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Chief
Bender		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 190
 
Born: May 5, 1884 in Crow Wing Co, MN.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove Award 1920   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1903 19 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 8 8 8 10 10 10
1904 20 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 3 8 8 8 10 10 10
1905 21 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 3 8 9 9 10 10 10
1906 22 NYA AL $ 3,357,143 8 3 4 3 8 9 9 10 10 10
1907 23 NYA AL $ 3,357,143 9 3 4 3 9 9 9 10 10 10
1908 24 NYA AL $ 3,371,429 9 3 3 3 9 10 9 10 10 10
1909 25 NYA AL $ 3,050,000 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 10 10 10
1910 26 NYA AL $ 3,050,000 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 10 10 10
1911 27 NYA AL $ 950,000 8 3 4 4 9 10 9 10 10 10
1912 28 NYA AL $ 950,000 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 10 9
1913 29 NYA AL $ 1,220,000 8 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 10 10
1914 30 NYA AL $ 1,220,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 9 10 9
1915 31 CHA AL $ 1,510,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 9 10 10
1916 32 CHA AL $ 1,510,000 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 10 10
1917 33 CHA AL $ 1,510,000 8 3 3 3 9 9 9 9 10 10
1918 34 CHA AL $ 2,610,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 9 10 10
1919 35 CHA AL $ 2,610,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 9 9 10 10
1920 36 CHA AL $ 2,490,000 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 2 2 2 8 8 8 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,371,429 9 4 4 4 9 10 9 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1903 19 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1904 20 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1905 21 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1906 22 NYA AL $ 3,357,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1907 23 NYA AL $ 3,357,143   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1908 24 NYA AL $ 3,371,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1909 25 NYA AL $ 3,050,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1910 26 NYA AL $ 3,050,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1911 27 NYA AL $ 950,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1912 28 NYA AL $ 950,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1913 29 NYA AL $ 1,220,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1914 30 NYA AL $ 1,220,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1915 31 CHA AL $ 1,510,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1916 32 CHA AL $ 1,510,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1917 33 CHA AL $ 1,510,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1918 34 CHA AL $ 2,610,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1919 35 CHA AL $ 2,610,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1920 36 CHA AL $ 2,490,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,371,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1903 19 NYA AL 15 20 .429 40 40 20 2 0 316.0 328 145 10 64 116 4.13 .267 .329 .362 .690 16.6
1904 20 NYA AL 21 19 .525 45 45 35 2 0 382.0 415 165 7 84 140 3.89 .281 .324 .376 .700 21.7
1905 21 NYA AL 21 17 .553 42 42 33 2 0 359.3 335 116 10 64 136 2.91 .245 .281 .331 .612 25.0
