Jack Chesbro vs. Bob Feller — Career Comparison

Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Bob Feller
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Jack Chesbro posted a stronger line than Bob Feller. Jack Chesbro posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.68 vs 3.25) and WHIP (1.152 vs 1.317). By the career numbers, Jack Chesbro had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jack Chesbro and Bob Feller

Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
1.34
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
1.03
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.14
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.62
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.63
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.41
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.38
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.15
62.15
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.69
84.69
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
0.66
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.1
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.68
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
3.25
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11481
27
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3827
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2647
8.22
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3271
7.69
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.53
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764
4.15
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581
6.07
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.19
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16180
38.05
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.16
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.12
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1206
3.75
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1557
3.66
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
10829
33.65
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14356
33.76
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05

Fielding Stats for Jack Chesbro and Bob Feller

Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
18.26
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
0.6
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.09
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.32
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.68
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836
2.59
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
16.33
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.8
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995
3.09
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
21.81
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
939
2.91
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
21.01
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
94.37
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.151
1.151
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Chesbro and Bob Feller

Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
230.3
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1282
517.98
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
113.12
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
193
77.98
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
144
58.18
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
19.29
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
28
11.31
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.25
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.61
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.67
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
49
19.8
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.83
34.32
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
62.65
25.32
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
153.78
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
271
109.49
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
127.19
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
119.6
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
44.31
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
40
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
42.75
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
40
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
76.77
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.82
32.75
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
46.8
18.91
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.04
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.21
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
25
13.03
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
40.4
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
140.23
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
505
204.04
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
21
10.95
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
40.4
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.06
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.81
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33