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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.
   View Chief Bender Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Died: May 22, 1954 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: Hillside Cemetery, Roslyn, PA
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Hall of Fame

Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1903 19 PHA AL 17 14 .548 3.07 36 33 2 29 2 0 270.0 239 115 92 6 65 127 25 2 6 1099 100 1.126 8.0 0.2 2.2 4.2 1.95
1904 20 PHA AL 10 11 .476 2.87 29 20 8 18 4 0 203.2 167 90 65 1 59 149 4 0 5 806 93 1.110 7.4 0.0 2.6 6.6 2.53
1905 21 PHA AL 18 11 .621 2.83 35 23 12 18 4 0 229.0 193 103 72 5 90 142 11 0 12 939 94 1.236 7.6 0.2 3.5 5.6 1.58
1906 22 PHA AL 15 10 .600 2.53 36 27 9 24 0 3 238.1 208 98 67 5 48 159 8 0 3 931 108 1.074 7.9 0.2 1.8 6.0 3.31
1907 23 PHA AL 16 8 .667 2.05 33 24 8 20 4 3 219.1 185 67 50 1 34 112 3 0 5 838 127 0.998 7.6 0.0 1.4 4.6 3.29
1908 24 PHA AL 8 9 .471 1.75 18 17 1 14 2 1 138.2 121 48 27 1 21 85 3 2 2 537 145 1.024 7.9 0.1 1.4 5.5 4.05
1909 25 PHA AL 18 8 .692 1.66 34 29 5 24 5 1 250.0 196 68 46 1 45 161 5 1 5 968 147 0.964 7.1 0.0 1.6 5.8 3.58
1910 26 PHA AL 23 5 .821 1.58 30 28 2 25 3 0 250.0 182 63 44 1 47 155 10 0 7 936 150 0.916 6.6 0.0 1.7 5.6 3.30
1911 27 PHA AL 17 5 .773 2.16 31 24 6 16 2 3 216.1 198 66 52 2 58 114 4 0 4 848 145 1.183 8.2 0.1 2.4 4.7 1.97
1912 28 PHA AL 13 8 .619 2.74 27 19 6 12 1 2 171.0 169 63 52 1 33 90 1 5 10 645 114 1.181 8.9 0.1 1.7 4.7 2.73
1913 29 PHA AL 21 10 .677 2.21 48 21 21 14 2 13 236.2 208 78 58 2 59 135 3 0 6 942 125 1.128 7.9 0.1 2.2 5.1 2.29 MVP-22
1914 30 PHA AL 17 3 .850 2.26 28 23 4 14 7 2 179.0 159 49 45 4 55 107 1 0 3 718 115 1.196 8.0 0.2 2.8 5.4 1.95
1915 31 BAL FL 4 16 .200 3.99 26 23 3 15 0 1 178.1 198 103 79 5 37 89 7 0 3 708 81 1.318 10.0 0.3 1.9 4.5 2.41
1916 32 PHI NL 7 7 .500 3.74 27 13 12 4 0 3 122.2 137 71 51 3 34 43 10 0 5 539 71 1.394 10.1 0.2 2.5 3.2 1.26
1917 33 PHI NL 8 2 .800 1.67 20 10 9 8 4 2 113.0 84 24 21 1 26 43 7 0 3 436 169 0.973 6.7 0.1 2.1 3.4 1.65
1925 41 CHW AL 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 31 2.000 9.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
16 Yrs 212 127 .625 2.46 459 334 109 255 40 34 3017.0 2645 1108 823 40 712 1711 102 10 79 11895 112 1.113 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.40
162 Game Avg. 18 11 .625 2.46 39 29 9 22 3 3 259 227 95 71 3 61 147 9 1 7 1020 112 1.113 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.40
PHA (12 yrs) 193 102 .654 2.32 385 288 84 228 36 28 2602.0 2225 908 670 30 614 1536 78 10 68 10207 117 1.091 7.7 0.1 2.1 5.3 2.50
PHI (2 yrs) 15 9 .625 2.75 47 23 21 12 4 5 235.2 221 95 72 4 60 86 17 0 8 975 99 1.192 8.4 0.2 2.3 3.3 1.43
BAL (1 yr) 4 16 .200 3.99 26 23 3 15 0 1 178.1 198 103 79 5 37 89 7 0 3 708 81 1.318 10.0 0.3 1.9 4.5 2.41
CHW (1 yr) 0 0 18.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 31 2.000 9.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
AL (13 yrs) 193 102 .654 2.32 386 288 85 228 36 28 2603.0 2226 910 672 31 615 1536 78 10 68 10212 117 1.091 7.7 0.1 2.1 5.3 2.50
NL (2 yrs) 15 9 .625 2.75 47 23 21 12 4 5 235.2 221 95 72 4 60 86 17 0 8 975 99 1.192 8.4 0.2 2.3 3.3 1.43
FL (1 yr) 4 16 .200 3.99 26 23 3 15 0 1 178.1 198 103 79 5 37 89 7 0 3 708 81 1.318 10.0 0.3 1.9 4.5 2.41

