Shawn Chacon vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Shawn Chacon
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shawn Chacon built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 4.99 and 1.560 for Shawn Chacon. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Chacon and Bob File

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.45
42.45
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
4.99
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
8.94
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.34
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.64
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
6.04
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.64
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4130
40.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
5.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3504
34.2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Shawn Chacon and Bob File

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.59
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.76
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Chacon and Bob File

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
720.54
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
530.36
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80.36
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
66.96
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.75
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.11
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
96.43
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
8.48
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
208.93
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA