1909ATHLETICS
PITCHER
CHIEF BENDER1909
Chief Benderpitcher · 1909 athletics
Ht 6'2"Wt 185Bats RThrows RBorn 1884 · Crow Wing County, MN
1909, and the big right arm of the Athletics is mean as a March wind. Chief Bender goes 18 and 8 for Philadelphia, an E.R.A. of 1.66 across 250 innings, and the league learns to swing early or not at all — 161 strikeouts and five shutouts say the door stays shut. Connie Mack has himself a workhorse who finishes what he starts.
1.66 E.R.A.
In 1909 his E.R.A. was 1.66 — mean over two hundred fifty innings.
5 SHUTOUTS
In 1909 he hurled 5 shutouts — zeros hung on the clothesline.
161 STRIKEOUTS
In 1909 he struck out 161 batters — the K cloud still loud.
Major League Pitching — Year vs Life
| W | L | G | GF | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 18 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 250.0 | 161 | 45 | 1.66 |
| Life | 212 | 127 | 459 | 109 | 34 | 3017.0 | 1,711 | 712 | 2.46 |
SkillScore
122.941909 · PHA
ComponentsERA 1.66WHIP 0.96K/9 5.8
Charles Albert Bender, 1910. Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (US).