Ed Chandler vs. Bob McClure — Career Comparison

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Bob McClure built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Chandler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob McClure posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 6.37 and 1.449 for Ed Chandler. By the career numbers, Bob McClure had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Chandler and Bob McClure

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.55
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.74
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.98
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.95
55.95
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.48
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.37
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.35
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2601
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
9
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9.4
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
9.51
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.12
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.64
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.52
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.43
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
3.8
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.674
0.674
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.813
0.813
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
39.74
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
33.62
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.98
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
5.3
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.08
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.449
1.449
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
36.1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772
28.78
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.62
33.62

Fielding Stats for Ed Chandler and Bob McClure

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.09
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.16
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2184
27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.13
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.66
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.4
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.23
90.23
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.62
55.62
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Chandler and Bob McClure

Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
2250
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
306.86
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
552
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
96
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
87.43
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.57
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.57
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
7.82
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.98
22.26
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
104.57
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
123.43
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.43
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
36
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
87.43
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
22.77
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.63
21.66
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
25.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.43
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.89
38.89
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
20.57
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ed Chandler
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100