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1903 19 PHA AL 270.0 36 33 115 3.83 4.06 -0.05 0.00 103.0 4.23 17 1.9 1.0 -0.3 4.0 36 .553 .512 $1,200
1904 20 PHA AL 203.2 29 20 90 3.98 3.53 -0.04 0.00 103.0 3.68 -4 -0.5 1.0 -0.2 1.1 10 .482 .497 $
1905 21 PHA AL 229.0 35 23 103 4.05 3.63 0.04 0.00 100.0 3.59 -10 -1.2 1.0 -0.2 0.7 8 .467 .493 $
1906 22 PHA AL 238.1 36 27 98 3.70 3.65 -0.05 0.00 101.0 3.74 2 0.2 1.0 -0.2 2.2 22 .507 .501 $
1907 23 PHA AL 219.1 33 24 67 2.75 3.63 0.04 0.00 102.0 3.66 22 2.9 1.0 -0.2 4.6 41 .586 .518 $
1908 24 PHA AL 138.2 18 17 48 3.12 3.50 -0.19 0.00 106.0 3.91 12 1.6 1.0 -0.1 2.7 23 .591 .510 $
1909 25 PHA AL 250.0 34 29 68 2.45 3.37 0.18 0.00 98.0 3.12 22 2.9 1.0 -0.3 4.8 39 .585 .518 $
1910 26 PHA AL 250.0 30 28 63 2.27 3.54 0.30 0.00 94.0 3.05 24 3.1 1.0 -0.2 5.1 44 .603 .519 $
1911 27 PHA AL 216.1 31 24 66 2.75 4.46 -0.02 0.00 94.0 4.21 35 3.9 1.0 -0.2 5.7 60 .624 .524 $
1912 28 PHA AL 171.0 27 19 63 3.32 4.35 0.26 0.00 93.0 3.80 10 1.1 1.0 -0.2 2.5 28 .541 .507 $
1913 29 PHA AL 236.2 48 21 78 2.97 3.75 0.18 0.00 94.0 3.35 12 1.4 1.0 -0.2 3.4 33 .529 .509 $ MVP-22
1914 30 PHA AL 179.0 28 23 49 2.46 3.50 0.09 0.00 95.0 3.24 17 2.2 1.0 -0.1 3.7 32 .579 .514 $4,000
1915 31 BAL FL 178.1 26 23 103 5.20 3.89 -0.35 0.00 106.0 4.49 -14 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.1 -8 .440 .490 $
1916 32 PHI NL 122.2 27 13 71 5.21 3.40 0.07 0.00 101.0 3.36 -25 -2.9 1.0 -0.1 -2.1 -17 .393 .482 $
1917 33 PHI NL 113.0 20 10 24 1.91 3.49 0.04 0.00 104.0 3.60 21 2.9 1.0 -0.1 3.6 29 .643 .518 $
