Bob Chakales vs. Eric King — Career Comparison

Bob Chakales
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric King
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric King 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. Eric King posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 4.54 and 1.623 for Bob Chakales. By the career numbers, Eric King had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Chakales and Eric King

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.66
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.47
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.61
53.61
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.54
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
9.53
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
8.49
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.76
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.82
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.47
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
4.78
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.26
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1883
40.32
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3688
38.45
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.88
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
5.27
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
4.24
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.22
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.79
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
35.35
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3272
34.11
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Bob Chakales and Eric King

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.91
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.12
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.18
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.1
9
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.78
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.27
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.03
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.87
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
1.92
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.67
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
1.81
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.67
55.67
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Chakales and Eric King

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
977.14
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
600
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
548.57
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.08
46.18
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
182.86
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
74.29
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.86
56.32
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.14
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.71
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Eric King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric King
Career
Per 600 PA