Chief Bender career ERA
2.46Career Regular Season
Chief Bender has a career ERA of 2.46 over 16 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 |  ATH | 36 | 17 | 14 | 3.07 | 270.0 | 127 | 65 | 1.13 | 0 |
| 1904 | ATH | 29 | 10 | 11 | 2.87 | 203.2 | 149 | 59 | 1.11 | 0 |
| 1905 | ATH | 35 | 18 | 11 | 2.83 | 229.0 | 142 | 90 | 1.24 | 0 |
| 1906 | ATH | 36 | 15 | 10 | 2.53 | 238.1 | 159 | 48 | 1.07 | 3 |
| 1907 | ATH | 33 | 16 | 8 | 2.05 | 219.1 | 112 | 34 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 1908 | ATH | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1.75 | 138.2 | 85 | 21 | 1.02 | 1 |
| 1909 | ATH | 34 | 18 | 8 | 1.66 | 250.0 | 161 | 45 | 0.96 | 1 |
| 1910 | ATH | 30 | 23 | 5 | 1.58 | 250.0 | 155 | 47 | 0.92 | 0 |
| 1911 | ATH | 31 | 17 | 5 | 2.16 | 216.1 | 114 | 58 | 1.18 | 3 |
| 1912 | ATH | 27 | 13 | 8 | 2.74 | 171.0 | 90 | 33 | 1.18 | 2 |
| 1913 | ATH | 48 | 21 | 10 | 2.21 | 236.2 | 135 | 59 | 1.13 | 13 |
| 1914 | ATH | 28 | 17 | 3 | 2.26 | 179.0 | 107 | 55 | 1.20 | 2 |
| 1915 | — | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3.99 | 178.1 | 89 | 37 | 1.32 | 1 |
| 1916 |  PHI | 27 | 7 | 7 | 3.74 | 122.2 | 43 | 34 | 1.39 | 3 |
| 1917 | PHI | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1.67 | 113.0 | 43 | 26 | 0.97 | 2 |
| 1925 |  CHW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV
- Best season on file: 1.58 in 1910.
- Most recent: 18.00 in 1925.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 2, 2026.