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.

What was Bruce Chen's career batting average?

Bruce Chen batted .152 over his career, with 19 hits in 125 at bats.

How many RBI did Bruce Chen have?

Bruce Chen drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Bruce Chen's career ERA?

Bruce Chen finished with a 4.62 career ERA, going 82-81 with 1,140 strikeouts.

Bruce Chen

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

Bruce Chen was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2015 for 11 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 18 seasons. Across 400 career appearances, he went 82-81 with a 4.62 ERA and 1,140 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

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

Bruce Chen — 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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Bruce Chen Stats, Bio & Career Records
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	20.1	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	39.2	35	11	19	32	2.50	4.77 (+48%)	425.2
2000	PHI	NL	3	4	15	15	0	0	0	94.1	81	38	27	80	3.63	4.77 (+24%)	1230.2
2001	PHI	NL	4	5	16	16	0	0	0	86.1	90	48	31	79	5.00	4.42 (-13%)	-1671.6
2001	NYN	NL	3	2	11	11	0	0	0	59.2	56	31	28	47	4.68	4.42 (-6%)	-958.8
2002	NYN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
2002	MON	NL	2	3	15	5	0	0	0	37.1	47	29	23	43	6.99	4.28 (-63%)	-1346.7
2002	CIN	NL	0	2	39	1	0	0	0	39.2	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	12.1	12	7	2	12	5.11	4.40 (-16%)	-428.1
2004	BAL	AL	2	1	8	7	1	0	0	47.2	39	16	16	32	3.02	4.46 (+32%)	-188.3
2005	BAL	AL	13	10	34	32	1	0	0	197.1	187	84	63	133	3.83	4.29 (+11%)	-3205.1
2006	BAL	AL	0	7	40	12	0	0	0	98.2	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	62.1	74	40	25	45	5.78	4.32 (-34%)	-1916.5
2010	KCA	AL	12	7	33	23	1	1	1	140.1	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	191.2	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	48.1	69	40	16	36	7.45	3.74 (-99%)	-1014.9
2015	CLE	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	6.1	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

Bruce Chen — 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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Bruce Chen Stats, Bio & Career Records
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

Bruce Chen — 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

Bruce Chen — 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

Bruce Chen — 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

Bruce Chen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	400	227	62	194	8	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Bruce Chen — 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

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Bruce Chen Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	400

Salary History

Bruce Chen — 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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Bruce Chen: the record in brief

The profile opens with Bruce Chen's first major league game on September 7, 1998; the last one listed came on May 15, 2015. By club, Chen's seasons break down as the Atlanta Braves (1998 to 2000), the Philadelphia Phillies (2000 through 2001), the New York Mets (2001 through 2002), the Montreal Expos (2002), the Cincinnati Reds (2002), the Houston Astros (2003), the Boston Red Sox (2003), and the Baltimore Orioles (2004 through 2006), among other clubs in the table. Chen is listed as a pitcher at 215 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio says Chen threw and hit left-handed. Chen was born on June 19, 1977, in Panama City, Panamá, Panama. Bruce Chen was the playing name; the full given name is Bruce Kastulo.

The pitching table credits Chen with a 82-81 record and a 4.62 ERA in 400 games. Also on Chen's record: 1,140 strikeouts. The league ERA over Chen's seasons was 4.28, so the 4.62 figure ran 8.0% worse than average. 2005 brought Chen a season-high 13 wins. The strikeout high was 140 in 2012.

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.
What was Bruce Chen's career batting average?: Bruce Chen batted .152 over his career, with 19 hits in 125 at bats.
How many RBI did Bruce Chen have?: Bruce Chen drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Bruce Chen's career ERA?: Bruce Chen finished with a 4.62 career ERA, going 82-81 with 1,140 strikeouts.