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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
14 269 922 45 61 36 4.99 -11.2
Birth Date12-23-1977
Height6' 3"
Weight220 lbs
Age46 years, 4 months, 2 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2001 COL MLB 27 27 160.0 6 10 0 157 87 134 26 121 8.8 4.9 1.5 7.5 0% .289 1.53 5.26 5.06 116 6.25 129.5 -0.7
2002 COL MLB 21 21 119.3 5 11 0 122 60 67 25 117 9.2 4.5 1.9 5.1 0% .257 1.53 6.16 5.73 131 7.95 170.6 -3.1
2003 COL MLB 23 23 137.0 11 8 0 124 58 93 12 112 8.1 3.8 0.8 6.1 0% .266 1.33 4.28 4.60 111 5.53 115.9 0.3
2004 COL MLB 66 0 63.3 1 9 35 71 52 52 12 116 10.1 7.4 1.7 7.4 0% .303 1.94 6.46 7.11 133 8.78 181.1 -2.2
2005 COL 0 13 12 72.7 1 7 0 69 36 39 7 113 8.5 4.5 0.9 4.8 0% .267 1.44 4.98 4.09 117 6.50 139.8 -0.8
2005 NYA 0 14 12 79.0 7 3 0 66 30 40 7 102 7.5 3.4 0.8 4.6 0% .239 1.22 4.55 2.85 128 7.36 158.3 -1.6
2006 NYA 0 17 11 63.0 5 3 0 77 36 35 11 105 11.0 5.1 1.6 5.0 0% .301 1.79 6.29 7.00 136 8.37 170.5 -1.7
2006 PIT 0 9 9 46.0 2 3 0 47 27 27 12 95 9.2 5.3 2.3 5.3 0% .250 1.61 7.34 5.48 135 8.24 167.8 -1.2
2007 PIT MLB 64 4 96.0 5 4 1 95 48 79 9 101 8.9 4.5 0.8 7.4 0% .302 1.49 4.46 3.94 102 4.83 100.0 0.7
2008 HOU MLB 15 15 85.7 2 3 0 88 41 53 16 98 9.2 4.3 1.7 5.6 0% .275 1.51 5.79 5.04 124 6.44 137.4 -0.9
2005 TOT MLB 27 24 151.7 8 10 0 135 66 79 14 107 8.0 3.9 0.8 4.7 0% .000 1.33 4.75 3.44 123 6.95 149.5 -2.5
2006 TOT MLB 26 20 109.0 7 6 0 124 63 62 23 101 10.2 5.2 1.9 5.1 0% .000 1.72 6.74 6.36 136 8.31 169.3 -2.9
CareerMLB269134922.04561369164756191371108.94.61.36.042%.2751.515.374.991216.77142.0-11.2

