#22 Chief Bender, Starting Pitcher, 32 yrs, Detroit Tigers Sunday, 10/6/1916 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Chief Bender
5/5/1884 32 USA,MN,CROW WING COU 6"2 195
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal Some ability 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good GREAT Prone 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years of Pro Service :
| Big League Contract $ 300 1916 13 Year(s), 119 Days (2355 total Days) 172 Day(s) 13 Year(s)
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| Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
| Overall | 8 | 8 | 9 | 91-94 Mph |
| Versus LHB | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| Versus RHB | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| Talent | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 5 55 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 2 4 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .947 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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| Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
| 8/12 | STA | W 15-2 | * | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
| 8/16 | PHA | L 5-7 | * | 8.2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | | | | | |
| 8/20 | CLE | W 7-4 | * | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | W | | | | |
| 8/24 | @WAS | W 8-2 | * | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | W | | | | |
| 8/29 | BOA | L 4-6 | * | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 9/2 | @NYA | L 1-6 | * | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
| 9/6 | @STA | W 4-2 | * | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/11 | STA | L 5-7 | * | 9 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | L | | | | |
| 9/16 | NYA | W 3-1 | * | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
| 9/20 | @CLE | L 3-5 | * | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | L | | | | |
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| Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
| Overall | 38 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3.81 | 316.1 | 325 | 172 | 134 | 124 | 169 | 25 | 65.8 | 1 | 20 | 52.6 |
| Projected | 38 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3.81 | 316.0 | 325 | 172 | 134 | 124 | 169 | | | | | |
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| Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.32 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHB | 558 | 162 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 86 | 90 | 68 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .290 | .380 | .409 | .788 |
| vs. RHB | 659 | 163 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 69 | 82 | 56 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .247 | .321 | .322 | .643 |
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| | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| Home | 20 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3.79 | 168.2 | 168 | 92 | 71 | 68 | 92 |
| Road | 18 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3.84 | 147.2 | 157 | 80 | 63 | 56 | 77 |
| Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
| March/April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3.19 | 48.0 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 26 | 33 |
| May | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.59 | 66.2 | 73 | 45 | 34 | 27 | 33 |
| June | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.22 | 42.2 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 19 |
| July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.15 | 54.1 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 29 |
| August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3.59 | 62.2 | 67 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 34 |
| Sept./Oct. | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.07 | 42.0 | 46 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 21 |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
| 1903 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 2.87 | 379.0 | 352 | 149 | 121 | 2 | 68 | 221 | 34 | 3 | 1.11 | .288 | PHA |
| 1904 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 21 | 0 | 2.92 | 403.1 | 355 | 177 | 131 | 4 | 85 | 226 | 34 | 3 | 1.09 | .274 | PHA,AL |
| 1905 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 2.62 | 385.0 | 356 | 152 | 112 | 2 | 72 | 237 | 35 | 3 | 1.11 | .290 | PHA |
| 1906 | 42 | 42 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 2.59 | 367.2 | 328 | 146 | 106 | 3 | 71 | 204 | 34 | 5 | 1.09 | .275 | PHA |
| 1907 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 2.95 | 365.2 | 339 | 156 | 120 | 3 | 78 | 202 | 34 | 5 | 1.14 | .290 | PHA,AL |
| 1908 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 2.97 | 236.2 | 220 | 97 | 78 | 3 | 42 | 123 | 20 | 0 | 1.11 | .282 | PHA |
| 1909 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2.96 | 340.2 | 297 | 146 | 112 | 7 | 82 | 184 | 31 | 4 | 1.11 | .268 | PHA,AL |
| 1910 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 2.47 | 328.0 | 256 | 107 | 90 | 6 | 63 | 227 | 31 | 5 | 0.97 | .260 | PHA,AL |
| 1911 | 41 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | 356.0 | 305 | 134 | 99 | 6 | 74 | 209 | 35 | 1 | 1.06 | .269 | PHA,AL |
| 1912 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3.76 | 356.1 | 308 | 175 | 149 | 13 | 125 | 167 | 28 | 3 | 1.22 | .257 | PHA,AL |
| 1913 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 3.84 | 349.0 | 367 | 185 | 149 | 15 | 101 | 157 | 30 | 1 | 1.34 | .299 | PHA |
| 1914 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3.40 | 304.2 | 281 | 155 | 115 | 14 | 79 | 122 | 26 | 3 | 1.18 | .263 | PHA |
| 1915 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 3.34 | 340.0 | 308 | 161 | 126 | 15 | 106 | 196 | 30 | 0 | 1.22 | .277 | PHA DET |
| 1916 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3.81 | 316.1 | 325 | 172 | 134 | 20 | 124 | 169 | 25 | 1 | 1.42 | .297 | DET |
| Total | 565 | 564 | 270 | 228 | 0 | 3.06 | 4828.1 | 4397 | 2112 | 1642 | 113 | 1170 | 2644 | 427 | 37 | 1.15 | .278 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
