Bob Chakales vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Bob Chakales
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 4.54 and 1.623 for Bob Chakales. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Chakales and Ford Smith

Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.66
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
4.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
445
9.53
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
4.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.39
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.35
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1883
40.32
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.88
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
5.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
35.35
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Bob Chakales and Ford Smith

Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.91
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.1
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.34
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.87
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
2.35
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.67
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
2.18
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
93
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Chakales and Ford Smith

Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
977.14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
548.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
129.07
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
90.7
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
8.08
46.18
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
182.86
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
177.91
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
13
74.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
9.86
56.32
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
10.5
10.5
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.71
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.47
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA