Chief Bender
1903–1925 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Terrapins, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
509G
.210AVG
.269OBP
.279SLG
242H
6HR
105RBI
19SB
213–127W–L
3,017IP
1,746K
1.99ERA
334GS
34SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509 | 1,285 | 1,150 | 102 | 242 | 41 | 10 | 6 | 105 | 83 | 145 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 321 | .210 | .269 | .279 | .548 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,016.7 | 459 | 334 | 255 | 213 | 127 | 34 | 2,660 | 1,110 | 667 | 39 | 709 | 1,746 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 | 1.117 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1908-08-20 to 1909-05-06
10longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1910-05-12 | 1 in 880 games |
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1911-07-28 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1904-09-27 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games |
Rare feats (6)
Rarest: No-Hitter, 64 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1910-05-12 | No-Hitter | 1 in 880 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1910-05-12 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 47 | 1917-08-21 | One-Hit Shutout | 1 in 193 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1913-08-28 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1916-08-03 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1917-08-30 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 273 | 636 | 119 | 2 | 48 | 46 | 66 | .214 | .259 | .284 |
| Away | 236 | 649 | 123 | 4 | 57 | 37 | 79 | .207 | .247 | .275 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 35 | 98 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 10 | .268 | .296 | .305 |
| May | 82 | 219 | 41 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 32 | .215 | .265 | .319 |
| June | 96 | 241 | 45 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 23 | .205 | .245 | .260 |
| July | 112 | 257 | 47 | 0 | 17 | 18 | 29 | .205 | .253 | .262 |
| August | 98 | 258 | 45 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 29 | .191 | .244 | .280 |
| September | 70 | 176 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 20 | .198 | .222 | .222 |
| October | 16 | 36 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | .323 | .333 | .516 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 76 | 206 | 35 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 31 | .190 | .218 | .239 |
| st-louis-browns | 67 | 175 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 16 | .164 | .211 | .220 |
| chicago-white-sox | 62 | 163 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 13 | .182 | .245 | .224 |
| cleveland-guardians | 62 | 166 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 23 | .216 | .265 | .250 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 61 | 171 | 37 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 23 | .253 | .281 | .349 |
| boston-red-sox | 54 | 122 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | .231 | .287 | .380 |
| detroit-tigers | 53 | 128 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 15 | .217 | .234 | .283 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 12 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .238 | .238 | .333 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 43 | 120 | 22 | – | 8 | 3 | .183 | 270 | 127 |
| 1904 | Philadelphia Athletics | 31 | 79 | 18 | – | 5 | 3 | .228 | 203 | 149 |
| 1905 | Philadelphia Athletics | 38 | 92 | 20 | – | 13 | 3 | .217 | 229 | 147 |
| 1906 | Philadelphia Athletics | 44 | 99 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .253 | 239 | 165 |
| 1907 | Philadelphia Athletics | 46 | 100 | 23 | – | 7 | 1 | .230 | 218 | 125 |
| 1908 | Philadelphia Athletics | 21 | 51 | 11 | – | 2 | 1 | .216 | 138 | 88 |
| 1909 | Philadelphia Athletics | 40 | 93 | 20 | – | 7 | 1 | .215 | 249 | 162 |
| 1910 | Philadelphia Athletics | 36 | 93 | 25 | – | 17 | – | .269 | 250 | 155 |
| 1911 | Philadelphia Athletics | 32 | 79 | 13 | – | 6 | 2 | .165 | 215 | 114 |
| 1912 | Philadelphia Athletics | 27 | 61 | 9 | – | 4 | 2 | .148 | 171 | 91 |
| 1913 | Philadelphia Athletics | 48 | 79 | 12 | – | 9 | 1 | .152 | 237 | 138 |
| 1914 | Philadelphia Athletics | 28 | 62 | 9 | 1 | 8 | – | .145 | 179 | 109 |
| 1915 | BTBaltimore Terrapins | 26 | 60 | 15 | 1 | 2 | – | .250 | 178 | 90 |
| 1916 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 28 | 43 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .279 | 122 | 43 |
| 1917 | Philadelphia Phillies | 20 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 3 | – | .205 | 113 | 43 |
| 1925 |  Chicago White Sox | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |