Bob Chakales vs. Joe Strong — Career Comparison

Bob Chakales
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Strong
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Joe Strong 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. Joe Strong posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.450 compared to 4.54 and 1.623 for Bob Chakales. By the career numbers, Joe Strong had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Chakales and Joe Strong

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
3.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.6
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.49
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.09
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.52
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.49
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.68
51.68
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.45
13.45
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.09
68.09
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.61
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
4.54
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.13
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1261
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3961
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
420.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320.1
9
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
9.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1435
9.78
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.4
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.82
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
3.27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
3.68
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.28
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1883
40.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5178
35.3
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.88
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
5.27
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.17
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.21
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.67
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
35.35
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4480
30.54
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.3
35.3

Fielding Stats for Bob Chakales and Joe Strong

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
4.91
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
1.69
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.16
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
940
27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4883
27
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.1
9
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627.2
9
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.63
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.27
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.84
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.87
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
2.62
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.67
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
2.47
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
93
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.461
1.461
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.3
68.3
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Chakales and Joe Strong

Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
977.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
241.16
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
548.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
519.37
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
148.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
134.38
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
131.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
92.98
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.33
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.08
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.99
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
41.4
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
8.08
46.18
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99.62
72.36
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
32
182.86
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
196.85
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
27
154.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
197.58
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.612
0.612
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Bob Chakales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
74.09
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
71.91
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
13
74.29
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
138.01
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
9.86
56.32
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.17
77.85
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
59.56
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
10
57.14
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.08
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
10.5
10.5
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
118
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.71
11.71
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
45.71
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
17.43
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Bob Chakales
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Strong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100