Elio Chacon vs. Nick Punto — Career Comparison

Elio Chacon
Silent GenerationVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueShortstop
Nick Punto
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Elio Chacon and Nick Punto are closely matched on the surface stats. Nick Punto posted stronger numbers in slugging (.323 vs .292) and batting average (.245 vs .232). Elio Chacon had the advantage in on-base percentage (.355 vs .325). By the career numbers, Nick Punto had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Elio Chacon and Nick Punto

Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
228
184.37
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1163
186.88
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
742
600
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3734
600
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
616
498.11
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3253
522.71
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
143
115.63
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
798
128.23
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
119
96.23
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
611
98.18
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.13
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
22.66
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.04
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.34
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
3.05
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
24
19.41
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
30.05
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
71.1
57.49
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366.18
58.84
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
180
145.55
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
168.72
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258
208.63
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
190.73
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
71.97
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
67.65
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.54
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
42.26
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
124
100.27
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
665
106.86
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78.01
63.08
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388.5
62.43
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.48
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
89.76
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
62.02
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.45
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
88.14
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
651
104.61
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.81
6.81
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.47
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.12
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.43
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.66
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
10.51
Nick Punto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.12
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
16.17
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
16.71
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.7
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
5.78
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.88
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
22.5
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.29
74.29

Fielding Stats for Elio Chacon and Nick Punto

Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.19
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
1.28
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
0.97
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4679
27
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23749
27
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1559.2
9
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7916.1
9
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.26
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1352
1.54
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.07
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2381
2.71
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.1
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
5.49
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3817
4.34
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
5.33
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3733
4.24
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.06
97.06
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.8
97.8
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.459
4.459
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.327
3.327
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.57
83.57
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.38
76.38
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.64
Nick Punto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
0.53
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Punto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0