Alan Paul Benes (born January 21, 1972) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

He played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2003 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers.

His highlight years included the 1996 and 1997 seasons with the Cardinals, when he won a combined 22 games and struck out 291 batters over 353 innings.

[3] Benes sat out the majority of the 1998 and 1999 seasons with an arm injury, which would never allow him to return to top form.

From 2000 through 2003, he pitched a combined 123 innings with St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and Texas Rangers.