Pete Alexander vs. Jack Chesbro — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Pete Alexander and Jack Chesbro are fairly close on the surface numbers. Pete Alexander had the edge in ERA (2.56 vs 2.68). By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Jack Chesbro

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.22
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
1.04
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
1.03
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.62
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.41
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
0.76
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.06
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864
2.68
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4868
8.44
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2647
8.22
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.28
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
2.14
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
3.93
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.19
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20928
36.29
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.16
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1206
3.75
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.152
1.152
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19907
34.52
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10829
33.65
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.29
36.29
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Jack Chesbro

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.22
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8703
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2901
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.32
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Jack Chesbro

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
213.35
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1810
549.32
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
217
113.12
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
162
84.45
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
18.21
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
19.29
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.95
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.61
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
25.49
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.67
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
65.83
34.32
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
150.83
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
244
127.19
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
85
44.31
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
82
42.75
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
162
84.45
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
62.82
32.75
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.61
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
23.37
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
25
13.03
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
140.23
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
4.28
4.28
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
26.71
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
21
10.95
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.43
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100