Bob Chakales vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Bob Chakales
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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. Max Scherzer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 4.54 and 1.623 for Bob Chakales. By the career numbers, Max Scherzer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Chakales and Max Scherzer

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
9.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.82
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1883
40.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.88
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
5.27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
35.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Bob Chakales and Max Scherzer

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.91
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.87
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.67
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Chakales and Max Scherzer

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
977.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
548.57
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.08
46.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
182.86
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
154.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
74.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.86
56.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
8
45.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100