Alex Beam vs. Shawn Chacon — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shawn Chacon
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shawn Chacon built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Beam as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shawn Chacon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.99 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Shawn Chacon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Shawn Chacon

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.45
42.45
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.81
49.81
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
4.99
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
8.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
4.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
6.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.64
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
39.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4130
40.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
5.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3504
34.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.5
39.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Shawn Chacon

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.63
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.59
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.84
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.76
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Shawn Chacon

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
720.54
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
530.36
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
66.96
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.71
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.63
17.75
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
99.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
96.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.17
8.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
78
208.93
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA