Shawn Chacon vs. Ken Rowe — Career Comparison

Shawn Chacon
Gen XAlaskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Rowe
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shawn Chacon built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Rowe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Rowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.610 compared to 4.99 and 1.560 for Shawn Chacon. By the career numbers, Ken Rowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Chacon and Ken Rowe

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.45
42.45
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
4.99
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.57
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
8.94
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.92
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.34
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
4.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
6.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.77
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.187
1.187
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.728
0.728
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.64
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4130
40.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.1
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
5.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.15
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.57
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.69
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.509
1.509
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3504
34.2
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
38.12
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.31
40.31
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Shawn Chacon and Ken Rowe

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.63
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.31
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2766
27
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
9
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.59
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.17
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.84
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.78
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.76
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.79
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.29
64.29
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.669
0.669
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.81
49.81
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Chacon and Ken Rowe

Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
720.54
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
530.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
80.36
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
66.96
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.71
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.75
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
99.11
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
96.43
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.79
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
58.93
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
8.48
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.39
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
208.93
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
2.87
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.57
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Ken Rowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Chacon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Rowe
Career
Per 600 PA