Illustrated silhouette of a player wearing the Philadelphia Athletics uniform

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

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RBI

25

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

AVG

.354

Cortes

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Team Pitching Leaders

W

4

Civale

Aaron Civale

K

47

Severino

Luis Severino

ERA

2.59

Civale

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HR

45

14th

R

180

15th

SO

330

21st

ERA

4.45

21st

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
21
20
.512
Mariners Mariners
21
22
.488
1.0
Rangers Rangers
20
22
.476
1.5
Astros Astros
16
27
.372
6.0
Angels Angels
16
28
.364
6.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/13
STL STL
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Thu
5/14
STL STL
@
ATH ATH
3:05 PM
Fri
5/15
SFG SFG
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Sat
5/16
SFG SFG
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Sun
5/17
SFG SFG
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Last Game
STL Cardinals

24 - 17

6

Final

4

ATH Athletics

21 - 20

Tue 12 May 2026

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16

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Murakami

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RBI Leaders

37

Olson

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36

Abrams

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35

Pages

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Batting Average Leaders

.350

Marsh

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.340

Langeliers

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.337

Lopez

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Hit Leaders

55

Lopez

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52

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

51

Witt

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Run Leaders

36

Baldwin

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36

Wood

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36

Olson

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OBP Leaders

.426

Ward

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.424

Turang

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.416

Kurtz

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SLG Leaders

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Rice

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.648

Moniak

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.644

Olson

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SB Leaders

18

Ramírez

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17

Nuñez

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15

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6

Skenes

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6

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Misiorowski

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67

Sánchez

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66

Williams

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ERA Leaders

1.35

Schlittler

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1.62

Martin

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1.66

Soriano

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WHIP Leaders

0.64

Skenes

Paul Skenes

0.81

Schlittler

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0.86

McGreevy

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K/9 Leaders

14.32

Misiorowski

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13.10

Cease

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11.75

Luzardo

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K/BB Leaders

8.00

Skenes

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7.50

Skubal

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7.13

deGrom

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Walk Leaders

6

Skubal

Tarik Skubal

7

Skenes

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7

Rasmussen

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MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

724.9

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

649.2

Judge

Aaron Judge

633.7

Wood

James Wood
DraftKings Points Leaders

495.5

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

481

Judge

Aaron Judge

467

Olson

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MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
Braves

29-13

Brewers

25-14

Cardinals

26-15

Reds

26-16

Rays

25-16

Diamondbacks

25-16
Worst Record ATS
Phillies

11-31

Mets

15-26

Red Sox

15-26

Mariners

16-27

Astros

16-27

Marlins

18-24

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
29
13
.690
Phillies Phillies
20
22
.476
9.0
Nationals Nationals
20
22
.476
9.0
Marlins Marlins
19
23
.452
10.0
Mets Mets
16
25
.390
12.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Cubs Cubs
27
15
.643
Brewers Brewers
23
16
.590
2.5
Cardinals Cardinals
24
17
.585
2.5
Pirates Pirates
23
19
.548
4.0
Reds Reds
22
20
.524
5.0
NL WestWLPCTGB
Padres Padres
24
17
.585
Dodgers Dodgers
24
18
.571
0.5
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
20
21
.488
4.0
Giants Giants
18
24
.429
6.5
Rockies Rockies
16
26
.381
8.5
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays
28
13
.683
Yankees Yankees
27
17
.614
2.5
Orioles Orioles
20
24
.455
9.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
18
24
.429
10.5
Red Sox Red Sox
17
24
.415
11.0
AL CentralWLPCTGB
Guardians Guardians
24
21
.533
White Sox White Sox
20
21
.488
2.0
Twins Twins
19
23
.452
3.5
Royals Royals
19
23
.452
3.5
Tigers Tigers
19
23
.452
3.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Athletics Athletics
21
20
.512
Mariners Mariners
21
22
.488
1.0
Rangers Rangers
20
22
.476
1.5
Astros Astros
16
27
.372
6.0
Angels Angels
16
28
.364
6.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
4/28
TBR TBR
@
CLE CLE
1-0
Tue
4/28
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
3-5
Tue
4/28
STL STL
@
PIT PIT
11-7
Tue
4/28
COL COL
@
CIN CIN
2-7
Tue
4/28
SFG SFG
@
PHI PHI
0-7

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
5/13
COL COL
@
PIT PIT
6:40 PM
Wed
5/13
WSH WSH
@
CIN CIN
6:40 PM
Wed
5/13
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
6:45 PM
Wed
5/13
TBR TBR
@
TOR TOR
7:07 PM
Wed
5/13
DET DET
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM