What years did Bruce Chen play?

Bruce Chen played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2015.

Was Bruce Chen a pitcher?

Yes. Bruce Chen pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 1140 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bruce Chen hit?

Bruce Chen hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.

Bruce Chen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2015)

W–L 82–81

ERA 4.62

WHIP 1.39

SO 1,140

Pitcher PIV -25211.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 215 lb
Born: 6/19/1977 in Panama City, Panamá, Panama
MLB Debut: 1998-09-07
Last Game: 2015-05-15

Full name: Bruce Kastulo Chen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
82	81	400	227	4	1	1	1532.0	1,578	786	257	546	1,140	4.62	-25211.4

Career ERA 4.62 vs. league average 4.28 across their career seasons — 8.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	ATL	NL	2	0	4	4	0	0	0	20.3	23	9	9	17	3.98	4.43 (+10%)	-218.0
1999	ATL	NL	2	2	16	7	0	0	0	51.0	38	31	27	45	5.47	4.71 (-16%)	-1492.5
2000	ATL	NL	4	0	22	0	0	0	0	39.7	35	11	19	32	2.50	4.77 (+48%)	425.2
2000	PHI	NL	3	4	15	15	0	0	0	94.3	81	38	27	80	3.63	4.77 (+24%)	1230.2
2001	PHI	NL	4	5	16	16	0	0	0	86.3	90	48	31	79	5.00	4.42 (-13%)	-1671.6
2001	NYN	NL	3	2	11	11	0	0	0	59.7	56	31	28	47	4.68	4.42 (-6%)	-958.8
2002	NYN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.7	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
2002	MON	NL	2	3	15	5	0	0	0	37.3	47	29	23	43	6.99	4.28 (-63%)	-1346.7
2002	CIN	NL	0	2	39	1	0	0	0	39.7	37	19	20	37	4.31	4.28 (-1%)	-695.0
2003	HOU	NL	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	12.0	14	8	8	8	6.00	4.40 (-36%)	-589.5
2003	BOS	AL	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	12.3	12	7	2	12	5.11	4.40 (-16%)	-428.1
2004	BAL	AL	2	1	8	7	1	0	0	47.7	39	16	16	32	3.02	4.46 (+32%)	-188.3
2005	BAL	AL	13	10	34	32	1	0	0	197.3	187	84	63	133	3.83	4.29 (+11%)	-3205.1
2006	BAL	AL	0	7	40	12	0	0	0	98.7	137	76	35	70	6.93	4.53 (-53%)	-4820.8
2007	TEX	AL	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	10.0	11	8	6	7	7.20	4.47 (-61%)	-766.6
2009	KCA	AL	1	6	17	9	0	0	0	62.3	74	40	25	45	5.78	4.32 (-34%)	-1916.5
2010	KCA	AL	12	7	33	23	1	1	1	140.3	136	65	57	98	4.17	4.08 (-2%)	-1614.0
2011	KCA	AL	12	8	25	25	1	0	0	155.0	152	65	50	97	3.77	3.94 (+4%)	-1721.5
2012	KCA	AL	11	14	34	34	0	0	0	191.7	215	108	47	140	5.07	4.01 (-26%)	-3442.1
2013	KCA	AL	9	4	34	15	0	0	0	121.0	107	44	36	78	3.27	3.87 (+15%)	-776.7
2014	KCA	AL	2	4	13	7	0	0	0	48.3	69	40	16	36	7.45	3.74 (-99%)	-1014.9
2015	CLE	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	6.3	17	9	1	4	12.79	—	0.0
Career · 22 seasons			82	81	400	227	4	1	1	1,532.0	1,578	786	546	1,140	4.62	—	-25,211

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
401	125	5	19	1	0	0	3	0	3	58	.152	.172	.160	.332	0

Career AVG .152 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 42.0% below league average.

Career OBP .172 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Career SLG .160 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 61.5% below league average.

Career OPS .332 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — 55.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	ATL	NL	4	7	0	1	0	1	0	4	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ATL	NL	16	11	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ATL	NL	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PHI	NL	15	25	0	1	0	1	1	17	.040	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	PHI	NL	16	28	1	3	0	0	0	10	.107	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	NYN	NL	11	19	0	3	0	0	0	9	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	NYN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	MON	NL	15	12	3	5	1	1	0	3	.417	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CIN	NL	39	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	HOU	NL	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	BOS	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	BAL	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	BAL	AL	34	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	BAL	AL	40	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TEX	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	KCA	AL	17	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	KCA	AL	33	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	KCA	AL	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	KCA	AL	35	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
2013	KCA	AL	34	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	KCA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2015	CLE	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 22 seasons			401	125	5	19	1	3	3	58	.152	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	195	54	2	8	0	1	.148
Away	206	71	3	11	0	2	.155

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	195	773.2	796	378	265	561	4.40
Away	205	758.1	782	408	281	579	4.84

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2015-05-15	CLE	TEX	—	2.1	7	3	3	0	1	2
2015-05-09	CLE	MIN	L	4.0	10	6	6	1	3	1
2014-08-28	KCR	MIN	L	1.0	5	6	6	2	1	0
2014-08-25	KCR	NYY	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2014-08-12	KCR	OAK	—	4.0	9	5	5	0	2	2
2014-08-02	KCR	OAK	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2014-07-27	KCR	CLE	L	5.0	8	6	6	2	1	2
2014-07-22	KCR	CHW	W	5.0	5	1	1	2	2	1
2014-07-13	KCR	DET	—	5.1	8	2	2	0	2	0
2014-07-06	KCR	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	400	227	62	194	8	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1998	ATL	P	4	4	0	1	0	0
1999	ATL	P	16	7	0	3	1	0
2000	ATL	P	22	0	0	3	0	1
2000	PHI	P	15	15	1	11	0	0
2001	PHI	P	16	16	2	10	0	1
2001	NYN	P	11	11	2	11	1	0
2002	NYN	P	1	0	1	0	0	0
2002	MON	P	15	5	1	2	0	0
2002	CIN	P	39	1	4	4	0	0
2003	HOU	P	11	0	0	1	0	0
2003	BOS	P	5	2	0	0	0	0
2004	BAL	P	8	7	4	7	0	1
2005	BAL	P	34	32	10	25	2	1
2006	BAL	P	40	12	6	12	0	0
2007	TEX	P	5	0	0	0	0	0
2009	KCA	P	17	9	3	9	1	0
2010	KCA	P	33	23	4	24	1	0
2011	KCA	P	25	25	8	24	0	1
2012	KCA	P	34	34	7	28	1	0
2013	KCA	P	34	15	5	15	0	0
2014	KCA	P	13	7	4	4	1	0
2015	CLE	P	2	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	400

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2013	KCA	AL	$4,500,000
2012	KCA	AL	$4,500,000
2011	KCA	AL	$2,000,000
2007	TEX	AL	$600,000
2006	BAL	AL	$3,800,000
2005	BAL	AL	$550,000
2003	HOU	NL	$550,000
2002	NYN	NL	$300,000
2001	PHI	NL	$300,000
2000	ATL	NL	$207,500
1999	ATL	NL	$200,000
Total Career Earnings			$17,507,500

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce Chen

What years did Bruce Chen play?: Bruce Chen played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2015.
Was Bruce Chen a pitcher?: Yes. Bruce Chen pitched in the major leagues, recording 82 wins and 1140 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bruce Chen hit?: Bruce Chen hit 0 career home runs with 19 hits.