1925 41 CHW AL 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 4.28 0.06 0.00 88.0 3.72 -2 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .368 .499 $
16 Seasons 3017.0 459 334 1108 3.31 3.73 0.04 0.00 99.3 3.66 139 17.8 1.0 -2.5 40.8 379 .539 .507 $5,200
PHA (12 yrs) 2602.0 385 288 908 3.14 3.75 0.07 0.00 98.5 3.62 159 19.5 1.0 -2.3 40.5 376 .551 .510 $5,200
PHI (2 yrs) 235.2 47 23 95 3.63 3.45 0.06 0.00 102.4 3.47 -4 -0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.5 12 .499 .500 $
BAL (1 yr) 178.1 26 23 103 5.20 3.89 -0.35 0.00 106.0 4.49 -14 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -1.1 -8 .440 .490 $
CHW (1 yr) 1.0 1 0 2 18.00 4.28 0.06 0.00 88.0 3.72 -2 -0.1 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .368 .499 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1905 21 PHA AL WS L NYG 1 1 .500 1.06 2 2 0 2 1 0 17.0 9 2 2 0 6 0 13 0 0 0 64 0.882 4.8 0.0 3.2 6.9 2.17
1910 26 PHA AL WS W CHC 1 1 .500 1.93 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.2 13 5 4 0 4 0 14 0 0 0 67 0.911 6.3 0.0 1.9 6.8 3.50
1911 27 PHA AL WS W NYG 2 1 .667 1.04 3 3 0 3 0 0 26.0 16 6 3 0 8 0 20 1 0 1 104 0.923 5.5 0.0 2.8 6.9 2.50
1913 29 PHA AL WS W NYG 2 0 1.000 4.00 2 2 0 2 0 0 18.0 19 9 8 1 1 0 9 1 0 0 73 1.111 9.5 0.5 0.5 4.5 9.00
1914 30 PHA AL WS L BSN 0 1 .000 10.13 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.1 8 6 6 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 23 1.875 13.5 0.0 3.4 5.1 1.50
5 Yrs (5 Series) 6 4 .600 2.44 10 10 0 9 1 0 85.0 65 28 23 1 21 0 59 2 0 1 331 1.012 6.9 0.1 2.2 6.2 2.81
5 WS 6 4 .600 2.44 10 10 0 9 1 0 85.0 65 28 23 1 21 0 59 2 0 1 331 1.012 6.9 0.1 2.2 6.2 2.81

