Bob Chakales was born on Wednesday, August 10, 1927, in Ashville, North Carolina. Chakales was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1951, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Chakales baseball stats page.
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Bob Chakales![]() Bob Chakales Autograph on a Topps 1952 Reprint Series (#120) |
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Bob ChakalesBob Chakales Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1951 | 24 | Indians | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68.1 | 321 | 80 | 36 | 40 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1952 | 25 | Indians | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 9.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 58 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 26 | Indians | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 116 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 27 | Indians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 27 | Orioles | 38 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.73 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 89.1 | 386 | 81 | 37 | 43 | 8 | 43 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 28 | White Sox | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 50 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1955 | 28 | Senators | 29 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 242 | 55 | 32 | 38 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1956 | 29 | Senators | 43 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 4.03 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96.0 | 423 | 94 | 43 | 53 | 3 | 57 | 7 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1957 | 30 | Senators | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 85 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1957 | 30 | Red Sox | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32.0 | 155 | 53 | 29 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 7 Years | 171 | 23 | 88 | 15 | 25 | .375 | 4.54 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 420.1 | 1,883 | 445 | 212 | 246 | 31 | 225 | 25 | 187 | 12 | 7 | 2 | - | ||
Bob ChakalesBob Chakales Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1951 | 24 | Indians | 17 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | .350 | .500 |
| 1952 | 25 | Indians | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| 1953 | 26 | Indians | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| 1954 | 27 | Indians | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .500 | .333 |
| 1954 | 27 | Orioles | 38 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .364 | .409 |
| 1955 | 28 | White Sox | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1955 | 28 | Senators | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1956 | 29 | Senators | 43 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .150 | .150 |
| 1957 | 30 | Senators | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .429 |
| 1957 | 30 | Red Sox | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 7 Years | 171 | 96 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | .278 | .333 | ||
Bob ChakalesBob Chakales Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1951 Indians | P | 17 | 10 | 205 | 12 | 0.7 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.58 |
| 1952 Indians | P | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1953 Indians | P | 7 | 3 | 81 | 8 | 1.1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.33 |
| 1954 Indians | P | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1954 Orioles | P | 38 | 6 | 268 | 24 | 0.6 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 2.12 |
| 1955 White Sox | P | 7 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0.7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 2.92 |
| 1955 Senators | P | 29 | 0 | 164 | 13 | 0.4 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.14 |
| 1956 Senators | P | 43 | 1 | 288 | 27 | 0.6 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.44 |
| 1957 Senators | P | 4 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.45 |
| 1957 Red Sox | P | 18 | 0 | 96 | 6 | 0.3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.41 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 171 | 23 | 1,261 | 100 | 0.6 | 93 | 14 | 79 | 7 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 1.99 | |
| 7 Years | 171 | 23 | 1,261 | 100 | 0.6 | 93 | 14 | 79 | 7 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 1.99 | |
Bob ChakalesBob Chakales Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1951 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 20.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | 0.74 | 4.21 | 5.66 |
| 1952 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.88 | 5.25 | 6.00 |
| 1953 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 3.33 |
| 1954 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.25 | 2.61 | 10.45 |
| 1954 Orioles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 1.02 | 4.43 | 4.33 |
| 1955 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.38 |
| 1955 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.12 | 4.61 | 4.12 |
| 1956 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 3.09 | 5.34 |
| 1957 Senators | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.20 | 5.89 | 4.91 |
| 1957 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.45 | 4.50 | 3.09 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 7 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 96.0 | 9.6 | 10.7 | 0.83 | 4.00 | 4.82 |
Bob ChakalesBob Chakales Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1951 Cleveland Indians | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1952 Cleveland Indians | 29 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1953 Cleveland Indians | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 Cleveland Indians | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1954 Baltimore Orioles | 20 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Chicago White Sox | 28 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1955 Washington Senators | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1956 Washington Senators | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Washington Senators | 16 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1957 Boston Red Sox | 26, 40 | Undetermined | - | - |
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