| 1903 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.06 | 17.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1909 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | 28.0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| 1910 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 17.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 1912 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 26.0 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 | 18.0 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 1915 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.03 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.85 | 107.1 | 100 | 45 | 34 | 28 | 51 | 6 | 1 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1903 | 44 | 135 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 3 | .237 | .254 | .304 | .557 | PHA |
| 1904 | 47 | 139 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | .194 | .200 | .216 | .416 | PHA,AL |
| 1905 | 44 | 126 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 2 | .175 | .192 | .183 | .375 | PHA |
| 1906 | 42 | 129 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 0 | .248 | .260 | .271 | .531 | PHA |
| 1907 | 42 | 124 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 3 | .274 | .273 | .290 | .564 | PHA,AL |
| 1908 | 29 | 74 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .203 | .218 | .257 | .475 | PHA |
| 1909 | 40 | 121 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .149 | .156 | .190 | .346 | PHA,AL |
| 1910 | 39 | 106 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 2 | .160 | .222 | .170 | .392 | PHA,AL |
| 1911 | 41 | 128 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 3 | .188 | .200 | .195 | .395 | PHA,AL |
| 1912 | 41 | 129 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 1 | .209 | .221 | .271 | .493 | PHA,AL |
| 1913 | 41 | 127 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | .197 | .209 | .205 | .414 | PHA |
| 1914 | 37 | 110 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 3 | .245 | .254 | .291 | .545 | PHA |
| 1915 | 40 | 119 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .126 | .168 | .126 | .294 | PHA DET |
| 1916 | 38 | 116 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .172 | .193 | .172 | .366 | DET |
| Total | 565 | 1683 | 335 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 113 | 25 | 298 | 31 | 27 | .199 | .216 | .225 | .441 | |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Pitcher | 38 | 38 | 21 | 49 | 2 | 72 | 2 | .972 | 316.1 | 2.05 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1903... Had first career hit on 4/22/1903, off Mal Eason (BOA)... Earned first career win on 4/22/1903... Won Player of the Week award on 5/20/1903, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1903, going 8-0, 2.92... Won Player of the Week award on 9/9/1903, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA... Won Rookie of The Year in 1903, going 26-13, 2.87 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 6/24/1904, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Was selected to the 1904 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 6/3/1905, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Struck out 15 batters against St.Louis(A) on 7/7/1905... Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1905, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 8/19/1906, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 10/7/1906, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1907, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Was selected to the 1907 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 4/29/1908, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Injured on 7/29/1908 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for full season... Was selected to the 1909 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/22/1909, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Won World Series with Philadelphia (A) in 1909... Won Player of the Week award on 6/17/1910, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA... Was selected to the 1910 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 7/15/1910, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Injured on 7/26/1910 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1910, going 5-2, 1.53... Was selected to the 1911 Allstar game... Won Player of the Week award on 9/16/1911, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Pitched NO-HITTER against Boston (A) on 6/10/1912, striking out 4... Was selected to the 1912 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1912, going 5-1, 2.03... Hit first career homerun on 8/8/1912, off Sam Frock (CHA)... Won World Series with Philadelphia (A) in 1912... Won Player of the Week award on 4/22/1914, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA... Injured on 5/12/1914 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 3 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1914, going 2-1, 1.08... Won Player of the Week award on 6/10/1914, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Traded from Philadelphia (A) to Detroit on 7/31/1915 (Going to PHA: P George Mogridge, P Det 1916 #3, P Det 1917 #1, P Det 1916 #1, P Det 1917 #3. Going to DET: P Chief Bender, P Hi West). ..
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| Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1903 - 2.87 - 7th 1906 - 2.59 - 5th 1910 - 2.47 - 4th 1911 - 2.50 - 5th
| WHIP 1903 - 1.11 - 9th 1904 - 1.09 - 5th 1906 - 1.09 - 5th 1908 - 1.11 - 6th 1909 - 1.11 - 5th 1910 - 0.97 - 1st 1911 - 1.06 - 6th 1912 - 1.22 - 8th 1914 - 1.18 - 7th 1915 - 1.22 - 8th
| Wins 1903 - 26 - 1st 1905 - 22 - 4th 1907 - 21 - 4th 1909 - 20 - 10th 1910 - 25 - 1st 1911 - 22 - 3rd 1914 - 22 - 6th
| Losses 1904 - 21 - 1st 1905 - 18 - 8th 1906 - 21 - 4th 1913 - 20 - 4th 1915 - 20 - 5th
| IP 1903 - 379.0 - 1st 1904 - 403.1 - 1st 1905 - 385.0 - 3rd 1906 - 367.2 - 4th 1907 - 365.2 - 2nd 1909 - 340.2 - 9th 1911 - 356.0 - 5th 1912 - 356.1 - 4th 1913 - 349.0 - 6th 1915 - 340.0 - 8th
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K's 1903 - 221 - 3rd 1904 - 226 - 4th 1905 - 237 - 3rd 1906 - 204 - 4th 1907 - 202 - 3rd 1909 - 184 - 4th 1910 - 227 - 2nd 1911 - 209 - 2nd 1912 - 167 - 4th 1913 - 157 - 1st 1915 - 196 - 3rd
| BB 1907 - 78 - 8th 1912 - 125 - 5th 1915 - 106 - 8th
| CG 1903 - 34 - 7th 1904 - 34 - 10th 1905 - 35 - 6th 1906 - 34 - 7th 1907 - 34 - 3rd 1909 - 31 - 10th 1910 - 31 - 8th 1911 - 35 - 2nd 1915 - 30 - 8th
| SHO 1903 - 3 - 9th 1906 - 5 - 2nd 1907 - 5 - 1st 1909 - 4 - 8th 1910 - 5 - 2nd 1912 - 3 - 8th 1914 - 3 - 6th
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