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Chief Bender

Charles Albert Bender

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: May 5, 1884 in Crow Wing County, MN
High School: Carlisle Indian School (Carlisle, PA)
School: Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA)
Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1902. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)(All Transactions)
Debut: April 20, 1903
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Phillies/Terrapins/WhiteSox 1903-1925

Final Game: July 21, 1925
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Player in 1953.
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Died: May 22, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, PA
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Hall of Fame

Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1903 19 PHA AL 43 129 120 10 22 4 1 0 8 3 3 14 .183 .216 .233 .449 33 28 2 4 1/3O
1904 20 PHA AL 31 87 79 8 18 3 2 0 5 3 5 12 .228 .282 .316 .599 85 25 1 2 1
1905 21 PHA AL 38 97 92 11 20 3 2 0 14 3 3 19 .217 .242 .293 .536 68 27 0 2 1
1906 22 PHA AL 44 113 99 9 25 4 0 3 13 2 9 13 .253 .333 .384 .717 121 38 3 2 1/O
1907 23 PHA AL 45 109 100 10 23 6 1 0 8 2 5 6 .230 .267 .310 .577 82 31 0 4 1/34
1908 24 PHA AL 20 61 50 5 11 1 0 0 2 1 10 13 .220 .350 .240 .590 88 12 0 1 1/3
1909 25 PHA AL 40 103 93 6 20 5 0 0 9 1 5 10 .215 .255 .269 .524 64 25 0 5 1
1910 26 PHA AL 36 106 93 6 25 3 2 0 16 0 6 8 .269 .333 .344 .677 113 32 3 4 1
1911 27 PHA AL 32 87 79 9 13 0 0 0 8 2 2 14 .165 .195 .165 .360 1 13 1 5 1
1912 28 PHA AL 27 69 60 5 9 1 1 0 4 2 2 6 3 .150 .227 .200 .427 24 12 0 3 1
1913 29 PHA AL 48 89 78 7 12 3 1 0 10 1 6 17 .154 .214 .218 .432 28 17 0 5 1 MVP-22
1914 30 PHA AL 28 70 62 4 9 1 0 1 8 0 0 4 13 .145 .197 .210 .407 24 13 0 4 1
1915 31 BAL FL 26 66 60 7 16 2 0 1 2 0 6 6 .267 .333 .350 .683 98 21 0 0 1
1916 32 PHI NL 28 47 43 2 12 4 0 0 5 0 0 3 9 .279 .326 .372 .698 111 16 0 1 1/5
1917 33 PHI NL 20 41 39 3 8 0 0 1 4 0 2 3 .205 .244 .282 .526 58 11 0 0 1
1925 41 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
16 Yrs 507 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
162 Game Avg. 162 407 366 33 78 13 3 2 37 6 24 51 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 103 3 13
PHA (12 yrs) 432 1120 1005 90 207 34 10 4 105 20 2 64 142 .206 .260 .272 .532 62 273 10 41
PHI (2 yrs) 48 88 82 5 20 4 0 1 9 0 0 5 12 .244 .287 .329 .617 86 27 0 1
BAL (1 yr) 26 66 60 7 16 2 0 1 2 0 6 6 .267 .333 .350 .683 98 21 0 0
CHW (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (13 yrs) 433 1120 1005 90 207 34 10 4 105 20 2 64 142 .206 .260 .272 .532 62 273 10 41
NL (2 yrs) 48 88 82 5 20 4 0 1 9 0 0 5 12 .244 .287 .329 .617 86 27 0 1
FL (1 yr) 26 66 60 7 16 2 0 1 2 0 6 6 .267 .333 .350 .683 98 21 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1903 19 PHA AL 43 129 -10 0 0 0 10 0 0.0 4 5 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 -0.1 5 $1,200 1/3O
1904 20 PHA AL 31 87 -1 0 0 0 6 4 0.5 3 7 0.5 .516 .503 0.5 -0.0 7 $ 1
1905 21 PHA AL 38 97 -4 0 0 0 7 4 0.4 3 7 0.4 .511 .503 0.4 -0.0 7 $ 1
1906 22 PHA AL 44 113 3 -0 0 0 7 10 1.2 4 14 1.2 .526 .507 1.1 0.0 14 $ 1/O
