Bruce Chen, born in Panama City, Panama, played 18 seasons (1998–2015) primarily as a pitcher, mostly with the Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles. He finished with a 82–81 record, a 4.62 ERA and 1,140 strikeouts, 2nd among Panamanian-born pitchers.
- Born
- June 19, 1977 · Panama City, Panama · 24 major leaguers from Panama City
- Bats / Throws
- L / L
- Teams
- Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles, Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Cleveland Indians
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Atlanta Braves | 2 | 0 | 3.98 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20.1 | 17 | 9 |
| 1999 | Atlanta Braves | 2 | 2 | 5.47 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 51.0 | 45 | 27 |
| 2000 | Atlanta Braves / Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 4 | 3.29 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 134.0 | 112 | 46 |
| 2001 | Philadelphia Phillies / New York Mets | 7 | 7 | 4.87 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 146.0 | 126 | 59 |
| 2002 | New York Mets / Montreal Expos / Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 5 | 5.56 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 77.2 | 80 | 43 |
| 2003 | Houston Astros / Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 5.55 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 24.1 | 20 | 10 |
| 2004 | Baltimore Orioles | 2 | 1 | 3.02 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 47.2 | 32 | 16 |
| 2005 | Baltimore Orioles | 13 | 10 | 3.83 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 197.1 | 133 | 63 |
| 2006 | Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 7 | 6.93 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 98.2 | 70 | 35 |
| 2007 | Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 7 | 6 |
| 2009 | Kansas City Royals | 1 | 6 | 5.78 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 62.1 | 45 | 25 |
| 2010 | Kansas City Royals | 12 | 7 | 4.17 | 33 | 23 | 1 | 140.1 | 98 | 57 |
| 2011 | Kansas City Royals | 12 | 8 | 3.77 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 155.0 | 97 | 50 |
| 2012 | Kansas City Royals | 11 | 14 | 5.07 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 191.2 | 140 | 47 |
| 2013 | Kansas City Royals | 9 | 4 | 3.27 | 34 | 15 | 0 | 121.0 | 78 | 36 |
| 2014 | Kansas City Royals | 2 | 4 | 7.45 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 48.1 | 36 | 16 |
| 2015 | Cleveland Indians | 0 | 1 | 12.79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 82 | 81 | 4.62 | 400 | 227 | 1 | 1532.0 | 1,140 | 546 |