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1925 41 CHW AL 5 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40%
1 Yr 5 20.0% 0.0% 20.0% 40%
MLB Averages 0.9% 7.4% 7.5% 2.8% 11% 81%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1903 19 17 14 .548 3.07 36 33 2 29 2 0 270.0 239 115 92 6 65 127 25 2 6 1099 100 1.126 8.0 0.2 2.2 4.2 1.95 100
1904 20 27 25 .519 2.98 65 53 10 47 6 0 473.2 406 205 157 7 124 276 29 2 11 1905 97 1.119 7.7 0.1 2.4 5.2 2.23 97
1905 21 45 36 .556 2.93 100 76 22 65 10 0 702.2 599 308 229 12 214 418 40 2 23 2844 96 1.157 7.7 0.2 2.7 5.4 1.95 96
1906 22 60 46 .566 2.83 136 103 31 89 10 3 941.0 807 406 296 17 262 577 48 2 26 3775 99 1.136 7.7 0.2 2.5 5.5 2.20 99
1907 23 76 54 .585 2.68 169 127 39 109 14 6 1160.1 992 473 346 18 296 689 51 2 31 4613 103 1.110 7.7 0.1 2.3 5.3 2.33 103
1908 24 84 63 .571 2.58 187 144 40 123 16 7 1299.0 1113 521 373 19 317 774 54 4 33 5150 106 1.101 7.7 0.1 2.2 5.4 2.44 106
1909 25 102 71 .590 2.43 221 173 45 147 21 8 1549.0 1309 589 419 20 362 935 59 5 38 6118 110 1.079 7.6 0.1 2.1 5.4 2.58 110
1910 26 125 76 .622 2.32 251 201 47 172 24 8 1799.0 1491 652 463 21 409 1090 69 5 45 7054 114 1.056 7.5 0.1 2.0 5.5 2.67 114
1911 27 142 81 .637 2.30 282 225 53 188 26 11 2015.1 1689 718 515 23 467 1204 73 5 49 7902 117 1.070 7.5 0.1 2.1 5.4 2.58 117
1912 28 155 89 .635 2.33 309 244 59 200 27 13 2186.1 1858 781 567 24 500 1294 74 10 59 8547 117 1.079 7.6 0.1 2.1 5.3 2.59 117
1913 29 176 99 .640 2.32 357 265 80 214 29 26 2423.0 2066 859 625 26 559 1429 77 10 65 9489 118 1.083 7.7 0.1 2.1 5.3 2.56 118
1914 30 193 102 .654 2.32 385 288 84 228 36 28 2602.0 2225 908 670 30 614 1536 78 10 68 10207 117 1.091 7.7 0.1 2.1 5.3 2.50 117
1915 31 197 118 .625 2.42 411 311 87 243 36 29 2780.1 2423 1011 749 35 651 1625 85 10 71 10915 114 1.106 7.8 0.1 2.1 5.3 2.50 114
1916 32 204 125 .620 2.48 438 324 99 247 36 32 2903.0 2560 1082 800 38 685 1668 95 10 76 11454 111 1.118 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.2 2.44 111
1917 33 212 127 .625 2.45 458 334 108 255 40 34 3016.0 2644 1106 821 39 711 1711 102 10 79 11890 112 1.112 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.41 112
1918 34 212 127 .625 2.45 458 334 108 255 40 34 3016.0 2644 1106 821 39 711 1711 102 10 79 11890 112 1.112 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.41 112
1919 35 212 127 .625 2.45 458 334 108 255 40 34 3016.0 2644 1106 821 39 711 1711 102 10 79 11890 112 1.112 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.41 112
1920 36 212 127 .625 2.45 458 334 108 255 40 34 3016.0 2644 1106 821 39 711 1711 102 10 79 11890 112 1.112 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.41 112
1921 37 212 127 .625 2.45 458 334 108 255 40 34 3016.0 2644 1106 821 39 711 1711 102 10 79 11890 112 1.112 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.41 112
1922 38 212 127 .625 2.45 458 334 108 255 40 34 3016.0 2644 1106 821 39 711 1711 102 10 79 11890 112 1.112 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.41 112
1923 39 212 127 .625 2.45 458 334 108 255 40 34 3016.0 2644 1106 821 39 711 1711 102 10 79 11890 112 1.112 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.41 112
1924 40 212 127 .625 2.45 458 334 108 255 40 34 3016.0 2644 1106 821 39 711 1711 102 10 79 11890 112 1.112 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.41 112
1925 41 212 127 .625 2.46 459 334 109 255 40 34 3017.0 2645 1108 823 40 712 1711 102 10 79 11895 112 1.113 7.9 0.1 2.1 5.1 2.40 112