1907 23 PHA AL 45 109 -2 -0 0 -1 7 4 0.5 4 8 0.5 .511 .503 0.6 -0.1 9 $ 1/34
1908 24 PHA AL 20 61 -0 -0 0 1 4 4 0.6 2 6 0.6 .527 .503 0.4 0.1 5 $ 1/3
1909 25 PHA AL 40 103 -4 -0 0 0 8 4 0.5 4 8 0.5 .513 .503 0.5 -0.0 8 $ 1
1910 26 PHA AL 36 106 2 0 0 0 7 9 1.0 4 13 1.0 .530 .507 1.0 -0.0 13 $ 1
1911 27 PHA AL 32 87 -11 -0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 3 -0 -0.3 .490 .498 -0.3 0.0 -0 $ 1
1912 28 PHA AL 27 69 -5 -0 0 0 6 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $ 1
1913 29 PHA AL 48 89 -7 -0 0 0 8 0 0.0 3 3 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.0 3 $ 1 MVP-22
1914 30 PHA AL 28 70 -6 0 0 0 6 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 -0.0 3 $4,000 1
1915 31 BAL FL 26 66 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6 1 6 0.6 .522 .504 0.6 0.0 6 $ 1
1916 32 PHI NL 28 47 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.5 1 5 0.5 .518 .503 0.5 0.0 5 $ 1/5
1917 33 PHI NL 20 41 -2 0 0 0 3 1 0.2 1 2 0.2 .508 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ 1
1925 41 CHW AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
16 Seasons 507 1274 -47 -0 0 0 95 48 5.6 41 89 5.8 .511 .502 5.6 -0.1 89 $5,200
PHA (12 yrs) 432 1120 -46 -1 0 0 84 37 4.4 38 75 4.5 .510 .502 4.3 -0.1 75 $5,200
PHI (2 yrs) 48 88 -1 0 0 0 6 5 0.7 2 8 0.7 .514 .502 0.7 0.0 8 $
BAL (1 yr) 26 66 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.6 1 6 0.6 .522 .504 0.6 0.0 6 $
CHW (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1903 19 PHA AL 129 102 6 1.6 85 .208 .183 .268 .216 .317 .233 .362 .449 .679 33 .179 -10.1 -1.1 .367 .100 .050 .0
1904 20 PHA AL 87 63 7 3.0 77 .269 .228 .257 .282 .309 .316 .337 .599 .647 85 .467 -1.4 -0.2 .557 .190 .089 .0
1905 21 PHA AL 97 74 7 2.5 74 .274 .217 .250 .242 .310 .293 .326 .536 .636 68 .404 -3.8 -0.5 .458 .141 .076 .0
1906 22 PHA AL 113 76 12 4.2 77 .265 .253 .259 .333 .315 .384 .332 .717 .647 121 .619 2.7 0.3 .703 .242 .131 2.4
1907 23 PHA AL 109 81 8 2.6 73 .245 .230 .256 .267 .312 .310 .320 .577 .632 82 .424 -2.2 -0.3 .494 .150 .080 .0
1908 24 PHA AL 61 40 4 2.7 73 .297 .220 .252 .350 .310 .240 .321 .590 .631 88 .459 0.0 0.0 .590 .240 .020 .0
1909 25 PHA AL 103 78 6 2.0 75 .241 .215 .255 .255 .316 .269 .323 .524 .639 64 .324 -3.9 -0.5 .425 .118 .054 .0
1910 26 PHA AL 106 72 10 3.7 74 .294 .269 .249 .333 .315 .344 .321 .677 .636 113 .571 1.4 0.2 .603 .140 .075
1911 27 PHA AL 87 71 2 0.8 95 .200 .165 .279 .195 .345 .165 .367 .360 .711 1 .042 -10.6 -1.1 .273 .051 .000 .0
1912 28 PHA AL 69 56 3 1.4 88 .158 .150 .268 .227 .336 .200 .352 .427 .688 24 .141 -5.9 -0.6 .340 .150 .050 .0
1913 29 PHA AL 89 71 4 1.5 86 .197 .154 .262 .214 .334 .218 .344 .432 .678 28 .167 -7.3 -0.8 .364 .154 .064 .0
1914 30 PHA AL 70 57 3 1.4 79 .167 .145 .252 .197 .324 .210 .330 .407 .654 24 .177 -5.9 -0.7 .321 .129 .065 .0
1915 31 BAL FL 66 44 7 4.3 89 .283 .267 .266 .333 .334 .350 .358 .683 .692 98 .574 0.2 0.0 .614 .183 .083 .0
1916 32 PHI NL 47 32 5 4.2 80 .353 .279 .258 .326 .316 .372 .344 .698 .660 111 .599 0.7 0.1 .613 .163 .093
1917 33 PHI NL 41 31 3 2.6 81 .200 .205 .261 .244 .319 .282 .345 .526 .663 58 .389 -2.1 -0.2 .419 .128 .077 .0
16 Yrs 1274 948 87 2.4 80 .242 .212 .259 .266 .320 .280 .338 .546 .658 66 .358 -48.1 -5.4 .468 .149 .068 9.2
