280 | .273 | .553 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | 12 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 18 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .167 | .167 | .222 | .389 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | 19 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | 51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 132 | 73 | 68 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | .147 | .183 | .221 | .404 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | GULF | Expos | P | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .714 | .500 |
| 1991 | Short Season A | NYPL | Jamestown Expos | P | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 |
| 1991 | A | SALL3 | Sumter Flyers | P | 20 | 5 | 23 | 2 | 1 | .933 | 1.400 |
| 1992 | Advanced A | FLOR | Vero Beach Dodgers | P | 26 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | .889 | .923 |
| 1993 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .667 |
| 1993 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 21 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .947 | .857 |
| 1994 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | P | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1994 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Dukes | P | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .417 |
| 1995 | AA | SOUL | Chattanooga Lookouts | P | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 1995 | AA | TL | Midland Angels | P | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .474 |
| 1995 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | P | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .545 |
| 1996 | AAA | AA2 | Louisville Redbirds | P | 19 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .684 |
| 1996 | AAA | PCL | Vancouver Canadians | P | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .833 | .278 |
| 1997 | AAA | AA2 | Iowa Cubs | P | 51 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .216 |
| 1998 | AAA | IL | Syracuse SkyChiefs | P | 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .267 |
| 1999 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | P | 47 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .255 |
| Totals | 318 | 49 | 129 | 10 | 7 | .947 | .560 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | R | Gulf Coast League | Expos | MON | ||
| 1991 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Jamestown Expos | MON | ||
| 1991 | A | South Atlantic League | Sumter Flyers | MON | ||
| 1992 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Vero Beach Dodgers | LAN | ||
| 1993 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | LAN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1994 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | LAN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Dukes | LAN | ||
| 1995 | AA | Texas League | Midland Angels | CAL | ||
| 1995 | AA | Southern League | Chattanooga Lookouts | CIN | ||
| 1995 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CAL | ||
| 1996 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Vancouver Canadians | CAL | ||
| 1996 | AAA | American Association 2 | Louisville Redbirds | SLN | ||
| 1997 | AAA | American Association 2 | Iowa Cubs | CHN | ||
| 1998 | AAA | International League | Syracuse SkyChiefs | TOR | ||
| 1999 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA |
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