Chief Bender played in Major League Baseball from 1903 to 1925, appearing in 459 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 212 W and 127 L, an ERA of 2.46, 1,711 SO, a WHIP of 1.113, and a WAR of 42.8.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Chief Bender |
Date of Birth | May 5, 1884 |
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MLB Debut | 1903 |
📊 Career Summary
Chief Bender appeared in 459 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1903 to 1925. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 334 (MLB Rank: 242) |
GF | 112 (MLB Rank: 667) |
W | 212 (MLB Rank: 96) |
L | 127 (MLB Rank: 293) |
SV | 34 (MLB Rank: 489) |
ERA | 2.46 (MLB Rank: 841) |
IP | 3017 (MLB Rank: 136) |
SHO | 40 (MLB Rank: 44) |
CG | 255 (MLB Rank: 73) |
SO | 1,711 (MLB Rank: 153) |
BB | 712 (MLB Rank: 368) |
H | 2,645 (MLB Rank: 205) |
HR | 40 (MLB Rank: 2,442) |
SO9 | 5.1 (MLB Rank: 5,326) |
BB9 | 2.12 (MLB Rank: 10,469) |
H9 | 7.89 (MLB Rank: 10,019) |
HR9 | 0.12 (MLB Rank: 9,196) |
WHIP | 1.113 (MLB Rank: 11,041) |
WAR | 42.8 (MLB Rank: 156) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1925)
In his final season (1925), Chief Bender recorded the following stats:
GS | 0 |
GF | 1 |
W | 0 |
ERA | 18 |
IP | 1 |
SO | 0 |
BB | 1 |
H | 1 |
HR | 1 |
BB9 | 9 |
H9 | 9 |
HR9 | 9 |
WHIP | 2 |
WAR | −0.1 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1910, 23 W
- Most SO: 1909, 161 SO
- Most IP: 1903, 270 IP
- Best WAR: 1911, 5.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 1910, 1.58 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Chief Bender appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.46, pitched 84.3 IP, struck out 59 batters, with 6 W and 4 L.
Chief Bender Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1903 | 17 | 14 | 3.07 | 0.548 | 0 | 127 | 270 | 4 | 1.126 | 6 | 239 | 65 | 115 | 92 | 100 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.95 | 33 | 36 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0.2 | 8 | 2.2 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1099 |
1904 | 10 | 11 | 2.87 | 0.476 | 0 | 149 | 203.2 | 1.2 | 1.11 | 1 | 167 | 59 | 90 | 65 | 94 | 1.95 | 6.6 | 2.53 | 20 | 29 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 806 |
1905 | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 0.621 | 0 | 142 | 229 | 1.4 | 1.236 | 5 | 193 | 90 | 103 | 72 | 95 | 2.89 | 5.6 | 1.58 | 23 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 939 |
1906 | 15 | 10 | 2.53 | 0.6 | 3 | 159 | 238.1 | 2.7 | 1.074 | 5 | 208 | 48 | 98 | 67 | 109 | 2.01 | 6 | 3.31 | 27 | 36 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0.2 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 931 |
1907 | 16 | 8 | 2.05 | 0.667 | 3 | 112 | 219.1 | 5.1 | 0.998 | 1 | 185 | 34 | 67 | 50 | 127 | 1.72 | 4.6 | 3.29 | 24 | 33 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 838 |
1908 | 8 | 9 | 1.75 | 0.471 | 1 | 85 | 138.2 | 2.9 | 1.024 | 1 | 121 | 21 | 48 | 27 | 145 | 1.49 | 5.5 | 4.05 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 537 |
1909 | 18 | 8 | 1.66 | 0.692 | 1 | 161 | 250 | 4.6 | 0.964 | 1 | 196 | 45 | 68 | 46 | 147 | 1.58 | 5.8 | 3.58 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 968 |
1910 | 23 | 5 | 1.58 | 0.821 | 0 | 155 | 250 | 5.1 | 0.916 | 1 | 182 | 47 | 63 | 44 | 150 | 1.81 | 5.6 | 3.3 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 936 |
1911 | 17 | 5 | 2.16 | 0.773 | 3 | 114 | 216.1 | 5.9 | 1.183 | 2 | 198 | 58 | 66 | 52 | 145 | 2.69 | 4.7 | 1.97 | 24 | 31 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 848 |
1912 | 13 | 8 | 2.74 | 0.619 | 2 | 90 | 171 | 2.2 | 1.181 | 1 | 169 | 33 | 63 | 52 | 113 | 2.47 | 4.7 | 2.73 | 19 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0.1 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 645 |
1913 | 21 | 10 | 2.21 | 0.677 | 13 | 135 | 236.2 | 3.5 | 1.128 | 2 | 208 | 59 | 78 | 58 | 125 | 2.31 | 5.1 | 2.29 | 21 | 48 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 0.1 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 948 |
1914 | 17 | 3 | 2.26 | 0.85 | 2 | 107 | 179 | 3.6 | 1.196 | 4 | 159 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 115 | 2.47 | 5.4 | 1.95 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0.2 | 8 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 718 |
1915 | 4 | 16 | 3.99 | 0.2 | 1 | 89 | 178.1 | -0.8 | 1.318 | 5 | 198 | 37 | 103 | 79 | 81 | 2.52 | 4.5 | 2.41 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0.3 | 10 | 1.9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 708 |
1916 | 7 | 7 | 3.74 | 0.5 | 3 | 43 | 122.2 | -2.1 | 1.394 | 3 | 137 | 34 | 71 | 51 | 72 | 3.01 | 3.2 | 1.26 | 13 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 539 |
1917 | 8 | 2 | 1.67 | 0.8 | 2 | 43 | 113 | 3.6 | 0.973 | 1 | 84 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 169 | 2.49 | 3.4 | 1.65 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0.1 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 436 |
1925 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |