NAME     : Bruce Chen
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Panama
 
  BIRTHDAY : 6/19/1977
  AGE      : 26
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 214
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $1,035,000 through 2005
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    E  (Fielding Pct. : .962)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 4
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Fair)
  Avoiding BB's        : 5  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        5.05  3  6  0  14 14  73.0  78  47  41  23  62 
  At Home        6.00  1  5  0   8  8  39.0  45  32  26  13  29 
  Away           3.97  2  1  0   6  6  34.0  33  15  15  10  33 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        5.88  1  3  0   6  6  33.2  42  25  22  10  24 
  May            4.50  2  3  0   6  6  32.0  30  19  16  10  33 
  June           3.68  0  0  0   2  2   7.1   6   3   3   3   5 
  July           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  August         0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1998   4.05  2  0  0   4  0   0  20.0   9   9  17  ATL
  1999   5.47  2  2  0  16  0   0  51.0  31  27  45  ATL
  2000   3.32  7  4  0  37  0   0 133.0  49  46 112  ATL,PHI
  2001   4.87  7  7  0  27  0   0 146.0  79  59 126  NYN
  2002   4.84  5  5  0  69  0   0 122.2  66  43  90  NYN,MON,CIN
 
  Total ERA   : 4.54
  Total Wins  : 26
  Total Losses: 24
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 0
  Total CG    : 0
  Total K's   : 452
  Total BB's  : 207
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Released by Montreal on 3/31/2002... Traded from Cincinnati to Texas on 2/1/2003 (Going to CIN: P  A. Pluta. Going to TEX: P  B. Chen)... Traded from Texas to New York (A) on 2/14/2003... Traded from New York (A) to Texas on 2/14/2003... Traded from Texas to Oakland on 2/24/2003... Traded from Oakland to Texas on 2/24/2003... Injured on 6/9/2003 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks...