Andrew Chafin
Born: 6/17/1990 in Kettering, OH, USA
MLB Debut: 2014-08-13
Bats: R | Throws: L | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 235 lbs
Full name: Andrew Gregory Chafin
Biography
Andrew Chafin, born in 1990, is an active professional baseball pitcher who has made a significant impact in Major League Baseball since his debut in 2014. Known for his effectiveness out of the bullpen, Chafin has established himself as a reliable left-handed option for various teams throughout his career. With a current record of 21-27 and an impressive earned run average (ERA) of 3.42, he demonstrates a strong ability to limit scoring opportunities while racking up 555 strikeouts and securing 20 saves.
Chafin's playing style emphasizes a combination of power and finesse, utilizing a diverse pitch repertoire that keeps hitters off balance. As a member of the modern era of baseball, he contributes to the ongoing evolution of the game, where specialized relief pitchers play critical roles in a team's success. His continued presence in the league not only showcases his resilience but also his adaptability in a sport that increasingly values situational matchups and bullpen depth. As he continues his career, Chafin remains a key figure in the narrative of contemporary baseball, exemplifying the importance of versatility and skill in the pitcher’s role.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 27 | 601 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 508.3 | 433 | 193 | 37 | 215 | 555 | 3.42 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AZ | NL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3.86 | - |
| 2015 | AZ | NL | 5 | 1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 75.0 | 56 | 23 | 30 | 58 | 2.76 | - |
| 2016 | AZ | NL | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 6.75 | - |
| 2017 | AZ | NL | 1 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.3 | 48 | 20 | 21 | 61 | 3.51 | - |
| 2018 | AZ | NL | 1 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49.3 | 41 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 3.10 | - |
| 2019 | AZ | NL | 2 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.7 | 52 | 22 | 18 | 68 | 3.76 | - |
| 2020 | AZ | NL | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8.10 | - |
| 2020 | CHC | NL | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | - |
| 2021 | CHC | NL | 0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 2.06 | - |
| 2021 | OAK | AL | 2 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 29.3 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 1.53 | 657.3 |
| 2022 | DET | AL | 2 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57.3 | 48 | 18 | 19 | 67 | 2.83 | 1317.1 |
| 2023 | AZ | NL | 2 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 34.3 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 49 | 4.19 | - |
| 2023 | MIL | NL | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5.82 | -644.7 |
| 2024 | DET | AL | 3 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 | 35 | 13 | 16 | 50 | 3.16 | 1429.0 |
| 2024 | TEX | AL | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.3 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 4.19 | -662.0 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0.0 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AZ | NL | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.500 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | AZ | NL | 66 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | AZ | NL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | AZ | NL | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | AZ | NL | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | AZ | NL | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | AZ | NL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | CHC | NL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | CHC | NL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | OAK | AL | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | DET | AL | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | AZ | NL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | MIL | NL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | DET | AL | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | TEX | AL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLWC3 | CHN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLWC | ARI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | NLDS1 | ARI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | NLWC3 | CHN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2017 | NLDS1 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 |
| 2017 | NLWC | ARI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 601 | 3 | 45 | 60 | 6 | 9 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ARI | P | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | ARI | P | 66 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | ARI | P | 32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | ARI | P | 71 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | ARI | P | 77 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | ARI | P | 77 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | ARI | P | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | CHN | P | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | CHN | P | 43 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | OAK | P | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | DET | P | 64 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2023 | ARI | P | 43 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | MIL | P | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | DET | P | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | TEX | P | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 601 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | ARI | NL | $519,700 |
| 2015 | ARI | NL | $507,500 |
| Total Career Earnings | $1,027,200 | ||