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1996 POR A- NWN 4 4 19.7 0 2 0 24 9 17 2 11.0 4.1 0.9 7.8 0% .000 1.68 4.56 6.85 0 0.00 0.0
1997 ASH A SAL 28 27 162.0 11 7 0 155 63 149 13 8.6 3.5 0.7 8.3 0% .307 1.35 4.10 3.89 0 0.00 0.0
1998 SLM A+ CRL 12 12 56.0 0 4 0 53 31 54 5 8.5 5.0 0.8 8.7 0% -.533 1.50 4.22 5.30 0 0.00 0.0
1999 SLM A+ CRL 12 12 72.0 5 5 0 69 34 66 3 8.6 4.3 0.4 8.3 0% -.641 1.43 3.68 4.13 0 0.00 0.0
2000 CAR AA SOU 27 27 173.7 10 10 0 151 85 172 10 7.8 4.4 0.5 8.9 0% -.526 1.36 3.23 3.16 0 0.00 0.0
2001 COL MLB NL 27 27 160.0 6 10 0 157 87 134 26 121 8.8 4.9 1.5 7.5 0% .289 1.53 5.26 5.06 116 6.25 129.5
2001 CSP AAA PCL 4 4 24.0 2 0 0 18 7 28 3 6.8 2.6 1.1 10.5 0% -.395 1.04 3.71 2.25 0 0.00 0.0
2002 COL MLB NL 21 21 119.3 5 11 0 122 60 67 25 117 9.2 4.5 1.9 5.1 0% .257 1.53 6.16 5.73 131 7.95 170.6
2002 CSP AAA PCL 4 4 20.7 2 0 0 23 10 15 3 10.0 4.3 1.3 6.5 0% .317 1.59 5.62 4.78 0 0.00 0.0
2003 COL MLB NL 23 23 137.0 11 8 0 124 58 93 12 112 8.1 3.8 0.8 6.1 0% .266 1.33 4.28 4.60 111 5.53 115.9
2003 CSP AAA PCL 1 1 3.0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 15.0 0.0 3.0 6.0 0% .400 1.67 6.30 6.00 0 0.00 0.0
2004 COL MLB NL 66 0 63.3 1 9 35 71 52 52 12 116 10.1 7.4 1.7 7.4 0% .303 1.94 6.46 7.11 133 8.78 181.1
2005 COL MLB NL 13 12 72.7 1 7 0 69 36 39 7 113 8.5 4.5 0.9 4.8 0% .267 1.44 4.98 4.09 117 6.50 139.8
2005 NYA MLB AL 14 12 79.0 7 3 0 66 30 40 7 102 7.5 3.4 0.8 4.6 0% .239 1.22 4.55 2.85 128 7.36 158.3
2005 CSP AAA PCL 3 3 12.7 0 2 0 19 4 11 3 96 13.5 2.8 2.1 7.8 0% -.889 1.81 5.79 9.92 103 5.60 110.4
2006 NYA MLB AL 17 11 63.0 5 3 0 77 36 35 11 105 11.0 5.1 1.6 5.0 0% .301 1.79 6.29 7.00 136 8.37 170.5
2006 PIT MLB NL 9 9 46.0 2 3 0 47 27 27 12 95 9.2 5.3 2.3 5.3 0% .250 1.61 7.34 5.48 135 8.24 167.8
2006 TRN AA EAS 1 1 5.0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 7.2 3.6 0.0 5.4 0% .250 1.20 3.07 5.40 0 0.00 0.0
2007 PIT MLB NL 64 4 96.0 5 4 1 95 48 79 9 101 8.9 4.5 0.8 7.4 0% .302 1.49 4.46 3.94 102 4.83 100.0
2008 HOU MLB NL 15 15 85.7 2 3 0 88 41 53 16 98 9.2 4.3 1.7 5.6 0% .275 1.51 5.79 5.04 124 6.44 137.4
2009 SAC AAA PCL 14 12 73.0 8 4 0 77 42 53 13 87 9.5 5.2 1.6 6.5 0% .290 1.63 6.28 6.29 135 6.74 141.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 1312 0.4794 0.4093 0.8026 0.5898 0.2430 0.8949 0.5964 0.1974
Career13120.47940.40930.80260.58980.24300.89490.59640.1974

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2009-08-26 2009-09-06 Minors 11 0 Right Groin Strain -
2006-05-17 2006-06-11 15-DL 25 23 Left Lower Leg Swelling Hematoma -
2005-06-03 2005-07-06 15-DL 33 30 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2003-08-17 2003-09-29 15-DL 43 37 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2003-06-30 2003-07-19 15-DL 19 16 Right Elbow Inflammation Tendonitis -
2002-05-10 2002-06-06 15-DL 27 26 Right Chest Strain -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 HOU $2,000,000
2007 PIT $3,825,000
2006 NYA, PIT $3,600,000
2005 COL, NYA $2,350,000
2004 COL $1,850,000
2003 COL $300,000
2002 COL $235,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
7 yrPrevious$14,160,000
7 yrTotal$14,160,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
6 y 140 dDan Horwits1 yr/$2M (08)

Details
  • released 6/26/08 signed as a free agent from PIT 2/20/08, 1 year/$2M (08)
  • avoided arbitration 1/07 ($4.25M-$3.7M), 1 year/$3.825M (07)+performance bonus:$50K each 160,180 innings pitched, $0.125M 200 innings pitched
  • acquired in trade from NYY 7/06
  • avoided arbitration 2/06 ($4.15M-$3.1M), 1 year/$3.6M (06)+$0.1M bonuses ($25K each 180,190,200,210 innings pitched)
  • acquired in trade from COL 7/05 1 year/$2.35M (05) (avoided arbitration, $2.925M-$2.15M), $0.25M bonuses
  • re-signed 1/04, 1 year/$1.85M (avoided arbitration-Super 2)
  • 1 year/$0.3M (03)
  • recalled 9/02 optioned to Triple-A 8/02
  • 1 year/$0.235M (02) 3/02

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2012-02-23 11:00:00 (link to chat)Jordan Walden, over/under 30 saves? Should I handcuff him with Downs?
(LoyalRoyal from Kansas)		Goodness, predicting saves? I truly have no idea. If Shawn Chacon can notch 35 saves in a season, then I don't see why Walden can't. (Geoff Young)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Shawn Chacon threw 1,603 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2008, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2008, he relied primarily on his Sinker (88mph) and Fourseam Fastball (89mph), also mixing in a Slider (82mph), Curve (76mph) and Change (81mph).