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Chief Bender
Charles Albert Bender

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
School Dickinson College

Debut April 20, 1903
Final Game July 21, 1925
Born May 5, 1884 in Crow Wing County, MN
Died May 22, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953.

Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.) (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1903 19 PHA AL  17  14  36  33  29   2   2  0  270.0  239  115   92   6   65  127  25   6  1084       2  3.07  3.05   99 1.126
 1904 20 PHA AL  10  11  29  20  18   4   8  0  203.7  167   90   65   1   59  149   4   5   834       0  2.87  2.67   93 1.110
 1905 21 PHA AL  18  11  35  23  18   4  12  0  229.0  193  103   72   5   90  142  11  12     0       0  2.83  2.65   94 1.236
 1906 22 PHA AL  15  10  36  27  24   0   9  3  238.3  208   98   67   5   48  159   8   3     0       0  2.53  2.72  107 1.074
 1907 23 PHA AL  16   8  33  24  20   4   8  3  219.3  185   67   50   1   34  112   3   5   891       0  2.05  2.59  126 0.998
 1908 24 PHA AL   8   9  18  17  14   2   1  1  138.7  121   48   27   1   21   85   3   2   537       0  1.75  2.55  146 1.024
 1909 25 PHA AL  18   8  34  29  24   5   5  1  250.0  196   68   46   1   45  161   5   5   968       1  1.66  2.40  145 0.964
 1910 26 PHA AL  23   5  30  28  25   3   2  0  250.0  182   63   44   1   47  155  10   7   936       0  1.58  2.37  149 0.916
 1911 27 PHA AL  17   5  31  24  16   2   6  3  216.3  198   66   52   2   58  114   4   4   848       0  2.16  3.17  147 1.183
 1912 28 PHA AL  13   8  27  19  12   1   6  2  171.0  169   63   52   1   33   90   1   2   645       0  2.74  3.10  113 1.181
 1913 29 PHA AL  21  10  48  21  14   2  21 13  236.7  208   80   58   2   59  135   3   7   975       0  2.21  2.75  125 1.128 MVP-22
 1914 30 PHA AL  17   3  28  23  14   7   4  2  179.0  159   49   45   4   55  107   1   3   718       0  2.26  2.60  115 1.196
 1915 31 BAL FL   4  16  26  23  15   0   3  1  178.3  198  103   79   5   37   89   7   3   708       0  3.99  3.18   80 1.318
 1916 32 PHI NL   7   7  27  13   4   0  12  3  122.7  137   71   51   3   34   43  10   5   539       0  3.74  2.64   71 1.394
 1917 33 PHI NL   8   2  20  10   8   4   9  2  113.0   84   24   21   1   26   43   7   3   436       0  1.67  2.81  168 0.973
 1925 41 CHW AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    1    2    2   1    1    0   0   0     5       0 18.00  4.17   23 2.000
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 16 Yr WL% .625 212 127 459 334 255  40 109 34 3017.0 2645 1110  823  40  712 1711 102  72 10124       3  2.46  2.75  112 1.113
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    18  10  39  28  21   3   9  2  258.7  226   95   70   3   61  146   8   6   868   0   0  2.46  2.75  112 1.113
 Career High     23  16  48  33  29   7  21 13  270.0  239  115   92   6   90  161  25  12  1084   0   2  1.58  3.18  168 0.916
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1903 19 PHA AL  43  120   10   22   4  1   0    8   3      3      .183  .216  .233   32   28   4           2    
 1904 20 PHA AL  31   79    8   18   3  2   0    5   3      5      .228  .282  .316   85   25   2           1    
 1905 21 PHA AL  38   92   11   20   3  2   0   14   3      3      .217  .242  .293   68   27   2           0    
 1906 22 PHA AL  44   99    9   25   4  0   3   13   2      9      .253  .333  .384  121   38   2           3    
 1907 23 PHA AL  45  100   10   23   6  1   0    8   2      5      .230  .267  .310   82   31   4           0    
 1908 24 PHA AL  20   50    5   11   1  0   0    2   1     10      .220  .350  .240   87   12   1           0    
 1909 25 PHA AL  40   93    6   20   5  0   0    9   1      5      .215  .255  .269   64   25   5           0    
 1910 26 PHA AL  36   93    6   25   3  2   0   16   0      6      .269  .333  .344  113   32   4           3    
 1911 27 PHA AL  32   79    9   13   0  0   0    8   2      2      .165  .195  .165    2   13   5           1    
 1912 28 PHA AL  27   60    5    9   1  1   0    4   2      6      .150  .227  .200   24   12   3           0    
 1913 29 PHA AL  48   78    7   12   3  1   0   10   1      6  17  .154  .214  .218   28   17   5           0     MVP-22
 1914 30 PHA AL  28   62    4    9   1  0   1    8   0      4  13  .145  .197  .210   24   13   4           0    
 1915 31 BAL FL  26   60    7   16   2  0   1    2   0      6   6  .267  .333  .350   98   21   0           0    
 1916 32 PHI NL  28   43    2   12   4  0   0    5   0      3   9  .279  .326  .372  110   16   1           0    
 1917 33 PHI NL  20   39    3    8   0  0   1    4   0      2   3  .205  .244  .282   58   11   0           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 16 Seasons     507 1147  102  243  40 10   6  116  20  0  75  48  .212  .266  .280   66  321  42   0   0  10   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        366   33   78  13  3   2   37   6  0  24  15  .212  .266  .280   66  103  13   0   0   3   0