1906 22 NYA AL 17 11 .607 30 30 20 3 0 259.3 237 79 3 55 107 2.74 .242 .286 .289 .575 18.8
1907 23 NYA AL 11 13 .458 36 29 19 1 1 246.3 279 84 4 56 103 3.07 .284 .325 .336 .661 13.9
1908 24 NYA AL 21 18 .538 42 42 33 3 0 359.7 350 115 0 81 159 2.88 .253 .301 .301 .602 20.1
1909 25 NYA AL 22 18 .550 42 42 33 2 0 361.7 361 126 5 90 160 3.14 .260 .316 .310 .627 20.8
1910 26 NYA AL 17 21 .447 41 41 30 3 0 341.7 363 147 6 73 153 3.87 .271 .322 .323 .645 11.5
1911 27 NYA AL 8 4 .667 19 11 8 0 0 105.7 122 54 1 32 42 4.60 .294 .359 .359 .718 6.1
1912 28 NYA AL 13 12 .520 30 29 19 1 0 236.7 264 113 5 59 107 4.30 .277 .324 .378 .702 10.2
1913 29 NYA AL 13 15 .464 32 32 27 2 0 277.7 259 112 12 78 133 3.63 .248 .300 .349 .649 16.9
1914 30 NYA AL 1 3 .250 7 4 1 0 0 28.7 35 27 1 12 14 8.48 .302 .376 .457 .833 0.0
1915 31 CHA AL 22 15 .595 38 38 29 5 0 333.0 314 101 4 100 144 2.73 .250 .311 .312 .622 23.8
1916 32 CHA AL 17 17 .500 37 37 27 2 0 319.0 305 118 2 81 116 3.33 .253 .307 .323 .630 21.0
1917 33 CHA AL 24 12 .667 40 40 30 3 0 348.7 292 103 5 74 97 2.66 .228 .277 .298 .575 28.6
1918 34 CHA AL 20 19 .513 42 42 33 3 0 366.0 365 140 5 86 112 3.44 .264 .312 .336 .649 14.2
1919 35 CHA AL 13 15 .464 31 31 22 1 0 266.0 302 119 4 58 76 4.03 .283 .328 .341 .669 12.2
1920 36 CHA AL 12 20 .375 34 34 24 2 0 282.3 313 126 3 86 76 4.02 .282 .338 .355 .693 12.5
18 Years Sim 288 269 .517 628 609 443 37 1 5189.6 5239 1990 87 1233 1991 3.45 .262 .312 .333 .646 293.9
Season Average 16 14 .533 34 33 24 2 0 288.3 291 110 4 68 110 3.45 .262 .312 .333 .646  
Career Highs 24 21 .667 45 45 35 5 1 382.0 415 165 12 100 160 8.48 .302 .376 .457 .833  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2724 1053 35 526 1261   .244 .278 .309 .587
vs LH   2515 937 52 707 730   .285 .338 .364 .703
Home 153 127 .546 324 311 223 19 0 2734.3 2748 986 45 650 1077 3.25 .261 .304 .327 .632
Away 135 142 .487 304 298 220 18 1 2455.3 2491 1004 42 583 914 3.68 .263 .306 .340 .646
Mar/Apr 34 28 .548 64 64 47 4 0 536.3 554 206 4 122 205 3.46 .269 .310 .336 .646
May 57 49 .538 117 117 86 8 0 999.3 1004 376 14 239 377 3.39 .260 .303 .322 .624
June 48 53 .475 112 108 76 5 0 905.9 984 380 18 201 343 3.78 .276 .314 .362 .677
July 46 53 .465 114 112 78 6 0 949.6 983 380 20 229 370 3.60 .267 .310 .341 .651
August 52 43 .547 112 106 77 7 0 914.3 883 343 19 224 339 3.38 .254 .299 .325 .624
Sep/Oct 51 43 .543 109 102 79 7 1 884.0 831 305 12 218 357 3.11 .250 .296 .314 .611
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1903 19 NYA AL 40 121 9 17 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 29 .140 .154 .149 .303 0.1 0.0
1904 20 NYA AL 45 140 16 33 6 0 0 7 0 0 4 27 .236 .255 .279 .534 9.2 0.0
1905 21 NYA AL 42 132 17 31 2 0 1 14 0 0 0 31 .235 .244 .273 .517 8.7 0.2
1906 22 NYA AL 30 90 7 17 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 16 .189 .215 .189 .404 2.3 0.0
1907 23 NYA AL 36 83 4 18 1 1 0 8 0 0 2 15 .217 .235 .253 .488 3.6 0.0
1908 24 NYA AL 42 129 8 14 1 0 0 6 1 1 2 34 .109 .129 .116 .245 -2.4 0.0
1909 25 NYA AL 42 134 8 17 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 29 .127 .142 .127 .269 -0.3 0.0
1910 26 NYA AL 41 118 8 17 5 0 0 6 2 2 1 28 .144 .171 .186 .357 1.6 0.0
1911 27 NYA AL 19 37 4 12 0 0 0 5 2 3 0 7 .324 .325 .324 .649 4.2 0.4
1912 28 NYA AL 30 81 8 13 2 0 0 4 4 2 2 7 .160 .190 .185 .376 1.8 0.0
1913 29 NYA AL 32 97 10 22 2 1 0 10 2 1 2 11 .227 .255 .268 .523 6.8 0.0
1914 30 NYA AL 7 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222 -0.2 0.0
