Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Charles Bender
Nickname:
ChiefBirthdate:
May 5, 1884 (143 y, 3 m, 11 d)Born In:
Brainerd, MN, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
6'2"/185
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 17 | 40.8 | 26.3 |
| Grey Ink | 167 | 197.2 | 151.3 |
| HoF Standard | 51 | 48.9 | 45.6 |
| WAR | 53.0 | 70.6 | 59.0 |
| WAR7 | 39.3 | 47.5 | 38.2 |
| JAWS | 46.2 | 59.0 | 48.6 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Mordecai Brown R | 934 |
| Sam Leever R | 918 |
| Ed Walsh R | 912 |
| Jack Chesbro R | 902 |
| Eddie Cicotte R | 897 |
| Carl Mays R | 896 |
| Charlie Buffinton R | 885 |
| Deacon Phillippe R | 883 |
| Bob Caruthers R | 880 |
| Urban Shocker R | 877 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 3 | 6 |
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 36 | 9 |
| 1913 | 48 | 2 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 29 | 10 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 17 | 10 |
| 1909 | 18 | 7 |
| 1910 | 23 | 4 |
| 1911 | 17 | 9 |
| 1913 | 21 | 4 |
| 1914 | 17 | 6 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 0.621 | 9 |
| 1906 | 0.600 | 8 |
| 1907 | 0.667 | 6 |
| 1909 | 0.692 | 3 |
| 1910 | 0.821 | 1 |
| 1911 | 0.773 | 1 |
| 1912 | 0.619 | 9 |
| 1913 | 0.677 | 7 |
| 1914 | 0.850 | 1 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 3 | 1 |
| 1907 | 3 | 3 |
| 1908 | 1 | 9 |
| 1909 | 1 | 8 |
| 1911 | 3 | 4 |
| 1912 | 2 | 6 |
| 1913 | 13 | 1 |
| 1916 | 3 | 5 |
| 1917 | 2 | 7 |
| Year | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 1 | 9 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 250.0 | 10 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 6 | 7 |
| 1905 | 5 | 7 |
| 1906 | 5 | 4 |
| 1914 | 4 | 6 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 65 | 10 |
| 1905 | 90 | 7 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 127 | 10 |
| 1904 | 149 | 9 |
| 1905 | 142 | 9 |
| 1906 | 159 | 5 |
| 1909 | 161 | 4 |
| 1910 | 155 | 5 |
| 1913 | 135 | 9 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 6 | 8 |
| 1905 | 12 | 4 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 2.052 | 5 |
| 1909 | 1.656 | 3 |
| 1910 | 1.584 | 5 |
| 1911 | 2.163 | 5 |
| 1912 | 2.737 | 9 |
| 1913 | 2.206 | 7 |
| 1914 | 2.263 | 7 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0.275 | 8 |
| 1910 | 0.263 | 7 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1.126 | 10 |
| 1906 | 1.074 | 5 |
| 1907 | 0.999 | 3 |
| 1909 | 0.964 | 5 |
| 1910 | 0.916 | 4 |
| 1911 | 1.183 | 7 |
| 1912 | 1.181 | 6 |
| 1913 | 1.128 | 7 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 7.967 | 8 |
| 1904 | 7.380 | 7 |
| 1909 | 7.056 | 7 |
| 1910 | 6.552 | 5 |
| 1911 | 8.237 | 9 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 1.813 | 10 |
| 1907 | 1.395 | 4 |
| 1909 | 1.620 | 3 |
| 1910 | 1.692 | 4 |
| 1911 | 2.413 | 9 |
| 1912 | 1.737 | 1 |
| 1913 | 2.244 | 5 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 24 | 7 |
| 1910 | 25 | 6 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 4 | 7 |
| 1907 | 4 | 10 |
| 1909 | 5 | 5 |
| 1911 | 2 | 9 |
| 1914 | 7 | 2 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 48 | 9 |
| 1907 | 34 | 2 |
| 1909 | 45 | 6 |
| 1910 | 47 | 4 |
| 1911 | 58 | 10 |
| 1912 | 33 | 1 |
| 1913 | 59 | 5 |
| 1914 | 55 | 9 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 167 | 4 |
| 1905 | 193 | 6 |
| 1906 | 208 | 8 |
| 1907 | 185 | 6 |
| 1910 | 182 | 9 |
| 1912 | 169 | 5 |
| 1914 | 159 | 5 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 1 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1 | 5 |
| 1909 | 1 | 5 |
| 1910 | 1 | 4 |
| 1911 | 2 | 5 |
| 1912 | 1 | 2 |
| 1913 | 2 | 7 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 4.3 | 8 |
| 1906 | 5.1 | 7 |
| 1907 | 5.2 | 7 |
| 1909 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 1910 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 1911 | 4.1 | 6 |
| 1912 | 4.0 | 6 |
| 1913 | 5.1 | 8 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 10 | 6 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 11 | 6 |
| 1905 | 11 | 5 |
| 1906 | 10 | 4 |
| 1907 | 8 | 2 |
| 1909 | 8 | 1 |
| 1910 | 5 | 1 |
| 1911 | 5 | 1 |
| 1912 | 8 | 4 |
| 1913 | 10 | 9 |
| 1914 | 3 | 1 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 5.6 | 9 |
| 1909 | 7.0 | 6 |
| 1910 | 8.4 | 5 |
| 1911 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 1913 | 5.3 | 10 |
| 1914 | 5.4 | 5 |