162 Game Avg. 407 303 28 2.4 80 .242 .212 .259 .266 .320 .280 .338 .546 .658 66 .358 -48.1 -5.4 .468 .149 .068 3
PHA (12 yrs) 1120 841 72 2.3 80 .236 .206 .259 .260 .319 .272 .337 .532 .656 62 .332 -46.9 -5.3 .456 .147 .066 6.7
PHI (2 yrs) 88 63 8 3.4 81 .275 .244 .259 .287 .318 .329 .344 .617 .662 86 .508 -1.4 -0.2 .516 .146 .085 .0
BAL (1 yr) 66 44 7 4.3 89 .283 .267 .266 .333 .334 .350 .358 .683 .692 98 .574 0.2 0.0 .614 .183 .083 .0
AL (13 yrs) 1120 841 72 2.3 80 .236 .206 .259 .260 .319 .272 .337 .532 .656 62 .332 -46.9 -5.3 .456 .147 .066 6.7
NL (2 yrs) 88 63 8 3.4 81 .275 .244 .259 .287 .318 .329 .344 .617 .662 86 .508 -1.4 -0.2 .516 .146 .085 .0
FL (1 yr) 66 44 7 4.3 89 .283 .267 .266 .333 .334 .350 .358 .683 .692 98 .574 0.2 0.0 .614 .183 .083 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1905 21 PHA AL WS NYG L 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1910 26 PHA AL WS CHC W 2 7 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0 0
1911 27 PHA AL WS NYG W 3 11 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .091 .091 .182 1 0 0 0 0 0
1913 29 PHA AL WS NYG W 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1914 30 PHA AL WS BSN L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs (5 Series) 10 34 32 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .094 .121 .094 .215 3 0 0 1 0 0
5 WS 10 34 32 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 .094 .121 .094 .215 3 0 0 1 0 0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1903 19 43 129 120 10 22 4 1 0 8 3 3 14 .183 .216 .233 .449 33 28 2 4
1904 20 74 216 199 18 40 7 3 0 13 6 8 26 .201 .243 .266 .509 53 53 3 6
1905 21 112 313 291 29 60 10 5 0 27 9 11 45 .206 .243 .275 .518 57 80 3 8
1906 22 156 426 390 38 85 14 5 3 40 11 20 58 .218 .267 .303 .569 74 118 6 10
1907 23 201 535 490 48 108 20 6 3 48 13 25 64 .220 .267 .304 .571 76 149 6 14
1908 24 221 596 540 53 119 21 6 3 50 14 35 77 .220 .275 .298 .574 77 161 6 15
1909 25 261 699 633 59 139 26 6 3 59 15 40 87 .220 .272 .294 .566 75 186 6 20
1910 26 297 805 726 65 164 29 8 3 75 15 46 95 .226 .280 .300 .581 80 218 9 24
1911 27 329 892 805 74 177 29 8 3 83 17 48 109 .220 .272 .287 .559 72 231 10 29
1912 28 356 961 865 79 186 30 9 3 87 19 2 54 112 .215 .269 .281 .550 68 243 10 32
1913 29 404 1050 943 86 198 33 10 3 97 20 2 60 129 .210 .265 .276 .540 65 260 10 37
1914 30 432 1120 1005 90 207 34 10 4 105 20 2 64 142 .206 .260 .272 .532 62 273 10 41
1915 31 458 1186 1065 97 223 36 10 5 107 20 2 70 148 .209 .265 .276 .541 64 294 10 41
1916 32 486 1233 1108 99 235 40 10 5 112 20 2 73 157 .212 .267 .280 .547 66 310 10 42
1917 33 506 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
1918 34 506 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
1919 35 506 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
1920 36 506 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
1921 37 506 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
1922 38 506 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
1923 39 506 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
1924 40 506 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42
1925 41 507 1274 1147 102 243 40 10 6 116 20 2 75 160 .212 .266 .280 .546 66 321 10 42

