Shawn Chacon vs. Braden Looper — Career Comparison

Shawn Chacon
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Braden Looper
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shawn Chacon built a career as a starting pitcher and Braden Looper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Braden Looper led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 88 vs 82). Shawn Chacon held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 67). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Braden Looper.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Chacon and Braden Looper

Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.44
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.55
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.45
42.45
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.55
52.55
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.79
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
4.99
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
542
4.15
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
8.94
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
9.51
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.01
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.64
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.85
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.3
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
6.04
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
5.12
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.886
0.886
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.16
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.64
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.31
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4130
40.31
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5067
38.78
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.41
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
5.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.55
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.36
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.99
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3504
34.2
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4568
34.96
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Shawn Chacon and Braden Looper

Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
5.13
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.74
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3528
27
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1176
9
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.59
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.17
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.1
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.84
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.68
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.76
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.65
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Chacon and Braden Looper

Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
269
720.54
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
679
1794.71
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
224
600
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
530.36
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
186
491.63
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
30
80.36
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
105.73
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
25
66.96
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.71
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.86
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.64
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.5
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
17.75
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.72
30.99
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
37
99.11
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
126.87
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
36
96.43
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
134.8
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
13
34.82
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.65
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
10
26.79
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.58
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
22
58.93
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
87.22
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
8.48
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.2
34.88
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.64
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.43
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
78
208.93
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
166.52
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
53.57
Braden Looper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
79.3
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.57
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
Braden Looper
Career
Per 600 PA