Andrew Chafin vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Andrew Chafin
MillenialOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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. Andrew Chafin led in home run suppression (HR9+ 146 vs 65), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 90), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 96). Denny McLain held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 91). Role difference aside, Andrew Chafin holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Andrew Chafin and Denny McLain

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.43
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.01
59.01
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
3.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
3.39
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
7.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1646
7.85
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.65
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.15
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
3.89
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
9.81
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
6.12
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.81
9.81
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.522
1.522
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.6
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2288
37.99
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.74
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
3.71
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.88
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.284
1.284
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2008
33.34
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7108
33.92
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Andrew Chafin and Denny McLain

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
10.68
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1626
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.83
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.74
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.01
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.93
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.08
95.08
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andrew Chafin and Denny McLain

Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
643
77160
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
20.56
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
206.49
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Andrew Chafin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Andrew Chafin
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100