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Bruce Chen

Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: June 19, 1977 in Panama City, Panama
High School: Panama City (Panama, PA)
Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1998
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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
1998 21 ATL NL 2 0 1.000 3.98 4 4 0 0 0 0 20.1 23 9 9 3 9 1 17 1 0 0 91 104 1.574 10.2 1.3 4.0 7.5 1.89
1999 22 ATL NL 2 2 .500 5.47 16 7 3 0 0 0 51.0 38 32 31 11 27 3 45 2 0 0 214 82 1.275 6.7 1.9 4.8 7.9 1.67
2000 23 TOT NL 7 4 .636 3.29 37 15 4 0 0 0 134.0 116 54 49 18 46 4 112 2 1 4 559 141 1.209 7.8 1.2 3.1 7.5 2.43
2000 23 ATL NL 4 0 1.000 2.50 22 0 4 0 0 0 39.2 35 15 11 4 19 2 32 1 1 0 176 184 1.361 7.9 0.9 4.3 7.3 1.68
2000 23 PHI NL 3 4 .429 3.63 15 15 0 0 0 0 94.1 81 39 38 14 27 2 80 1 0 4 383 129 1.145 7.7 1.3 2.6 7.6 2.96
2001 24 TOT NL 7 7 .500 4.87 27 27 0 0 0 0 146.0 146 90 79 29 59 4 126 1 0 5 634 87 1.404 9.0 1.8 3.6 7.8 2.14
2001 24 PHI NL 4 5 .444 5.00 16 16 0 0 0 0 86.1 90 53 48 19 31 4 79 1 0 2 381 85 1.402 9.4 2.0 3.2 8.2 2.55
2001 24 NYM NL 3 2 .600 4.68 11 11 0 0 0 0 59.2 56 37 31 10 28 0 47 0 0 3 253 90 1.408 8.4 1.5 4.2 7.1 1.68
2002 25 TOT NL 2 5 .286 5.56 55 6 9 0 0 0 77.2 85 53 48 16 43 5 80 2 0 4 360 77 1.648 9.8 1.9 5.0 9.3 1.86
2002 25 NYM NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1.500 13.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002 25 MON NL 2 3 .400 6.99 15 5 4 0 0 0 37.1 47 29 29 9 23 3 43 1 0 3 179 61 1.875 11.3 2.2 5.5 10.4 1.87
2002 25 CIN NL 0 2 .000 4.31 39 1 5 0 0 0 39.2 37 24 19 7 20 2 37 1 0 1 178 100 1.437 8.4 1.6 4.5 8.4 1.85
2003 26 TOT MLB 0 1 .000 5.55 16 2 4 0 0 0 24.1 26 16 15 6 10 1 20 2 0 0 110 81 1.479 9.6 2.2 3.7 7.4 2.00
2003 26 HOU NL 0 0 6.00 11 0 2 0 0 0 12.0 14 8 8 2 8 1 8 2 0 0 60 73 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 6.0 1.00
2003 26 BOS AL 0 1 .000 5.11 5 2 2 0 0 0 12.1 12 8 7 4 2 0 12 0 0 0 50 91 1.135 8.8 2.9 1.5 8.8 6.00
2004 27 BAL AL 2 1 .667 3.02 8 7 0 1 0 0 47.2 39 19 16 7 16 0 32 0 0 0 196 152 1.154 7.4 1.3 3.0 6.0 2.00
2005 28 BAL AL 13 10 .565 3.83 34 32 0 1 0 0 197.1 187 94 84 33 63 0 133 9 1 2 832 113 1.267 8.5 1.5 2.9 6.1 2.11
2006 29 BAL AL 0 7 .000 6.93 40 12 16 0 0 0 98.2 137 81 76 28 35 3 70 0 0 1 453 66 1.743 12.5 2.6 3.2 6.4 2.00
2007 30 TEX AL 0 0 7.20 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.0 11 11 8 3 6 1 7 0 0 0 46 63 1.700 9.9 2.7 5.4 6.3 1.17
2009 32 KCR AL 1 6 .143 5.78 17 9 4 0 0 0 62.1 74 42 40 12 25 3 45 4 0 4 279 77 1.588 10.7 1.7 3.6 6.5 1.80
11 Seasons 36 43 .456 4.71 259 121 43 2 0 0 869.1 882 501 455 166 339 25 687 23 2 20 3774 94 1.405 9.1 1.7 3.5 7.1 2.03
162 Game Avg. 6 8 .456 4.71 46 22 8 0 0 0 156 158 90 81 30 61 4 123 4 0 4 675 94 1.405 9.1 1.7 3.5 7.1 2.03
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
ATL (3 yrs) 8 2 .800 4.14 42 11 7 0 0 0 111.0 96 56 51 18 55 6 94 4 1 0 481 108 1.360 7.8 1.5 4.5 7.6 1.71
BAL (3 yrs) 15 18 .455 4.61 82 51 16 2 0 0 343.2 363 194 176 68 114 3 235 9 1 3 1481 96 1.388 9.5 1.8 3.0 6.2 2.06
NYM (2 yrs) 3 2 .600 4.62 12 11 0 0 0 0 60.1 57 37 31 10 28 0 47 0 0 3 256 91 1.409 8.5 1.5 4.2 7.0 1.68
PHI (2 yrs) 7 9 .438 4.28 31 31 0 0 0 0 180.2 171 92 86 33 58 6 159 2 0 6 764 105 1.268 8.5 1.6 2.9 7.9 2.74
KCR (1 yr) 1 6 .143 5.78 17 9 4 0 0 0 62.1 74 42 40 12 25 3 45 4 0 4 279 77 1.588 10.7 1.7 3.6 6.5 1.80
BOS (1 yr) 0 1 .000 5.11 5 2 2 0 0 0 12.1 12 8 7 4 2 0 12 0 0 0 50 91 1.135 8.8 2.9 1.5 8.8 6.00
TEX (1 yr) 0 0 7.20 5 0 3 0 0 0 10.0 11 11 8 3 6 1 7 0 0 0 46 63 1.700 9.9 2.7 5.4 6.3 1.17
CIN (1 yr) 0 2 .000 4.31 39 1 5 0 0 0 39.2 37 24 19 7 20 2 37 1 0 1 178 100 1.437 8.4 1.6 4.5 8.4 1.85
MON (1 yr) 2 3 .400 6.99 15 5 4 0 0 0 37.1 47 29 29 9 23 3 43 1 0 3 179 61 1.875 11.3 2.2 5.5 10.4 1.87
HOU (1 yr) 0 0 6.00 11 0 2 0 0 0 12.0 14 8 8 2 8 1 8 2 0 0 60 73 1.833 10.5 1.5 6.0 6.0 1.00
NL (6 yrs) 20 18 .526 4.57 150 59 18 0 0 0 441.0 422 246 224 79 192 18 388 10 1 13 1918 96 1.392 8.6 1.6 3.9 7.9 2.02
AL (6 yrs) 16 25 .390 4.85 109 62 25 2 0 0 428.1 460 255 231 87 147 7 299 13 1 7 1856 91 1.417 9.7 1.8 3.1 6.3 2.03

