Eli Cates vs. Andrew Chafin — Career Comparison

Eli Cates
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andrew Chafin
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eli Cates built a career as a starting pitcher and Andrew Chafin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eli Cates posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.53 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 3.35 and 1.317 for Andrew Chafin. By the career numbers, Eli Cates had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eli Cates and Andrew Chafin

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.5
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.79
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
44
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.35
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
27
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.2
9
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
8.87
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.67
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.65
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.53
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
3.89
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.61
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
9.81
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
36.58
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2288
37.99
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.63
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.74
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.64
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.7
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.88
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
33.97
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2008
33.34
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.58
36.58
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Eli Cates and Andrew Chafin

Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.55
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.77
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
384
27
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
9
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.83
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.09
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.1
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.36
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
2.03
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.94
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.93
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.32
90.32
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.08
95.08
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.546
2.546
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eli Cates and Andrew Chafin

Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
40
338.03
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
77160
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
498.59
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
92.96
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
36.35
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
118.31
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
152.11
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
67.61
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
40.26
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
20.56
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50.7
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
118.31
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
5.07
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eli Cates
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA