Bob Chakales vs. Jerry Koosman — Career Comparison

Bob Chakales
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jerry Koosman 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. Jerry Koosman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.36 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 4.54 and 1.623 for Bob Chakales. By the career numbers, Jerry Koosman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Chakales and Jerry Koosman

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.66
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.52
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.49
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.51
51.51
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.33
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.54
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
3.36
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
9.53
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.52
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.68
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.82
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.28
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.21
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.17
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1883
40.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.88
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
5.27
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.41
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.54
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
35.35
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Bob Chakales and Jerry Koosman

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.91
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11519
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.1
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.2
9
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
1.36
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.87
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
1.73
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.67
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.64
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.32
94.32
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.08
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Chakales and Jerry Koosman

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
977.14
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
612
349.05
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
600
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
548.57
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
521.86
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
62.17
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
53.61
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.84
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.57
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
8.56
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.08
46.18
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.19
10.37
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
182.86
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.57
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
82.13
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
20.53
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
26.24
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
74.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.63
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.86
56.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.7
-5.53
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.82
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
8
45.71
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.84
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100