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Chief Bender 2026 Season · CWS

Career: 212-127, 2.46 ERA, 1711 K in 3017.0 IP.

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Chief Bender

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+21.0Career NUT

Max Tier

Career

2.46ERA1.11WHIP212W1711K3017.0IP34SV

R/R · 6' 2", 185 lb · b. May 5, 1884 · Crow Wing County, MN · Signed Undrafted FA, 1903

Player Overview

Year by Year


1903	19	PHA	+0.0	17	14	3.07	36	33	29	2	2	0	1099	270.0	239	92	65	25	127	1.13
1904	20	PHA	+1.8	10	11	2.87	29	20	18	4	8	0	806	203.2	167	65	59	4	149	1.11
1905	21	PHA	-0.2	18	11	2.83	35	23	18	4	12	0	939	229.0	193	72	90	11	142	1.24
1906	22	PHA	+2.0	15	10	2.53	36	27	24	0	9	3	931	238.1	208	67	48	8	159	1.07
1907	23	PHA	+2.3	16	8	2.05	33	24	20	4	8	3	838	219.1	185	50	34	3	112	1.00
1908	24	PHA	+1.7	8	9	1.75	18	17	14	2	1	1	537	138.2	121	27	21	3	85	1.02
1909	25	PHA	+3.2	18	8	1.66	34	29	24	5	5	1	968	250.0	196	46	45	5	161	0.96
1910	26	PHA	+3.0	23	5	1.58	30	28	25	3	2	0	936	250.0	182	44	47	10	155	0.92
1911	27	PHA	+1.6	17	5	2.16	31	24	16	2	6	3	848	216.1	198	52	58	4	114	1.18
1912	28	PHA	+1.7	13	8	2.74	27	19	12	1	6	2	645	171.0	169	52	33	1	90	1.18
1913	29	PHA	+2.2	21	10	2.21	48	21	14	2	21	13	975	236.2	208	58	59	3	135	1.13
1914	30	PHA	+1.0	17	3	2.26	28	23	14	7	4	2	718	179.0	159	45	55	1	107	1.20
1915	31	TER	+0.9	4	16	3.99	26	23	15	0	3	1	708	178.1	198	79	37	7	89	1.32
1916	32	PHI	-0.5	7	7	3.74	27	13	4	0	12	3	539	122.2	137	51	34	10	43	1.39
1917	33	PHI	+0.3	8	2	1.67	20	10	8	4	9	2	436	113.0	84	21	26	7	43	0.97
1925	41	CWS	—	0	0	18.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	1.0	1	2	1	0	0	2.00
Career	—	16 yrs	+21.0	212	127	2.46	459	334	255	40	109	34	11928	3017.0	2645	823	712	102	1711	1.11

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Bender's career NUT of +21

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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Awards

1910World Series Championship

1911World Series Championship

1913World Series Championship

1953Hall Of Fame

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