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Bruce Chen
#52, Pitcher

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Personal Information
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Birth DateJun 19, 1977
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Birth PlacePanama City, Panama
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Height6'2
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Weight213 lbs.
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Age34
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PositionPitcher
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ThrowsL
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Years Pro13
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SchoolNone
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Season Totals
ERA 4.17 W 3 L 4
MLB Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | ERA | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | CG | SO | |
| 2012 | Kansas City | AL | 9 | 9 | 4.17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 54.0 | 54 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Kansas City | AL | 25 | 25 | 3.77 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 155.0 | 152 | 71 | 65 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Kansas City | AL | 33 | 23 | 4.17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 140.1 | 136 | 68 | 65 | 57 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | Kansas City | AL | 17 | 9 | 5.78 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 62.1 | 74 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Texas | AL | 5 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Baltimore | AL | 40 | 12 | 6.93 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 98.2 | 137 | 81 | 76 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Baltimore | AL | 34 | 32 | 3.83 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 197.1 | 187 | 94 | 84 | 63 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | Baltimore | AL | 8 | 7 | 3.02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47.2 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | Total Hou/Bos | MLB | 16 | 2 | 5.55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24.1 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Houston | NL | 11 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | Boston | AL | 5 | 2 | 5.11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Total NYN/Mtl/Cin | NL | 55 | 6 | 5.56 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 77.2 | 85 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NY Mets | NL | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Montreal | NL | 15 | 5 | 6.99 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37.1 | 47 | 29 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | Cincinnati | NL | 39 | 1 | 4.31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39.2 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Total Phi/NYN | NL | 27 | 27 | 4.87 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 146.0 | 146 | 90 | 79 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Philadelphia | NL | 16 | 16 | 5.00 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 86.1 | 90 | 53 | 48 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NY Mets | NL | 11 | 11 | 4.68 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59.2 | 56 | 37 | 31 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Total Atl/Phi | NL | 37 | 15 | 3.29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 134.0 | 116 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Philadelphia | NL | 15 | 15 | 3.63 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 94.1 | 81 | 39 | 38 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Atlanta | NL | 22 | 0 | 2.50 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39.2 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Atlanta | NL | 16 | 7 | 5.47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 51.0 | 38 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Atlanta | NL | 4 | 4 | 3.98 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | MLB | 326 | 178 | 4.50 | 63 | 62 | 1 | 1218.2 | 1224 | 666 | 610 | 457 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | NL | 150 | 59 | 4.57 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 441.0 | 422 | 246 | 224 | 192 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | AL | 176 | 119 | 4.47 | 43 | 44 | 1 | 777.2 | 802 | 420 | 386 | 265 | 4 | 1 |
Other Stats
| Season | Team | G | GS | ERA | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | CG | SO | |
| 2011 | Omaha | AAA | 2 | 2 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | NW Arkansas | AA | 1 | 1 | 9.99 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Omaha | AAA | 3 | 3 | 1.31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20.2 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Omaha | AAA | 14 | 13 | 3.40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 82.0 | 57 | 33 | 31 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | Tex-Injured | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Oklahoma | AAA | 4 | 4 | 5.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16.0 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Total Syr/Ott | AAA | 25 | 20 | 3.76 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 105.1 | 102 | 53 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | Syracuse | AAA | 3 | 3 | 8.71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Ottawa | AAA | 22 | 17 | 3.22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 95.0 | 85 | 41 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | Pawtucket | AAA | 16 | 15 | 4.24 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 85.0 | 80 | 44 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | Scranton/WB | AAA | 3 | 3 | 3.86 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Reading | AA | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Richmond | AAA | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Richmond | AAA | 14 | 14 | 3.81 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 78.0 | 73 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Richmond | AAA | 4 | 4 | 1.88 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Greenville | A | 24 | 23 | 3.29 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 139.1 | 106 | 57 | 51 | 48 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | Macon | A | 28 | 28 | 3.51 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 146.1 | 120 | 67 | 57 | 44 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | Eugene | A | 11 | 8 | 2.27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 35.2 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | Danville | R | 14 | 13 | 3.97 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 70.1 | 78 | 42 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | GCL Braves | R | 9 | 7 | 3.80 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 42.2 | 42 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | AAA | 86 | 79 | 3.64 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 444.2 | 389 | 199 | 180 | 133 | 5 | 5 | |
| Total | AA | 2 | 2 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | A | 63 | 59 | 3.28 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 321.1 | 249 | 137 | 117 | 106 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | R | 23 | 20 | 3.90 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 113.0 | 120 | 63 | 49 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
Awards
- 1993: Carolina League All-Star Team (A) (Outfielder)
- 1993: Class A All-Star Team (Baseball America)
- 1997: South Atlantic All-Star Team (A)
- 1997: South Atlantic All-Star Team (A) (Pitcher - LHP)
- 1997: South Atlantic League (A) - All-Star Team
- 1997: South Atlantic League (A) - All-Star Team
- 1998: Double-A - All-Star Team (Baseball America)
- 1998: Double-A All-Star Team (Baseball America)
- 1998: Most Valuable Pitcher (Southern League - AA)
- 1998: Southern League (AA) - All-Star Team
- 1998: Southern League (AA) - Most Valuable Pitcher
- 1998: Southern League All-Star Team (AA)
- 1998: Southern League All-Star Team (AA) (Pitcher - LHP)
- 1999: International League All-Star Team (AAA) (Outfielder)
- 2000: International League All-Star Team (AAA) (Outfielder)
- 2000: Most Valuable Player (International League - AAA)
- 2000: Triple-A All-Star Team (Baseball America) (Outfielder)
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