 Career High     48  120   11   25   6  2   3   16   3  0  10  17                          38   5   0   0   3   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1903 19 PHA AL  129  102    6   1.6    86| .183  .269| .216  .319| .233  .363| .449  .682|  32  .179 -10.2  -1.2     
 1904 20 PHA AL   87   63    7   3.0    77| .228  .257| .282  .309| .316  .337| .598  .647|  85  .467  -1.4  -0.2     
 1905 21 PHA AL   97   74    7   2.5    74| .217  .250| .242  .310| .293  .326| .535  .636|  68  .404  -3.8  -0.5     
 1906 22 PHA AL  113   76   12   4.2    77| .253  .259| .333  .315| .384  .332| .717  .647| 121  .619   2.7   0.3     
 1907 23 PHA AL  109   81    8   2.6    73| .230  .256| .267  .312| .310  .320| .577  .632|  82  .424  -2.2  -0.3     
 1908 24 PHA AL   61   40    4   2.7    74| .220  .253| .350  .311| .240  .322| .590  .634|  87  .459   0.0   0.0     
 1909 25 PHA AL  103   78    6   2.0    75| .215  .255| .255  .316| .269  .323| .524  .639|  64  .325  -3.8  -0.5     
 1910 26 PHA AL  106   72   10   3.7    74| .269  .249| .333  .315| .344  .321| .677  .636| 113  .571   1.4   0.2     
 1911 27 PHA AL   87   71    2   0.8    94| .165  .279| .195  .345| .165  .366| .360  .711|   2  .042 -10.6  -1.1     
 1912 28 PHA AL   69   54    3   1.5    89| .150  .269| .227  .337| .200  .354| .427  .691|  24  .143  -6.0  -0.6     
 1913 29 PHA AL   89   71    4   1.5    86| .154  .262| .214  .333| .218  .344| .432  .678|  28  .167  -7.3  -0.8     
 1914 30 PHA AL   70   57    3   1.4    79| .145  .252| .197  .324| .210  .330| .407  .654|  24  .177  -5.9  -0.7     
 1915 31 BAL FL   66   44    7   4.3    88| .267  .265| .333  .333| .350  .356| .683  .689|  98  .574   0.3   0.0     
 1916 32 PHI NL   47   32    5   4.2    81| .279  .259| .326  .318| .372  .345| .698  .663| 110  .610   0.7   0.1     
 1917 33 PHI NL   41   31    3   2.6    81| .205  .261| .244  .319| .282  .345| .526  .663|  58  .389  -2.1  -0.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 16 Seasons     1274  946   87   2.5    80| .212  .260| .266  .320| .280  .339| .546  .659|  66  .360 -48.3  -5.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1903 19 PHA AL   P   36     12   79    9    0  .910  .948  2.53  2.73  3.03  3.19   33  270.0
                 1B    3     23    1    1    2  .960  .980  8.00 10.60                        
                 OF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1904 20 PHA AL   P   29     13   48    7    0  .897  .952  2.10  3.01  2.70  3.45   20  203.7
 1905 21 PHA AL   P   35     14   77    3    2  .968  .943  2.60  2.61  3.58  3.24   23  229.0
 1906 22 PHA AL   P   36     25   54    8    1  .908  .948  2.19  2.52  2.98  3.22   27  238.3
                 OF    4      7    0    0    0 1.000  .959  1.75  1.88                            0    4    0
 1907 23 PHA AL   P   33     14   57    5    2  .934  .945  2.15  2.43  2.91  3.28   24  219.3
                 1B    2     18    0    3    0  .857  .984  9.00 10.95                        
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30                        
 1908 24 PHA AL   P   18     12   28    3    0  .930  .946  2.22  2.28  2.60  3.20   17  138.7
                 1B    1     13    3    0    1 1.000  .982 16.00 11.00                        
 1909 25 PHA AL   P   34     13   78    4    1  .958  .942  2.68  2.25  3.28  3.19   29  250.0
 1910 26 PHA AL   P   30     13   85    3    3  .970  .942  3.27  2.35  3.53  3.29   28  250.0
 1911 27 PHA AL   P   31     11   58    0    4 1.000  .938  2.23  1.89  2.87  2.88   24  216.3
 1912 28 PHA AL   P   27      6   36    2    2  .955  .940  1.56  1.95  2.21  2.96   19  171.0
 1913 29 PHA AL   P   48      8   56    2    1  .970  .937  1.33  1.83  2.43  3.01   21  236.7
 1914 30 PHA AL   P   28      7   47    2    0  .964  .936  1.93  1.74  2.72  2.96   23  179.0
 1915 31 BAL FL   P   26     12   45    4    3  .934  .956  2.19  1.97  2.88  3.08   23  178.3
 1916 32 PHI NL   P   27      8   39    2    1  .959  .959  1.74  1.63  3.45  2.67   13  122.7
                 3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  3.00                        
 1917 33 PHI NL   P   20      5   22    1    4  .964  .961  1.35  1.78  2.15  2.85   10  113.0
 1925 41 CHW AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.40  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1903 19 PHA AL  1B    3     23    1    1    2  .960  .980  8.00 10.60                        
 1907 23 PHA AL  1B    2     18    0    3    0  .857  .984  9.00 10.95                        
 1908 24 PHA AL  1B    1     13    3    0    1 1.000  .982 16.00 11.00                        

