Bob Chakales vs. Nate Karns — Career Comparison

Bob Chakales
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nate Karns
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nate Karns built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Chakales as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nate Karns posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.3 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.54 and 1.623 for Bob Chakales. By the career numbers, Nate Karns had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Chakales and Nate Karns

Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.66
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
4.54
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
4.3
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
9.53
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.52
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.34
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
4.82
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.62
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
9.28
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.66
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1883
40.32
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1361
38.76
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.88
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
5.27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.44
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
35.35
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1210
34.46
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Bob Chakales and Nate Karns

Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.91
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.91
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.59
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
27
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.1
9
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
9
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.46
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.27
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.87
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.4
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.67
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.28
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
93
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.58
83.58
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Chakales and Nate Karns

Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
977.14
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
3654.55
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
548.57
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.08
46.18
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
182.86
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
51.43
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
74.29
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.86
56.32
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
13.4
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
45.71
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.43
Nate Karns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
Nate Karns
Career
Per 600 PA