Nestor Chavez vs. Joe Gonzales — Career Comparison

Nestor Chavez
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Gonzales
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Gonzales built a career as a starting pitcher and Nestor Chavez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nestor Chavez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.600 compared to 4.35 and 1.548 for Joe Gonzales. By the career numbers, Nestor Chavez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nestor Chavez and Joe Gonzales

Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.32
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.35
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
10.74
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.19
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
39.6
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
40.65
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.65
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
34.2
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
37.45
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.6
39.6
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.65
40.65

Fielding Stats for Nestor Chavez and Joe Gonzales

Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Nestor Chavez and Joe Gonzales

Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.98
-53.43
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Chavez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Gonzales
Career
Per 600 PA