 1907 23 PHA AL  2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30                        

 1916 32 PHI NL  3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  3.00                        

 1903 19 PHA AL  OF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  1.90                            1    0    0
 1906 22 PHA AL  OF    4      7    0    0    0 1.000  .959  1.75  1.88                            0    4    0

 1903 19 PHA AL   P   36     12   79    9    0  .910  .948  2.53  2.73  3.03  3.19   33  270.0
 1904 20 PHA AL   P   29     13   48    7    0  .897  .952  2.10  3.01  2.70  3.45   20  203.7
 1905 21 PHA AL   P   35     14   77    3    2  .968  .943  2.60  2.61  3.58  3.24   23  229.0
 1906 22 PHA AL   P   36     25   54    8    1  .908  .948  2.19  2.52  2.98  3.22   27  238.3
 1907 23 PHA AL   P   33     14   57    5    2  .934  .945  2.15  2.43  2.91  3.28   24  219.3
 1908 24 PHA AL   P   18     12   28    3    0  .930  .946  2.22  2.28  2.60  3.20   17  138.7
 1909 25 PHA AL   P   34     13   78    4    1  .958  .942  2.68  2.25  3.28  3.19   29  250.0
 1910 26 PHA AL   P   30     13   85    3    3  .970  .942  3.27  2.35  3.53  3.29   28  250.0
 1911 27 PHA AL   P   31     11   58    0    4 1.000  .938  2.23  1.89  2.87  2.88   24  216.3
 1912 28 PHA AL   P   27      6   36    2    2  .955  .940  1.56  1.95  2.21  2.96   19  171.0
 1913 29 PHA AL   P   48      8   56    2    1  .970  .937  1.33  1.83  2.43  3.01   21  236.7
 1914 30 PHA AL   P   28      7   47    2    0  .964  .936  1.93  1.74  2.72  2.96   23  179.0
 1915 31 BAL FL   P   26     12   45    4    3  .934  .956  2.19  1.97  2.88  3.08   23  178.3
 1916 32 PHI NL   P   27      8   39    2    1  .959  .959  1.74  1.63  3.45  2.67   13  122.7
 1917 33 PHI NL   P   20      5   22    1    4  .964  .961  1.35  1.78  2.15  2.85   10  113.0
 1925 41 CHW AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.40  0.00  2.70    0    1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 459    173  809   55   24  .947  .945  2.14  2.21              334 3017.0
                 1B    6     54    4    4    3  .935  .981  9.67 10.78                        
                 OF    5      9    0    0    0 1.000  .957  1.80  1.88                            1    4    0
                 3B    1      1    1    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  3.00                        
                 2B    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.30                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       472    237  814   59   27  .947  .947  2.23  2.33

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1905   WS    PHA NYG     L   2   2   1.06  1  1  0  2  17     9   2   6  13 
 1910   WS    PHA CHC     W   2   2   1.93  1  1  0  2  18.2  13   4   4  14 
 1911   WS    PHA NYG     W   3   3   1.04  2  1  0  3  26    16   3   8  20 
 1913   WS    PHA NYG     W   2   2   4.00  2  0  0  2  18    19   8   1   9 
 1914   WS    PHA BSN     L   1   1  10.12  0  1  0  0   5.1   8   6   2   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        3-2  10  10   2.44  6  4  0  9  85    65  23  21  59 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1905   WS    PHA NYG     L   2   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1910   WS    PHA CHC     W   2   6   1   2  0  0  0   1   1   1  .333  .429  .333   0  0   0   0   0 
 1911   WS    PHA NYG     W   3  11   0   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .091  .091  .091   0  0   0   0   0 
 1913   WS    PHA NYG     W   2   8   0   0  0  0  0   1   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1914   WS    PHA BSN     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        3-2  10  32   1   3  0  0  0   2   1   4  .094  .121  .094   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1913-AL-22-0.03
Car-1205-0.03 shares

Home Runs
1906 AL-3-8

ERA
1907 AL-2.05-6
1909 AL-1.66-3
1910 AL-1.58-5
1911 AL-2.16-5
1912 AL-2.74-9
1913 AL-2.21-7
1914 AL-2.26-7
Car-2.46-35

Wins
1909 AL-18-7
1910 AL-23-4
1911 AL-17-9
1913 AL-21-4
1914 AL-17-7
Car-212-86

Won-Loss %
1905 AL-.621-9
1906 AL-.600-10
1907 AL-.667-6
1909 AL-.692-3
1910 AL-.821-1
1911 AL-.773-1
1912 AL-.619-10
1913 AL-.677-8
1914 AL-.850-1
Car-.625-57

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1906 AL-1.074-9
1907 AL-.998-3
1909 AL-.964-5
1910 AL-.916-4
1911 AL-1.183-7
1912 AL-1.181-6
1913 AL-1.128-7
Car-1.113-26

Hits Allowed/9IP
1903 AL-7.97-8
1904 AL-7.38-7
1909 AL-7.06-9
1910 AL-6.55-6
1911 AL-8.24-9
Car-7.89-84

Bases on Balls/9IP
1907 AL-1.40-4
1909 AL-1.62-4
1910 AL-1.69-4
1912 AL-1.74-1
1913 AL-2.24-7
1915 FL-1.87-2

Strikeouts/9IP
1903 AL-4.23-10
1904 AL-6.58-2
1905 AL-5.58-3
1906 AL-6.00-2
1907 AL-4.60-4
1909 AL-5.80-3
1910 AL-5.58-6
1913 AL-5.13-7
1914 AL-5.38-5
1915 FL-4.49-8

Games
1913 AL-48-2

Saves
1906 AL-3-1
1907 AL-3-4
1908 AL-1-10
1909 AL-1-9
1911 AL-3-4
1912 AL-2-6
1913 AL-13-1
1916 NL-3-5
1917 NL-2-7

Strikeouts
1904 AL-149-10
1905 AL-142-10
1906 AL-159-5
1909 AL-161-4
1910 AL-155-5
1913 AL-135-9

Games Started
1909 AL-29-10

Comp. Games
1909 AL-24-7
1910 AL-25-6
Car-255-73

Shutouts
1905 AL-4-7
1909 AL-5-5
1911 AL-2-9
1914 AL-7-2
Car-40-44

Home Runs Allow.
1903 AL-6-8
1905 AL-5-8
1906 AL-5-4
1914 AL-4-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1905 AL-90-8

SO to Walk
1904 AL-2.53-9
1906 AL-3.31-2
1907 AL-3.29-2
1909 AL-3.58-1
1910 AL-3.30-3
1911 AL-1.97-7
1912 AL-2.73-3
1913 AL-2.29-4
1914 AL-1.95-8
1915 FL-2.41-2
Car-2.40-99

Losses
1915 FL-16-9

Earned Runs Allow.
1903 AL-92-6

Wild Pitches
1903 AL-6-9
1905 AL-12-4

Hit Batsmen
1903 AL-25-1
1910 AL-10-9
1916 NL-10-4
1917 NL-7-7
Car-102-58

Games Finished
1904 AL-8-3
1905 AL-12-3
1906 AL-9-4
1907 AL-8-8
1913 AL-21-2

Adjusted ERA+
1907 AL-126-6
1909 AL-145-5
1910 AL-149-8
1911 AL-147-6
1913 AL-125-9
1914 AL-115-10

