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Bruce Chen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 215lb (188cm, 97kg)

Born: June 19, 1977 in Panama, Panama pa

High School: Instituto Panamericano (Panama, Panama)

Last Game: May 15, 2015 (Age 37-330d)
vs. TEX 2.1 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1999 season

Agents: Boras Corporation

Full Name: Bruce Kastulo Chen

Twitter: @ChenMusic

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.5

ERA

4.62

400

227

1532.0

1140

WHIP

1.386

2012 Player Pitching Game Log

2012 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2012-04-06	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-6		6.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0	70	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	19	73	53	14	8	5	9	3	2
2	2012-04-11	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Oakland Athletics	1-5		5.0	4	3	2	2	3	1	0	50	19	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	102	70	13	10	3	13	3	5
3	2012-04-17	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Detroit Tigers	1-8	L	7.0	6	2	2	0	7	0	0	64	26	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	108	78	21	6	6	14	5	3
4	2012-04-23	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	L	7.0	6	3	3	2	3	2	0	54	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	28	106	68	23	5	11	12	2	2
5	2012-04-29	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Minnesota Twins	1-3	L	2.2	6	6	6	2	1	0	0	21	14	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	17	62	37	11	2	5	9	2	2
6	2012-05-04	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		New York Yankees	1-7	L	6.2	9	6	6	1	4	2	0	35	27	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	93	61	18	5	6	17	6	3
7	2012-05-09	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Boston Red Sox	1-7	W	6.2	7	3	3	0	5	0	1	53	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	103	68	19	10	8	14	3	2
8	2012-05-14	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Texas Rangers	1-7	W	6.2	5	1	1	2	7	1	0	65	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	106	67	17	12	8	10	4	2
9	2012-05-19	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7	W	6.1	8	2	2	2	4	0	0	51	25	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	27	100	67	19	9	7	14	6	3
10	2012-05-25	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-5	L	4.0	7	6	6	2	2	0	1	24	18	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	22	84	56	11	6	6	10	3	1
11	2012-05-30	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Cleveland Indians	1-5	W	5.0	7	3	3	2	3	0	0	42	22	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	24	98	57	15	1	8	11	3	4
12	2012-06-05	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	0	5	0	0	74	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	24	88	62	19	7	1	16	2	6
13	2012-06-10	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-5	L	5.0	4	3	3	1	5	1	1	51	20	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	79	56	22	5	7	8	5	1
14	2012-06-16	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-2		1.2	7	6	6	0	0	2	0	17	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	40	27	4	1	2	9	2	1
15	2012-06-20	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Houston Astros	1-6	W	5.2	5	1	1	2	6	0	2	59	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	94	59	15	11	6	9	2	2
16	2012-06-26	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	1	1	5	1	0	65	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	99	72	20	11	3	19	6	2
17	2012-07-01	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Minnesota Twins	1-6	L	5.2	6	6	6	1	5	3	0	37	22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	95	66	19	5	8	8	0	1
18	2012-07-07	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Detroit Tigers	1-4	L	3.1	9	6	6	2	3	1	0	19	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	72	50	11	4	3	12	2	0
19	2012-07-13	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	1-5		4.2	9	6	6	3	5	3	0	24	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	110	72	17	12	4	13	4	1
20	2012-07-18	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Seattle Mariners	1-6		5.1	7	4	4	0	6	2	0	44	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	105	73	16	10	8	9	2	2
21	2012-07-23	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-6		5.1	5	3	3	2	3	0	1	47	22	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	106	69	16	6	9	10	0	1
22	2012-07-28	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Seattle Mariners	1-6	L	6.0	7	3	3	1	5	1	0	50	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	26	96	66	20	9	6	14	6	3
23	2012-08-02	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Cleveland Indians	1-3		2.2	7	4	4	1	0	0	0	27	12	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	15	55	36	7	5	5	9	2	1
24	2012-08-07	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago White Sox	1-7	W	6.2	7	2	2	1	2	1	0	53	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	98	69	25	3	8	15	6	4
25	2012-08-12	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-6	L	5.1	4	4	4	3	5	2	0	46	20	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	95	61	15	13	5	10	3	2
26	2012-08-18	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	6.0	5	2	2	1	5	1	0	58	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	98	71	21	6	5	13	1	2
27	2012-08-24	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Boston Red Sox	1-7		6.0	8	3	3	1	5	0	0	48	24	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	25	98	65	20	6	11	9	3	2
28	2012-08-29	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Detroit Tigers	1-8	W	8.0	4	0	0	1	4	0	1	77	26	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	28	100	65	17	5	10	12	2	1
29	2012-09-03	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Texas Rangers	1-6	L	6.0	6	6	6	1	5	4	0	40	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	101	71	14	17	3	16	2	3
30	2012-09-08	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Chicago White Sox	1-6	L	6.0	6	5	5	2	6	3	0	44	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	101	68	15	13	7	10	1	1
31	2012-09-14	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-7		6.1	7	5	5	1	5	0	1	43	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	105	70	19	8	6	14	5	4
32	2012-09-19	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Chicago White Sox	1-7	W	6.2	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	65	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	114	75	23	2	5	15	5	7
33	2012-09-25	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals	@	Detroit Tigers	1-7	L	6.2	10	2	2	3	5	0	0	48	28	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	31	115	77	15	9	5	17	8	2
34	2012-10-01	Maj-AL	Kansas City Royals		Detroit Tigers	1-6	L	5.2	10	6	2	1	3	2	0	35	26	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	27	90	55	17	4	6	18	7	1

2012 Player Pitching Splits

2012 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	34	827	764	114	215	45	6	33	18	7	47	140	.281	.328	.486	.813	.305	371	11	8	3	5	3

Home	16	411	387	51	105	21	2	17	6	3	18	70	.271	.307	.468	.774	.290	181	6	3	0	3	1
Away	18	416	377	63	110	24	4	16	12	4	29	70	.292	.349	.504	.853	.321	190	5	5	3	2	2

April	5	112	104	14	25	7	2	3	1	1	6	18	.240	.277	.433	.710	.259	45	2	0	0	2	0
May	6	156	144	21	43	7	1	3	7	1	9	25	.299	.346	.424	.770	.342	61	1	2	0	1	0
June	5	110	102	12	25	7	0	4	3	1	4	21	.245	.294	.431	.725	.273	44	1	3	1	0	1
July	6	143	131	28	43	7	1	10	3	1	9	27	.328	.376	.626	1.002	.351	82	2	1	2	0	0
August	6	142	131	15	35	9	0	4	4	2	8	21	.267	.310	.428	.737	.287	56	3	1	0	2	0
September	5	137	126	18	34	6	2	7	0	1	10	25	.270	.329	.516	.844	.287	65	1	1	0	0	1
October	1	27	26	6	10	2	0	2	0	0	1	3	.385	.407	.692	1.100	.381	18	1	0	0	0	1

As Starter	34	827	764	114	215	45	6	33	18	7	47	140	.281	.328	.486	.813	.305	371	11	8	3	5	3

vs RHB as LHP	34	617	573		155	32	5	27			32	101	.271	.315	.485	.800	.285	278	10	7	1	4	3
vs LHB as LHP	30	210	191		60	13	1	6			15	39	.314	.365	.487	.852	.367	93	1	1	2	1	0

Bases Empty	34	495	465		123	30	3	16			28	86	.265	.309	.445	.754	.295	207	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	34	332	299		92	15	3	17			19	54	.308	.356	.549	.904	.322	164	11	6	3	5	3

vs. Younger Batters	34	741	685		193	42	6	30			40	124	.282	.327	.492	.819	.304	337	10	8	3	5	3
vs. Older Batters	24	86	79		22	3	0	3			7	16	.279	.337	.430	.768	.317	34	1	0	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	11	14	.440	5.07	34	34	0	191.2	215	114	108	33	47	3	140	8	0	0	827	1.367	6.6	2.98

Home	7	5	.583	4.18	16	16	0	99.0	105	51	46	17	18	1	70	3	0	0	411	1.242	6.4	3.89
Away	4	9	.308	6.02	18	18	0	92.2	110	63	62	16	29	2	70	5	0	0	416	1.500	6.8	2.41

April	0	3	.000	4.23	5	5	0	27.2	25	14	13	3	6	0	18	0	0	0	112	1.121	5.9	3.00
May	4	2	.667	5.35	6	6	0	35.1	43	21	21	3	9	0	25	2	0	0	156	1.472	6.4	2.78
June	3	1	.750	3.76	5	5	0	26.1	25	12	11	4	4	1	21	3	0	0	110	1.101	7.2	5.25
July	0	3	.000	8.31	6	6	0	30.1	43	28	28	10	9	0	27	1	0	0	143	1.714	8.0	3.00
August	3	1	.750	3.89	6	6	0	34.2	35	15	15	4	8	0	21	1	0	0	142	1.240	5.5	2.63
September	1	3	.250	5.12	5	5	0	31.2	34	18	18	7	10	1	25	1	0	0	137	1.390	7.1	2.50
October	0	1	.000	3.18	1	1	0	5.2	10	6	2	2	1	1	3	0	0	0	27	1.941	4.8	3.00

As Starter	11	14	.440	5.07	34	34	0	191.2	215	114	108	33	47	3	140	8	0	0	827	1.367	6.6	2.98

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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