1915 31 CHA AL 38 124 9 18 1 0 0 9 1 0 1 24 .145 .165 .153 .319 -0.3 0.0
1916 32 CHA AL 37 112 9 24 2 0 0 5 2 1 3 10 .214 .254 .232 .486 6.4 0.0
1917 33 CHA AL 40 116 14 17 1 0 0 3 1 3 2 20 .147 .161 .155 .316 -0.5 0.0
1918 34 CHA AL 42 128 10 18 1 0 0 9 1 0 1 24 .141 .154 .148 .302 -0.2 0.0
1919 35 CHA AL 31 83 10 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .181 .209 .193 .402 2.6 0.0
1920 36 CHA AL 34 100 10 18 3 0 0 5 0 0 3 20 .180 .226 .210 .436 3.7 0.0
18 Years Sim 628 1834 162 322 29 2 1 111 16 13 29 350 .176 .198 .195 .393 47.2 0.6
162 Game Average 473 41 83 7 0 0 28 4 3 7 90 .176 .198 .195 .393 12.2  
Career Highs 45 140 17 33 6 1 1 14 4 3 4 34 .324 .325 .324 .649 9.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1245 97 223 17 2 0 75 10 11 13 245 .179 .197 .196 .393 20.9
vs LH   589 65 99 12 0 1 36 6 2 16 105 .168 .198 .194 .392 11.9
Home 324 914 84 159 15 2 0 55 8 7 10 166 .174 .192 .195 .387 14.0
Away 304 920 78 163 14 0 1 56 8 6 19 184 .177 .203 .196 .399 18.8
RISP   481 0 79 7 1 0 106 0 0 9 115 .164 .191 .183 .374 6.0
Close/Late   205 16 36 3 0 0 11 0 0 3 50 .176 .191 .190 .382 3.5
Mar/Apr 64 191 20 39 3 0 0 16 3 2 3 36 .204 .232 .220 .452 6.5
May 117 349 26 50 7 0 0 21 1 1 5 72 .143 .161 .163 .324 -0.6
June 108 319 26 56 8 2 0 16 3 1 5 58 .176 .205 .213 .419 7.5
July 114 331 30 57 4 0 1 21 2 0 4 59 .172 .193 .193 .386 5.7
August 112 321 32 65 4 0 0 20 5 5 9 60 .202 .225 .215 .440 11.2
Sep/Oct 102 323 28 55 3 0 0 17 2 4 3 65 .170 .187 .180 .366 2.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1903 19 NYA AL P 40 40 316.0 26 77 5 6 .954 2.93    
1904 20 NYA AL P 45 45 382.0 24 112 2 7 .986 3.20    
1905 21 NYA AL P 42 42 359.3 37 76 5 1 .958 2.83    
1906 22 NYA AL P 30 30 259.3 14 59 4 3 .948 2.53    
1907 23 NYA AL P 36 29 246.3 18 50 2 1 .971 2.48    
1908 24 NYA AL P 42 42 359.7 31 73 6 3 .945 2.60    
1909 25 NYA AL P 42 42 361.7 22 78 7 2 .935 2.49    
1910 26 NYA AL P 41 41 341.7 31 66 4 2 .960 2.56    
1911 27 NYA AL P 19 11 105.7 10 21 1 4 .969 2.64    
1912 28 NYA AL P 30 29 236.7 13 48 7 2 .897 2.32    
1913 29 NYA AL P 32 32 277.7 15 50 2 2 .970 2.11    
1914 30 NYA AL P 7 4 28.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 2.20    
1915 31 CHA AL P 38 38 333.0 19 74 4 4 .959 2.51    
1916 32 CHA AL P 37 37 319.0 29 76 4 7 .963 2.96    
1917 33 CHA AL P 40 40 348.7 26 75 10 8 .910 2.61    
1918 34 CHA AL P 42 42 366.0 21 75 8 4 .923 2.36    
1919 35 CHA AL P 31 31 266.0 23 55 4 4 .951 2.64    
1920 36 CHA AL P 34 34 282.3 25 81 2 4 .981 3.38    
Career Totals   628 609 5189.6 386 1151 77 64 .952 2.67    
Career Highs   45 45 382.0 37 112 10 8 1.000 3.38    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1905-5-2.91
1915-10-2.73
1917-9-2.66
 Wins
1904-4-21
1905-4-21
1908-4-21
1909-3-22
1910-10-17
1915-5-22
1917-4-24
1918-7-20
CAR-5-288
 Losses
1903-3-20
1904-2-19
1905-7-17
1908-3-18
1909-3-18
1910-2-21
1913-9-15
1916-5-17
1918-3-19
1919-5-15
1920-3-20
CAR-2-269
 Winning Pct
1906-9-.607
1915-10-.595
1917-5-.667
 Games Pitched
1903-3-40
1904-3-45
1905-6-42
1908-2-42
1909-5-42
1910-7-41
1917-8-40
1918-2-42
CAR-3-628
 Games Started
1903-3-40
1904-2-45
1905-3-42
1908-1-42
1909-1-42
1910-2-41
1917-7-40
1918-1-42
CAR-2-609
Complete Games
1904-1-35
1905-1-33
1908-2-33
1909-2-33
1910-4-30
1913-7-27
1915-9-29
1917-5-30
1918-4-33
CAR-3-443
 Shutouts
1903-2-2
1904-5-2
1905-5-2
1906-7-3
1908-3-3
1909-10-2
1910-8-3
1913-10-2
1915-5-5
1917-9-3
1918-8-3
1920-7-2
CAR-7-37
 Innings Pitched
1903-6-316.0
