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Name	Team	Age
Chief Bender	Retired (2026, Age 37)	Died (2064, Age 76)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (2012)	RP	L/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Orlando Cepeda League (AAA)	0	13 years (69 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B-	D
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
D-	D-	B-
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
D-	D-	C-
Endurance	Velocity	Control
D	B	B
Leadership	Mentor Value
D	C
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	11/16/1988
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	0	2
Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	Type	Chances	Endurance	Velocity	Control	Total
2012	Majors	42.85	4 / 9	4 / 20	4 / 13	12 / 42
2013	Majors	37.73	2 / 5	1 / 15	4 / 17	7 / 37
2014	Majors	38.48	0 / 2	2 / 25	1 / 11	3 / 38
2015	Majors	34.32	0 / 2	0 / 13	1 / 19	1 / 34
2016	Majors	38.26	1 / 6	0 / 16	1 / 16	2 / 38
2017	Majors	38.95	0 / 6	0 / 14	1 / 18	1 / 38
2018	Majors	41.12	2 / 8	0 / 19	0 / 14	2 / 41
2019	Majors	40.51	1 / 6	0 / 14	0 / 20	1 / 40
2020	Majors	34.38	0 / 3	0 / 17	0 / 14	0 / 34
2021	Majors	39.65	0 / 5	0 / 14	0 / 20	0 / 39
2022	Majors	43.51	0 / 10	0 / 18	0 / 15	0 / 43
2023	Majors	26.23	0 / 0	0 / 11	0 / 15	0 / 26
2024	Majors	43.55	0 / 9	2 / 19	0 / 15	2 / 43
2025	Minors	5.00	0 / 1	0 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 5
2025	Majors	30.30	0 / 2	2 / 16	3 / 12	5 / 30
2026	Minors	25.00	0 / 1	1 / 11	2 / 13	3 / 25
Total			10 / 75	12 / 245	17 / 233	39 / 553

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
2026-11-01	Chief Bender has retired from the Philadelphia 41īs
2026-04-01	The Philadelphia 41īs have acquired Chief Bender from the waiver wire.
2025-10-13	The New York Hells Angels have waived Chief Bender.
2025-08-20	The New York Hells Angels have promoted Andy Johnson to the major league team. The New York Hells Angels have designated Chief Bender for assignment.
2025-04-14	The New York Hells Angels have promoted Chief Bender to the major league team.
2025-04-01	The New York Hells Angels have promoted Billy Smith to the major league team. The New York Hells Angels have promoted Hal Peterson to the major league team. The New York Hells Angels have promoted John Strong to the major league team. The New York Hells Angels have designated Chief Bender for assignment. The New York Hells Angels have designated Larry Parks for assignment.
2023-06-21	Chief Bender of the New York Hells Angels is injured and is expected to be out 32 days.
2020-05-12	Chief Bender of the Philadelphia Hells Angels is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
2012-08-13	A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Hells Angels and the Detroit Wolves. The Detroit Wolves receive Riverboat Smith, Roy Newnam, Draft Pick - 2013 Round 3 (CIN) from the Cincinnati Hells Angels in exchange for Chief Bender, Hilton Smith, Draft Pick - 2013 Round 2 (DET).
2012-04-01	The Detroit Wolves have renamed Frank Burke to Chief Bender.
2012-04-01	The Detroit Wolves have promoted Nomar Garciaparra to the major league team. The Detroit Wolves have promoted Frank Viau to the major league team. The Detroit Wolves have promoted Frank Burke to the major league team. The Detroit Wolves have designated Bill Roe for assignment.