Neutralized Pitching

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 W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1903 19 19 13 .594 3.41 296.0 285 124 112 7 78 139 30 1.226 8.7 2.4 4.2 1.78 0.2 36
1904 20 11 10 .524 3.84 190.0 189 90 81 1 67 139 5 1.347 9.0 3.2 6.6 2.07 0.0 29
1905 21 13 11 .542 3.79 216.0 222 101 91 6 104 134 13 1.509 9.3 4.3 5.6 1.29 0.3 35
1906 22 15 10 .600 3.37 227.0 241 94 85 6 56 151 9 1.308 9.6 2.2 6.0 2.70 0.2 36
1907 23 16 7 .696 2.71 209.0 212 70 63 1 39 107 3 1.201 9.1 1.7 4.6 2.74 0.0 33
1908 24 10 4 .714 2.34 131.0 138 38 34 1 24 80 3 1.237 9.5 1.6 5.5 3.33 0.1 18
1909 25 19 7 .731 2.37 239.0 235 70 63 1 54 154 6 1.209 8.8 2.0 5.8 2.85 0.0 34
1910 26 19 6 .760 2.32 229.0 213 66 59 1 55 142 12 1.170 8.4 2.2 5.6 2.58 0.0 30
1911 27 16 6 .727 2.46 205.0 210 62 56 2 62 108 4 1.327 9.2 2.7 4.7 1.74 0.1 31
1912 28 9 7 .563 3.43 152.0 182 64 58 1 36 80 1 1.434 10.8 2.1 4.7 2.22 0.1 27
1913 29 16 9 .640 2.89 227.0 239 81 73 2 68 129 3 1.352 9.5 2.7 5.1 1.90 0.1 48
1914 30 11 7 .611 3.28 162.0 184 66 59 5 64 97 1 1.531 10.2 3.6 5.4 1.52 0.3 28
1915 31 6 11 .353 5.09 159.0 216 100 90 5 40 79 8 1.610 12.2 2.3 4.5 1.98 0.3 26
1916 32 4 8 .333 5.28 116.0 161 76 68 4 40 41 12 1.733 12.5 3.1 3.2 1.03 0.3 27
1917 33 8 3 .727 2.21 106.0 96 29 26 1 30 40 8 1.189 8.2 2.5 3.4 1.33 0.1 20
1925 41 0 0 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 9.0 1
16 Yrs 192 119 .617 3.20 2865.0 3024 1132 1019 45 818 1620 118 1.341 9.5 5.1 1.98 0.1 459

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)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1907 AL  4.6 (7th)
1909 AL  4.8 (6th)
1910 AL  5.1 (5th)
1911 AL  5.7 (6th)
1914 AL  3.7 (9th)
1917 NL  3.6 (8th)
Career  40.8 (131st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1907 AL  2.05 (6th)
1909 AL  1.66 (3rd)
1910 AL  1.58 (5th)
1911 AL  2.16 (5th)
1912 AL  2.74 (9th)
1913 AL  2.21 (7th)
1914 AL  2.26 (8th)
Career  2.46 (37th)

Wins s c a p y
1909 AL  18 (7th)
1910 AL  23 (4th)
1911 AL  17 (9th)
1913 AL  21 (4th)
1914 AL  17 (7th)
Career  212 (89th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1905 AL  .621 (9th)
1906 AL  .600 (9th)
1907 AL  .667 (6th)
1909 AL  .692 (3rd)
1910 AL  .821 (1st)
1911 AL  .773 (1st)
1912 AL  .619 (10th)
1913 AL  .677 (8th)
1914 AL  .850 (1st)
Career  .625 (62nd)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1906 AL  1.074 (9th)
1907 AL  0.998 (3rd)
1909 AL  0.964 (5th)
1910 AL  0.916 (4th)
1911 AL  1.183 (7th)
1912 AL  1.181 (6th)
1913 AL  1.128 (7th)
Career  1.113 (27th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1903 AL  7.967 (8th)
1904 AL  7.380 (7th)
1909 AL  7.056 (9th)
1910 AL  6.552 (6th)
1911 AL  8.237 (9th)
Career  7.890 (89th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1907 AL  1.395 (4th)
1909 AL  1.620 (4th)
1910 AL  1.692 (4th)
1912 AL  1.737 (1st)
1913 AL  2.244 (7th)
1915 FL  1.867 (2nd)
Career  2.124 (128th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1903 AL  4.233 (10th)
1904 AL  6.584 (2nd)
1905 AL  5.581 (3rd)
1906 AL  6.004 (2nd)
1907 AL  4.596 (4th)
1909 AL  5.796 (3rd)
1910 AL  5.580 (6th)
1913 AL  5.134 (7th)
1914 AL  5.380 (5th)
1915 FL  4.492 (8th)

Games Played s c a p y
1913 AL  48 (2nd)

Saves s c a p y
1906 AL  3 (1st)
1907 AL  3 (4th)
1908 AL  1 (10th)
1909 AL  1 (9th)
1911 AL  3 (4th)
1912 AL  2 (6th)
1913 AL  13 (1st)
1916 NL  3 (5th)
1917 NL  2 (7th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
Career  3,017.0 (130th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1904 AL  149 (10th)
1905 AL  142 (10th)
1906 AL  159 (5th)
1909 AL  161 (4th)
1910 AL  155 (5th)
1913 AL  135 (9th)
Career  1,711 (113th)

Games Started s c a p y
1909 AL  29 (10th)
Career  334 (215th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1909 AL  24 (7th)
1910 AL  25 (6th)
Career  255 (73rd)

Shutouts s c a p y
1905 AL  4 (7th)
1909 AL  5 (5th)
1911 AL  2 (9th)
1914 AL  7 (2nd)
Career  40 (44th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1903 AL  6 (8th)
1905 AL  5 (8th)
1906 AL  5 (4th)
1914 AL  4 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1905 AL  90 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
Career  2,645 (196th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1904 AL  2.525 (9th)
1906 AL  3.313 (2nd)
1907 AL  3.294 (2nd)
1909 AL  3.578 (1st)
1910 AL  3.298 (3rd)
1911 AL  1.966 (7th)
1912 AL  2.727 (3rd)
1913 AL  2.288 (4th)
1914 AL  1.946 (8th)
1915 FL  2.405 (2nd)
Career  2.403 (117th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1904 AL  0.044 (6th)
1907 AL  0.041 (9th)
1909 AL  0.036 (9th)
1910 AL  0.036 (5th)
1911 AL  0.083 (10th)
1912 AL  0.053 (10th)
Career  0.119 (55th)

Losses s c a p y
1915 FL  16 (9th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1903 AL  92 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1903 AL  6 (9th)
1905 AL  12 (4th)
1912 AL  10 (5th)
Career  79 (189th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1903 AL  25 (1st)
1905 AL  11 (10th)
1910 AL  10 (9th)
1916 NL  10 (4th)
1917 NL  7 (7th)
Career  102 (76th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
Career  11,895 (161st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1904 AL  8 (3rd)
1905 AL  12 (3rd)
1906 AL  9 (4th)
1907 AL  8 (8th)
1913 AL  21 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1907 AL  127 (6th)
1909 AL  145 (5th)
1910 AL  150 (8th)
1911 AL  147 (6th)
1913 AL  125 (9th)
1914 AL  115 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1907 AL  15 (8th)
1909 AL  20 (5th)
1910 AL  24 (5th)
1911 AL  28 (7th)
1913 AL  16 (9th)
1914 AL  12 (9th)
1917 NL  15 (8th)
Career  115 (196th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1907 AL  1.7 (8th)
1909 AL  2.4 (5th)
1910 AL  2.8 (5th)
1911 AL  2.9 (7th)
1913 AL  1.7 (9th)
1914 AL  1.3 (9th)
1917 NL  1.8 (8th)
Career  13.2 (170th)

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 (·)

Black InkPitching - 17 (127), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 158 (85), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 119 (73), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 51 (34), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Carl Mays (927)
  2. Eddie Cicotte (925)
  3. Jack Chesbro (922) *
  4. Ed Walsh (916) *
  5. Mordecai Brown (909) *
  6. Stan Coveleski (903) *
  7. Lon Warneke (892)
  8. Sam Leever (881)
  9. Joe McGinnity (880) *
  10. Urban Shocker (877)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Larry Dierker (974)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Bert Blyleven (989) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Bert Blyleven (971) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Noodles Hahn (972)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Charlie Ferguson (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Frank Tanana (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Charlie Buffinton (954)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Charlie Buffinton (935)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Robin Roberts (928) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Tim Keefe (932) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Robin Roberts (904) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Pete Alexander (937) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Ed Walsh (916) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Greg Maddux (929)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Greg Maddux (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Dazzy Vance (873) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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