Oldest Player
1925 AL-41-4

Youngest Player
1903 AL-19-1
1904 AL-20-3
1905 AL-21-10

Black Ink: Pitching - 17 (118) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Batting - 4 (1790) (Average HOFer ≈ 144) Pitching - 158 (82) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 51.0 (34) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 119.0 (70) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
January, 1902: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
December 5, 1914: Jumped from the Philadelphia Athletics to the Baltimore Terrapins.
February 10, 1916: Purchased by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Baltimore Terrapins.
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MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1913-AL-22-0.03 Car-1205-0.03 shares	Home Runs 1906 AL-3-8	ERA 1907 AL-2.05-6 1909 AL-1.66-3 1910 AL-1.58-5 1911 AL-2.16-5 1912 AL-2.74-9 1913 AL-2.21-7 1914 AL-2.26-7 Car-2.46-35	Wins 1909 AL-18-7 1910 AL-23-4 1911 AL-17-9 1913 AL-21-4 1914 AL-17-7 Car-212-86	Won-Loss % 1905 AL-.621-9 1906 AL-.600-10 1907 AL-.667-6 1909 AL-.692-3 1910 AL-.821-1 1911 AL-.773-1 1912 AL-.619-10 1913 AL-.677-8 1914 AL-.850-1 Car-.625-57	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1906 AL-1.074-9 1907 AL-.998-3 1909 AL-.964-5 1910 AL-.916-4 1911 AL-1.183-7 1912 AL-1.181-6 1913 AL-1.128-7 Car-1.113-26
Hits Allowed/9IP 1903 AL-7.97-8 1904 AL-7.38-7 1909 AL-7.06-9 1910 AL-6.55-6 1911 AL-8.24-9 Car-7.89-84	Bases on Balls/9IP 1907 AL-1.40-4 1909 AL-1.62-4 1910 AL-1.69-4 1912 AL-1.74-1 1913 AL-2.24-7 1915 FL-1.87-2	Strikeouts/9IP 1903 AL-4.23-10 1904 AL-6.58-2 1905 AL-5.58-3 1906 AL-6.00-2 1907 AL-4.60-4 1909 AL-5.80-3 1910 AL-5.58-6 1913 AL-5.13-7 1914 AL-5.38-5 1915 FL-4.49-8	Games 1913 AL-48-2	Saves 1906 AL-3-1 1907 AL-3-4 1908 AL-1-10 1909 AL-1-9 1911 AL-3-4 1912 AL-2-6 1913 AL-13-1 1916 NL-3-5 1917 NL-2-7	Strikeouts 1904 AL-149-10 1905 AL-142-10 1906 AL-159-5 1909 AL-161-4 1910 AL-155-5 1913 AL-135-9
Games Started 1909 AL-29-10	Comp. Games 1909 AL-24-7 1910 AL-25-6 Car-255-73	Shutouts 1905 AL-4-7 1909 AL-5-5 1911 AL-2-9 1914 AL-7-2 Car-40-44	Home Runs Allow. 1903 AL-6-8 1905 AL-5-8 1906 AL-5-4 1914 AL-4-8	Bases On Balls Allow. 1905 AL-90-8	SO to Walk 1904 AL-2.53-9 1906 AL-3.31-2 1907 AL-3.29-2 1909 AL-3.58-1 1910 AL-3.30-3 1911 AL-1.97-7 1912 AL-2.73-3 1913 AL-2.29-4 1914 AL-1.95-8 1915 FL-2.41-2 Car-2.40-99
Losses 1915 FL-16-9	Earned Runs Allow. 1903 AL-92-6	Wild Pitches 1903 AL-6-9 1905 AL-12-4	Hit Batsmen 1903 AL-25-1 1910 AL-10-9 1916 NL-10-4 1917 NL-7-7 Car-102-58	Games Finished 1904 AL-8-3 1905 AL-12-3 1906 AL-9-4 1907 AL-8-8 1913 AL-21-2	Adjusted ERA+ 1907 AL-126-6 1909 AL-145-5 1910 AL-149-8 1911 AL-147-6 1913 AL-125-9 1914 AL-115-10
Oldest Player 1925 AL-41-4	Youngest Player 1903 AL-19-1 1904 AL-20-3 1905 AL-21-10