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Chief Bender

Athletics
P
Position
May 5, 1884
Birthdate
6'2"
Height
185 lbs
Weight
16 years
Experience
Career Regular Season
212-127
Record
2.46
ERA
1,711
SO
712
BB
1.11
WHIP
3017.0
IP
459
G
334
GS
34
SV
5.1
K/9
Career Postseason
6-4
Record
2.44
ERA
59
SO
21
BB
1.00
WHIP
85.0
IP
10
G
10
GS
0
SV
6.2
K/9

Summary

Chief Bender played 16 seasons for 4 teams, including the Athletics and Phillies. He had 212 wins, 127 losses, an ERA of 2.46 and 1,711 strikeouts. He won 3 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1953.

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HR

12

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

RBI

29

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

AVG

.343

Cortes

Carlos Cortes
Team Pitching Leaders

W

5

Civale

Aaron Civale

K

47

Severino

Luis Severino

ERA

2.45

Harris

Hogan Harris
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HR

50

13th

R

195

13th

SO

347

24th

ERA

4.31

19th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
23
21
.523
Mariners Mariners
22
24
.478
2.0
Rangers Rangers
21
23
.477
2.0
Astros Astros
18
28
.391
6.0
Angels Angels
16
29
.356
7.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/16
SFG SFG
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Sun
5/17
SFG SFG
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Mon
5/18
ATH ATH
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Tue
5/19
ATH ATH
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Wed
5/20
ATH ATH
@
LAA LAA
9:38 PM
Last Game
SFG Giants

18 - 27

2

Final

5

ATH Athletics

23 - 21

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20

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16

Judge

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15

Murakami

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RBI Leaders

38

Pages

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38

Hicks

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37

Olson

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Batting Average Leaders

.347

Vargas

Ildemaro Vargas

.337

Langeliers

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.337

Lopez

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Hit Leaders

59

Lopez

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56

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

55

Witt

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Run Leaders

38

Baldwin

Drake Baldwin

37

Judge

Aaron Judge

36

Wood

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OBP Leaders

.431

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.429

Kurtz

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.425

Ward

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SLG Leaders

.686

Rice

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.672

Moniak

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.645

Schwarber

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SB Leaders

18

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18

Nuñez

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16

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6

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6

Schlittler

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80

Misiorowski

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75

Cease

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68

Schlittler

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ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

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1.62

Martin

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1.66

Soriano

José Soriano
WHIP Leaders

0.64

Skenes

Paul Skenes

0.78

Schlittler

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0.88

McGreevy

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K/9 Leaders

14.12

Misiorowski

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12.90

Cease

Dylan Cease

11.49

deGrom

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K/BB Leaders

8.00

Skenes

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7.13

deGrom

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6.18

Schlittler

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Walk Leaders

7

Skenes

Paul Skenes

8

deGrom

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9

Gausman

Kevin Gausman

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

788.9

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

659.9

Schwarber

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655.4

Judge

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DraftKings Points Leaders

534.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

486

Schwarber

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486

Judge

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MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Braves

30-15

Cardinals

28-16

Reds

28-17

Brewers

26-16

Rays

26-17

Diamondbacks

26-17
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

13-32

Mariners

17-29

Mets

17-27

Red Sox

17-27

Astros

18-28

Royals

18-27

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
31
14
.689
Phillies Phillies
22
23
.489
9.0
Nationals Nationals
22
23
.489
9.0
Marlins Marlins
20
25
.444
11.0
Mets Mets
18
26
.409
12.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Cubs Cubs
29
16
.644
Brewers Brewers
25
17
.595
2.5
Cardinals Cardinals
26
18
.591
2.5
Pirates Pirates
24
21
.533
5.0
Reds Reds
24
21
.533
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
27
18
.600
Padres Padres
26
18
.591
0.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
21
22
.488
5.0
Giants Giants
18
27
.400
9.0
Rockies Rockies
17
28
.378
10.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
29
14
.674
Yankees Yankees
28
17
.622
2.0
Orioles Orioles
20
25
.444
10.0
Blue Jays Blue Jays
19
25
.432
10.5
Red Sox Red Sox
18
26
.409
11.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
24
22
.522
White Sox White Sox
22
22
.500
1.0
Twins Twins
20
25
.444
3.5
Tigers Tigers
20
25
.444
3.5
Royals Royals
19
26
.422
4.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
23
21
.523
Mariners Mariners
22
24
.478
2.0
Rangers Rangers
21
23
.477
2.0
Astros Astros
18
28
.391
6.0
Angels Angels
16
29
.356
7.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
5/1
AZ AZ
@
CHC CHC
5-6
Fri
5/1
TEX TEX
@
DET DET
5-4
Fri
5/1
MIL MIL
@
WSH WSH
6-1
Fri
5/1
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
1-9
Fri
5/1
BAL BAL
@
NYY NYY
2-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
5/16
TOR TOR
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sat
5/16
KCR KCR
@
STL STL
2:15 PM
Sat
5/16
AZ AZ
@
COL COL
3:10 PM
Sat
5/16
BAL BAL
@
WSH WSH
4:05 PM
Sat
5/16
PHI PHI
@
PIT PIT
4:05 PM