Elio Chacon vs. Bob Thorpe — Career Comparison

Elio Chacon
Silent GenerationVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueShortstop
Bob Thorpe
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Elio Chacon and Bob Thorpe are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Thorpe posted stronger numbers in slugging (.323 vs .292) and batting average (.251 vs .232). Elio Chacon had the advantage in OPS (.647 vs .590). By the career numbers, Bob Thorpe 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 Bob Thorpe

Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
184.37
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
192.42
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
600
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
343
600
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
498.11
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
579.01
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
115.63
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
145.19
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
96.23
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.95
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
12.13
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.74
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.04
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.23
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.25
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
19.41
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
26.24
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.1
57.49
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
26.47
46.3
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
145.55
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
187.17
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
208.63
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
90
157.43
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
71.97
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
22
38.48
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
31.54
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.98
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
100.27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
51
89.21
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.01
63.08
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
29.17
51.02
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
89.76
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.5
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
109
88.14
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
83.97
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.81
6.81
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
7.15
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
1.02
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.47
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.75
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.43
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.51
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.24
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.17
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.25
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.7
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.5
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
25.88
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.75
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60

Fielding Stats for Elio Chacon and Bob Thorpe

Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.19
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4679
27
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559.2
9
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.26
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
3.07
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
5.49
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
5.33
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Bob Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.45
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.459
4.459
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.57
83.57
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elio Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.64
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elio Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0