Charles Bender
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Charles Bender
Nickname:
Chief
Birthdate:
May 5, 1884 (96 y, 6 m, 12 d)
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/197
Entry:
1902 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 2, Team: Philadelphia Athletics
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Awards
Award Date Team
Pitcher of the Year 1911 (2nd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1910 (3rd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1909 (3rd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1907 (2nd) Philadelphia (MLB)
1904 Philadelphia (MLB)
League Champ 1903 Philadelphia (MLB)
Pitcher of the Month Jul 1911 Philadelphia (MLB)
Oct 1909 Philadelphia (MLB)
Sep 1909 Philadelphia (MLB)
Oct 1905 Philadelphia (MLB)
Aug 1903 Philadelphia (MLB)
Rookie of the Month Sep 1903 Philadelphia (MLB)
Aug 1903 Philadelphia (MLB)
Jul 1903 Philadelphia (MLB)
Player of the Week Jun 14, 1915 Philadelphia (MLB)
Jun 3, 1907 Philadelphia (MLB)
Aug 14, 1905 Philadelphia (MLB)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink24
Grey Ink270
Similar Players (SP)
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year HR Rank
1906 4 7
Year SH Rank
1903 14 9
1911 22 3
1916 19 9
Year G Rank
1903 41 3
1904 49 5
1905 44 6
1906 48 1
1907 50 2
1908 50 2
1909 49 2
1910 44 10
1911 44 7
1912 47 2
1913 47 3
1914 48 6
1916 45 8
Year GS Rank
1903 39 5
1904 43 8
1905 43 5
1906 43 7
1908 41 9
1909 41 8
1910 44 5
1911 44 4
1912 43 5
1913 44 4
1914 46 1
1916 44 1
Year W Rank
1903 22 7
1904 23 3
1905 23 7
1906 26 4
1907 26 2
1908 21 7
1909 29 1
1910 23 6
1911 25 4
1912 20 8
1913 25 5
1914 18 9
Year L Rank
1904 19 9
1908 21 5
1910 20 6
1912 23 5
1914 23 4
1917 21 5
Year Win % Rank
1903 0.579 10
1904 0.548 10
1905 0.561 10
1906 0.605 7
1907 0.667 2
1909 0.691 2
1911 0.625 7
1913 0.595 9
Year SV Rank
1907 4 2
Year IP Rank
1903 336.0 7
1904 374.1 2
1905 373.0 9
1906 382.1 7
1907 368.2 9
1908 381.2 5
1909 377.2 4
1910 379.2 3
1911 371.2 3
1912 345.0 6
1913 375.2 3
1914 378.2 3
Year BF Rank
1903 1405 8
1904 1510 3
1905 1544 9
1906 1546 8
1908 1552 5
1909 1482 8
1910 1565 6
1911 1507 8
1913 1532 5
1914 1545 3
Year HR Rank
1905 8 5
1906 4 10
1908 4 10
1910 6 7
1911 8 5
1912 8 4
1913 9 4
1914 5 7
Year BB Rank
1905 108 9
1914 114 8
1917 104 10
Year K Rank
1903 177 4
1904 239 1
1905 229 2
1906 232 1
1907 211 2
1908 227 4
1909 216 4
1910 211 6
1911 208 4
1912 176 7
1913 192 5
1914 202 5
Year WP Rank
1903 7 10
1904 10 7
1905 14 3
1906 7 10
1907 10 5
1909 10 5
1910 10 5
1911 11 5
1914 8 9
Year ERA Rank
1904 2.092 2
1905 2.316 8
1907 2.173 4
1909 1.644 1
1910 2.702 9
1911 2.736 7
1912 2.922 7
1914 2.567 8
1916 2.511 8
Year BABIP Rank
1909 0.231 1
1911 0.277 2
1916 0.251 3
1917 0.266 10
Year WHIP Rank
1904 1.047 1
1906 1.135 8
1907 1.071 5
1908 1.087 10
1909 0.924 1
1910 1.177 2
1911 1.130 3
1912 1.252 6
1913 1.241 9
1914 1.154 3
1916 1.182 10
Year H/9 Rank
1904 7.670 3
1905 7.914 9
1907 7.763 9
1909 6.363 1
1911 8.088 4
1912 8.713 8
1914 7.677 4
1916 7.533 6
1917 7.984 10
Year BB/9 Rank
1904 1.755 7
1906 1.836 5
1907 1.880 6
1908 1.934 6
1909 1.954 7
1910 2.181 8
1911 2.083 4
1912 2.557 8
1913 2.635 9
1914 2.710 9
Year CG Rank
1904 34 1
1906 38 3
1908 31 7
1909 35 2
1910 37 1
1911 31 3
1912 28 6
1913 29 4
1914 25 3
Year SHO Rank
1904 6 2
1905 4 8
1907 5 6
1909 6 5
1910 4 6
1911 6 1
1913 3 8
1914 5 4
Year Hits Rank
1903 329 6
1904 319 10
1906 356 7
1908 333 5
1910 355 8
1913 356 1
1914 323 7
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1909 267 10
1917 241 8
Year HR (Low) Rank
1904 1 2
1907 2 6
1915 2 6
1917 2 3
Year WAR Rank
1903 7.1 4
1904 10.9 1
1905 7.6 4
1906 10.2 2
1907 9.3 3
1908 9.5 5
1909 8.8 3
1910 8.7 6
1911 8.2 2
1912 6.9 5
1913 7.6 3
1914 7.0 4
Year W (Low) Rank
1917 11 7
Year L (Low) Rank
1907 13 6
1909 13 6