Bruce Chen vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Chen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob File posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.464 compared to 4.62 and 1.413 for Bruce Chen. By the career numbers, Bob File had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Chen and Bob File

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.31
50.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
4.62
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
9.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.89
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.21
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
6.7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
4.45
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6619
38.88
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
473
38.24
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.99
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.37
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.54
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.374
1.374
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5930
34.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
33.31
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Bruce Chen and Bob File

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.55
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.5
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
96.67
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Chen and Bob File

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
1636.73
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
510.2
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.47
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
12.68
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
89.8
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.65
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
5.58
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
236.73
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA