What years did Shawn Chacon play?

Shawn Chacon played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2008.

Was Shawn Chacon a pitcher?

Yes. Shawn Chacon pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 619 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Shawn Chacon hit?

Shawn Chacon hit 1 career home runs with 30 hits.

What was Shawn Chacon's career batting average?

Shawn Chacon batted .152 over his career, with 30 hits in 198 at bats.

How many RBI did Shawn Chacon have?

Shawn Chacon drove in 10 runs in his career.

What was Shawn Chacon's career ERA?

Shawn Chacon finished with a 4.99 career ERA, going 45-61 with 619 strikeouts.

Shawn Chacon

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2001-2008)

Shawn Chacon was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2008 for 4 teams, including the Colorado Rockies, a span of 8 seasons. Across 269 career appearances, he went 45-61 with a 4.99 ERA, 619 strikeouts, and 36 saves. Shawn Chacon was an All-Star.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 45–61

ERA 4.99

WHIP 1.51

SO 619

Pitcher PIV -23725.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 212 lb
Born: 12/23/1977 in Anchorage, AK, USA
MLB Debut: 2001-04-29
Last Game: 2008-06-19
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Shawn Anthony Chacon

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Career Pitching Statistics

Shawn Chacon — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
45	61	269	134	0	0	36	922.0	916	511	137	475	619	4.99	-23725.6

Career ERA 4.99 vs. league average 4.40 across their career seasons — 13.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Shawn Chacon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2001	COL	NL	6	10	27	27	0	160.0	157	90	87	134	5.06	4.42 (-15%)	-3551.4
2002	COL	NL	5	11	21	21	0	119.1	122	76	60	67	5.73	4.28 (-34%)	-5873.9
2003	COL	NL	11	8	23	23	0	137.0	124	70	58	93	4.60	4.40 (-5%)	191.3
2004	COL	NL	1	9	66	0	35	63.1	71	50	52	52	7.11	4.46 (-59%)	-3333.9
2005	COL	NL	1	7	13	12	0	72.2	69	33	36	39	4.09	4.29 (+5%)	-1316.2
2005	NYA	AL	7	3	14	12	0	79.0	66	25	30	40	2.85	4.29 (+34%)	-464.9
2006	NYA	AL	5	3	17	11	0	63.0	77	49	36	35	7.00	4.53 (-55%)	-2726.4
2006	PIT	NL	2	3	9	9	0	46.0	47	28	27	27	5.48	4.53 (-21%)	-3287.9
2007	PIT	NL	5	4	64	4	1	96.0	95	42	48	79	3.94	4.47 (+12%)	-139.6
2008	HOU	NL	2	3	15	15	0	85.2	88	48	41	53	5.04	4.32 (-17%)	-3222.6
Career · 10 seasons			45	61	269	134	36	922.0	916	511	475	619	4.99	—	-23,726

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Shawn Chacon — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
269	198	13	30	4	0	1	10	0	5	78	.152	.176	.187	.363	0

Career AVG .152 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 42.9% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 47.1% below league average.

Career SLG .187 vs. league average .423 across their career seasons — 55.8% below league average.

Career OPS .363 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 52.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Shawn Chacon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2001	COL	NL	27	47	2	2	0	0	1	0	22	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	COL	NL	21	35	3	9	1	0	2	0	14	.257	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	COL	NL	23	46	4	9	2	1	5	0	16	.196	—	—	—	—	0.0
2004	COL	NL	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	COL	NL	13	20	0	3	0	0	1	2	8	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
2005	NYA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	NYA	AL	17	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2006	PIT	NL	9	13	1	1	1	0	1	0	5	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	PIT	NL	64	11	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	HOU	NL	15	24	1	3	0	0	0	2	10	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			269	198	13	30	4	1	10	5	78	.152	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Shawn Chacon — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Shawn Chacon — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2005	ALDS2	NYA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Shawn Chacon — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	1	0	6.1	4	2	1	5	2.84

Playoff Pitching by Year

Shawn Chacon — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2005	ALDS2	NYA	0	0	1	1	0	6.1	4	2	1	5	2.84

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Shawn Chacon — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	131	95	7	16	0	5	.168
Away	138	103	6	14	1	5	.136

Pitching — Home / Away

Shawn Chacon — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	131	466.0	453	256	215	328	4.94
Away	138	456.0	463	255	260	291	5.03

Last 10 Games — Batting

Shawn Chacon — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
2008-06-19	HOU	BAL	L	0	0	0	0	0
2008-06-13	HOU	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0
2008-06-07	HOU	STL	L	1	0	0	0	1
2008-06-01	HOU	MIL	L	0	0	0	0	0
2008-05-27	HOU	STL	W	4	0	0	0	2
2008-05-21	HOU	CHC	W	3	0	0	0	1
2008-05-16	HOU	TEX	L	0	0	0	0	0
2008-05-11	HOU	LAD	W	2	0	0	0	1
2008-05-06	HOU	WAS	W	1	0	1	1	0
2008-04-30	HOU	AZ	L	2	1	1	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Shawn Chacon — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2008-06-19	HOU	BAL	L	5.0	8	6	6	4	0	2
2008-06-13	HOU	NYY	—	6.1	3	1	1	4	2	0
2008-06-07	HOU	STL	L	5.0	10	7	7	3	2	2
2008-06-01	HOU	MIL	L	1.0	2	4	4	2	2	0
2008-05-27	HOU	STL	W	7.0	7	2	2	0	7	2
2008-05-21	HOU	CHC	W	7.0	5	3	3	1	5	1
2008-05-16	HOU	TEX	—	3.1	6	8	5	4	0	3
2008-05-11	HOU	LAD	—	6.0	7	2	2	1	3	1
2008-05-06	HOU	WAS	—	7.0	8	4	4	4	8	2
2008-04-30	HOU	AZ	—	5.0	7	5	5	1	7	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Shawn Chacon — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	269	134	60	120	8	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Shawn Chacon — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2001	COL	P	27	27	8	16	0	0
2002	COL	P	21	21	18	15	2	1
2003	COL	P	23	23	14	18	1	1
2004	COL	P	66	0	2	5	1	1
2005	COL	P	13	12	3	12	1	2
2005	NYA	P	14	12	6	8	0	0
2006	NYA	P	17	11	2	11	0	1
2006	PIT	P	9	9	1	6	1	1
2007	PIT	P	64	4	3	20	1	4
2008	HOU	P	15	15	3	9	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Shawn Chacon Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	269

Awards & Honors

Shawn Chacon — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2003	Pitcher of the Month	April
2003	Player of the Week	Week of 2003-04-19

Salary History

Shawn Chacon — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2008	HOU	NL	$2,000,000
2007	PIT	NL	$3,825,000
2006	NYA	AL	$3,600,000
2005	COL	NL	$2,350,000
2004	COL	NL	$1,850,000
2003	COL	NL	$300,000
2002	COL	NL	$235,000
Total Career Earnings			$14,160,000

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Shawn Chacon: the record in brief

According to the bio, Shawn Chacon debuted on April 29, 2001 and played a final game on June 19, 2008. By club, Chacon's seasons break down as the Colorado Rockies (2001 to 2005), the New York Yankees (2005 through 2006), the Pittsburgh Pirates (2006 to 2007), and the Houston Astros (2008). Chacon is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-3 and 212 pounds. The bio says Chacon batted and threw right-handed. Chacon was born on December 23, 1977, in Anchorage, AK, USA. The bio lists the given name Shawn Anthony.

Across 269 games (134 starts), Chacon recorded 45 wins against 61 losses with a 4.99 ERA. The same table counts 619 strikeouts and 36 saves. The league ERA over Chacon's seasons was 4.40, so the 4.99 figure ran 13.4% worse than average. Chacon won 11 games in 2003, the most of any season listed. Chacon struck out 134 batters in 2001, a career high. The most saves in one season was 35, in 2004.

Frequently Asked Questions about Shawn Chacon

What years did Shawn Chacon play?: Shawn Chacon played in Major League Baseball from 2001 to 2008.
Was Shawn Chacon a pitcher?: Yes. Shawn Chacon pitched in the major leagues, recording 45 wins and 619 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Shawn Chacon hit?: Shawn Chacon hit 1 career home runs with 30 hits.
What was Shawn Chacon's career batting average?: Shawn Chacon batted .152 over his career, with 30 hits in 198 at bats.
How many RBI did Shawn Chacon have?: Shawn Chacon drove in 10 runs in his career.
What was Shawn Chacon's career ERA?: Shawn Chacon finished with a 4.99 career ERA, going 45-61 with 619 strikeouts.