1904-1-382.0
1905-5-359.3
1908-2-359.7
1909-2-361.7
1910-4-341.7
1917-7-348.7
1918-4-366.0
CAR-3-5189.6
 Hits Allowed
1903-5-328
1904-1-415
1905-10-335
1908-1-350
1909-1-361
1910-1-363
1915-5-314
1916-8-305
1917-10-292
1918-1-365
1919-9-302
CAR-3-5239
 Homeruns Allowed
1903-8-10
1904-9-7
1905-7-10
1909-6-5
1910-6-6
1913-2-12
CAR-43-87
 Strikeouts
1903-8-116
1904-3-140
1905-7-136
1909-7-160
1910-9-153
CAR-10-1991
Walks Allowed
1903-10-64
1904-7-84
1909-6-90
1915-8-100
CAR-12-1233
 Walks per 9IP
1903-6-1.8
1905-10-1.6
1917-10-1.9
 Hits per 9IP
1905-2-8.4
1906-9-8.2
1913-10-8.4
1917-8-7.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1904-7-3.3
 WHiP
1903-10-1.24
1905-2-1.11
1906-7-1.13
1917-5-1.05
 OAVG
1905-3-.245
1906-10-.242
1917-8-.228
OOBP
1905-3-.281
1906-8-.286
1917-5-.277
 OSLG
1905-3-.331
1906-5-.289
1917-6-.298
CAR-41-.333
 OOPS
1905-2-.612
1906-3-.575
1917-5-.575
CAR-49-.646
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 159    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 121    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 118)
 
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  1. Walter Johnson (918)
  2. Tom Walker (841)
  3. Ray Caldwell (812)
  4. Rip Vowinkel (810)
  5. Claude Hendrix (797)
  6. Ralph Caldwell (797)
  7. George Ruth (794)
  8. Cy Falkenberg (790)
  9. Rube Kroh (788)
  10. George Merritt (786)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Claude Hendrix (966)
  2. Rube Vickers (965)
  3. Bob Shawkey (964)
  4. Tom Hughes (964)
  5. Joe Wood (960)
  6. Tom Walker (956)
  7. George Merritt (955)
  8. Eddie Plank (954)
  9. Sam Leever (950)
  10. Bob Dresser (948)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1903
Had first career hit on 4/23/1903, off Wiley Piatt (SLA)
Earned first career win on 4/23/1903
Won Player of the Week award on 9/13/1904, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
2/11/1907: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,357,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/18/1907 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
1/10/1908: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,371,429 through salary arbitration
9/11/1908: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $3,050,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 4/9/1909 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Won Player of the Week award on 8/2/1909, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
10/16/1910: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $950,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 8/26/1912 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1912, going 4-0, 1.17
9/14/1912: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $1,220,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 4/28/1914 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 6/2/1914 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Chicago (A) on 2/17/1915 to a 3-year deal worth $1,510,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1916, going 5-2, 1.05
5/1/1917: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $2,610,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1917, going 5-0, 1.25
Won Player of the Week award on 6/4/1917, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
5/16/1919: Signed a contract extension with Chicago (A), $2,490,000 per year, for 2 years
Won Gold Glove Award at Pitcher in 1920
 
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