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1903 19 50 151 140 12 26 5 1 0 10 4 4 16 .186 .219 .236 .455 7 43
1904 20 32 92 83 10 20 3 2 0 6 3 6 12 .241 .300 .325 .625 8 31
1905 21 40 106 100 14 24 4 2 0 18 4 4 20 .240 .269 .320 .589 8 38
1906 22 47 122 107 11 29 5 0 3 16 2 10 14 .271 .350 .402 .752 15 44
1907 23 47 118 108 13 27 7 1 0 10 2 6 6 .250 .289 .333 .623 11 45
1908 24 21 67 54 6 13 1 0 0 2 1 12 14 .241 .379 .259 .638 5 20
1909 25 42 111 100 8 24 6 0 0 12 1 6 10 .240 .283 .300 .583 8 40
1910 26 37 113 99 7 29 3 2 0 20 0 7 8 .293 .358 .364 .721 12 36
1911 27 34 89 81 8 12 0 0 0 7 2 2 15 .148 .179 .148 .327 2 32
1912 28 28 73 63 6 10 1 1 0 5 2 7 3 .159 .243 .206 .449 3 27
1913 29 50 93 82 8 13 3 1 0 12 1 6 18 .159 .216 .220 .435 4 48
1914 30 29 72 64 5 10 1 0 1 10 0 4 13 .156 .206 .219 .425 3 28
1915 31 27 71 64 8 18 2 0 1 2 0 7 6 .281 .352 .359 .711 8 26
1916 32 29 51 46 2 14 5 0 0 6 0 4 9 .304 .360 .413 .773 6 28
1917 33 21 43 41 3 9 0 0 1 5 0 2 3 .220 .256 .293 .548 3 20
15 Yrs 534 1372 1232 121 278 46 10 6 141 22 87 167 .226 .282 .294 .576 103 506
162 Game Avg. 162 416 374 37 84 14 3 2 43 7 26 51 .226 .282 .294 .576 31 506

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1936 BBWAA ( 0.9%)
1937 BBWAA ( 8.5%)
1938 BBWAA (12.6%)
1939 BBWAA (14.6%)
1942 BBWAA (23.6%)
1945 BBWAA (16.2%)
1946 Final Ballot (13.3%)
1946 Nominating Vote (19.3%)
1947 BBWAA (44.7%)
1948 BBWAA ( 4.1%)
1949 BBWAA ( 1.3%)
1950 BBWAA ( 3.6%)
1951 BBWAA (15.5%)
1952 BBWAA (29.9%)
1953 BBWAA (39.4%)
1953 Veterans (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1953
by Veteran's Committee

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1913 AL (22, 3%)
0.03 Career Shares (1251st)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1909 AL  5.3 (10th)
1910 AL  6.1 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1906 AL  3 (8th)

Oldest s c a p y
1925 AL  born 1884-05-05 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1903 AL  born 1884-05-05 (1st)
1904 AL  born 1884-05-05 (3rd)
1905 AL  born 1884-05-05 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1866), Average HOFer ≈ 144

Similarity Scores

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  7. Camilo Pascual (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Willis Hudlin (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Bert Cunningham (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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