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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
1998 21 ATL NL 4 9 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .143 .143 .143 .286 -24 1 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1999 22 ATL NL 15 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2000 23 TOT NL 35 38 30 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 20 .033 .065 .033 .098 -74 1 0 0 7 0 0 1
2000 23 ATL NL 21 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2000 23 PHI NL 14 31 25 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .040 .077 .040 .117 -69 1 0 0 5 0 0 1
2001 24 TOT NL 26 52 47 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 .128 .128 .128 .255 -33 6 1 0 5 0 0 1
2001 24 PHI NL 15 31 28 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .107 .107 .107 .214 -44 3 0 0 3 0 0 1
2001 24 NYM NL 11 21 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .158 .158 .158 .316 -16 3 1 0 2 0 0 1
2002 25 TOT NL 54 17 15 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .333 .333 .400 .733 90 6 0 0 2 0 0 1
2002 25 NYM NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2002 25 MON NL 14 13 12 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .417 .417 .500 .917 138 6 0 0 1 0 0 1
2002 25 CIN NL 39 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2003 26 HOU NL 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2005 28 BAL AL 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 .500 .333 .833 130 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2006 29 BAL AL 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 424 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2009 32 KCR AL 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 435 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 150 136 116 4 16 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 53 .138 .160 .147 .306 -20 17 1 0 17 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 147 125 4 17 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 57 .138 .160 .147 .306 -20 18 1 0 18 0 0
ATL (3 yrs) 40 28 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .043 .043 .043 .087 -78 1 0 0 5 0 0
NYM (2 yrs) 12 21 19 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .158 .158 .158 .316 -16 3 1 0 2 0 0
PHI (2 yrs) 29 62 53 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 27 .075 .093 .075 .168 -56 4 0 0 8 0 0
BAL (3 yrs) 4 5 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 .600 .500 1.100 198 2 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 435 1 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 39 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
MON (1 yr) 14 13 12 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .417 .417 .500 .917 138 6 0 0 1 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 145 129 111 4 13 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 53 .117 .125 .126 .251 -35 14 1 0 17 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 5 7 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .600 .714 .600 1.314 256 3 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1998 ATL NL 21 P 4 4 20.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.44 0.25 1.000 1.86 0.55
1999 ATL NL 22 P 16 7 51.0 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.53 0.19 .950 1.71 0.48
2000 TOT NL 23 P 37 15 134.0 15 1 14 0 1 1.000 1.01 0.41 .960 1.74 0.48
2000 ATL NL 23 P 22 0 39.2 3 0 3 0 1 1.000 0.68 0.14 .967 1.75 0.48
2000 PHI NL 23 P 15 15 94.1 12 1 11 0 0 1.000 1.14 0.80 .958 1.74 0.48
2001 TOT NL 24 P 27 27 146.0 26 4 21 1 1 .962 1.54 0.93 .958 1.75 0.46
2001 PHI NL 24 P 16 16 86.1 12 2 10 0 1 1.000 1.25 0.75 .958 1.75 0.46
2001 NYM NL 24 P 11 11 59.2 14 2 11 1 0 .929 1.96 1.18 .957 1.75 0.46
2002 TOT NL 25 P 55 6 77.2 12 6 6 0 0 1.000 1.39 0.22 .967 1.83 0.48
2002 NYM NL 25 P 1 0 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 1.00 1.000 1.35 0.50
2002 MON NL 25 P 15 5 37.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.72 0.20 .967 1.83 0.48
2002 CIN NL 25 P 39 1 39.2 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 1.82 0.21 .962 1.84 0.48
2003 TOT MLB 26 P 16 2 24.1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.37 0.06 1.000 1.81 0.48
2003 HOU NL 26 P 11 0 12.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.09 1.000 1.88 0.48
2003 BOS AL 26 P 5 2 12.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.75 0.48
2004 BAL AL 27 P 8 7 47.2 11 4 7 0 1 1.000 2.08 1.38 .945 1.66 0.45
2005 BAL AL 28 P 34 32 197.1 37 10 25 2 1 .946 1.60 1.03 .954 1.69 0.46
2006 BAL AL 29 P 40 12 98.2 18 6 12 0 0 1.000 1.64 0.45 .956 1.56 0.41
2007 TEX AL 30 P 5 0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.62 0.42
2009 KCR AL 32 P 17 9 62.1 13 3 9 1 0 .923 1.73 0.71 .954 1.53 0.40
11 Seasons P 259 121 869.1 138 34 99 5 4 .964 1.38 0.51 .957 1.70 0.46
11 Seasons TOT 259 121 869.1 138 34 99 5 4 .964 1.38 0.51 .920 1.70 0.46
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 AL  8.529 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2005 AL  33 (2nd)
2006 AL  28 (10th)

