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Looking at the ISO for both Ichiro and Chone, I really don't see any difference at all.
Career-wise, Chone: .097 -- Ichiro .101.  So, we're arguing RBI machine based on 4 points of ISO?!?  Heck, if not for the .042 ISO from 2008 for Chone, (he HAD to be hurt), I think he might have a higher career ISO.  (It was .107 prior to the 2008 debacle - and he posted a .096 in 2009.)
Look at their career 2B/3B/HR lines per 162 games?
Ichiro: 26/8/10
Chone: 26/9/5
An extra HR every 5 weeks?!?  Heck, they're darn near identical hitters if you equate 50 infield hits to 50 walks.  (But Ichiro looks lots better on the OPS chart, mostly because those infield singles get added to BOTH OBP and Slugging.)  Me?  I'm not in favor of putting *ANY* single-digit-per-year Home Run hitter in the #3 slot.