Youngest s c a p y
1998 NL  born 1977-06-19 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 2 (2371), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

July 1, 1993: Signed by the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent.

July 12, 2000: Traded by the Atlanta Braves with Jimmy Osting to the Philadelphia Phillies for Andy Ashby.

July 27, 2001: Traded by the Philadelphia Phillies with Adam Walker (minors) to the New York Mets for Dennis Cook and Turk Wendell.

April 5, 2002: Traded by the New York Mets with a player to be named later, Luis Figueroa and Dicky Gonzalez to the Montreal Expos for Phil Seibel, Scott Strickland and Matt Watson. The New York Mets sent Saul Rivera (July 16, 2002) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

June 14, 2002: Traded by the Montreal Expos to the Cincinnati Reds for Jim Brower.

March 10, 2003: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

March 14, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

May 7, 2003: Selected off waivers by the Boston Red Sox from the Houston Astros.

October 3, 2003: Granted Free Agency.

November 26, 2003: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.

May 1, 2004: Sent to the Baltimore Orioles by the Toronto Blue Jays as part of a conditional deal.

October 31, 2006: Granted Free Agency.

April 1, 2007: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

October 15, 2007: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1999Atlanta Braves$200,000
2000Atlanta Braves$207,500
2001Philadelphia Phillies$300,000
2002New York Mets$300,000
2003Houston Astros$550,000
2005Baltimore Orioles$550,000
2006Baltimore Orioles$3,800,000
2007Texas Rangers$600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$6,507,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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