
Andrew Chafin
32-Year-Old
Free Agent

2022 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
2.83
WHIP
1.17
K
67
SV
3
2023 Projections

Headed for free agency
Chafin plans to decline his $6.5 million player option for 2023 ahead of next week's deadline, Evan Petzold of The Detroit Free Press reports.
ANALYSIS
Chafin won't have to formally submit a decision regarding whether or not to exercise his 2023 option until five days after the end of the World Series, but the 32-year-old has already decided to try his luck on the open market following an impressive season in Detroit. The veteran lefty made 64 appearances for the Tigers, notching two wins, three saves and 19 holds while submitting a 2.83 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 15.9 K-BB% across 57.1 innings. No matter where he ultimately lands, Chafin is unlikely to get a look as a full-time closer, but he should be a key part of the late-inning mix.
Chafin won't have to formally submit a decision regarding whether or not to exercise his 2023 option until five days after the end of the World Series, but the 32-year-old has already decided to try his luck on the open market following an impressive season in Detroit. The veteran lefty made 64 appearances for the Tigers, notching two wins, three saves and 19 holds while submitting a 2.83 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 15.9 K-BB% across 57.1 innings. No matter where he ultimately lands, Chafin is unlikely to get a look as a full-time closer, but he should be a key part of the late-inning mix.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Andrew Chafin generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Andrew Chafin generally pitch?
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9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
Even Split
2022
-8%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .210 | 56 | 20 | 43 | 4 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .209 | 87 | 23 | 61 | 7 | |||
2022vs Left | .233 | 30 | 10 | 21 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .214 | 37 | 9 | 27 | 3 | |||
2021vs Left | .170 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 1 | |||
2021vs Right | .196 | 43 | 11 | 29 | 3 | |||
2020vs Left | .286 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .278 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-18%
ERA at Home
2022
-20%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 2.34 | 0.95 | 69.1 | 9.7 | 1.8 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 2.86 | 1.23 | 66.0 | 9.3 | 4.0 | ||||
2022Home | 2.51 | 1.01 | 28.2 | 11.3 | 1.6 | ||||
2022Away | 3.14 | 1.33 | 28.2 | 9.7 | 4.4 | ||||
2021Home | 2.21 | 0.87 | 36.2 | 8.8 | 2.0 | ||||
2021Away | 1.41 | 1.00 | 32.0 | 7.9 | 3.1 | ||||
2020Home | 2.25 | 1.25 | 4.0 | 6.8 | 2.3 | ||||
2020Away | 10.13 | 2.06 | 5.1 | 15.2 | 6.8 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Andrew Chafin compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.53K/9
10.5BB/9
3.0HR/9
0.8Fastball
91.6 mphERA
2.83WHIP
1.17BABIP
.312GB/FB
1.62Left On Base
68.3%Exit Velocity
80.8 mphBarrels/BBE
4.1%Spin Rate
2188 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
21.1%Swinging Strike
13.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Chafin only threw 9.2 innings in 2020, so last season was his first pitching with the three-batter minimum rule. In 2019, Chafin faced lefthanders 60 percent of the time, but last year the southpaw faced lefties in just 39 percent of plate appearances. The shift didn't affect Chafin as his OPS against righthanders was a stingy .551 and an even more frugal .473 with the platoon edge. Normally, Chafin's groundball tilt limits homers, but renders a high BABIP. Lasts season, he yielded a customarily low four homers in 68.2 innings, while enjoying a fortunate .232 BABIP. Facing more righthanders did lower Chafin's strikeout rate, so he needed all the luck he could muster. Chafin's 1.83 ERA and .93 WHIP from last season may look enticing, but they are both due a steep correction. There are safer options in leagues where middle relievers are useful.
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Notches second save in three days
Chafin earned the save against Seattle on Monday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters over one inning.
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Earns second save
Chafin gave up one hit and no walks while striking out two over a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save in a 3-2 victory over the Twins on Saturday.
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Poor fielding leads to blown save
Chafin (1-3) blew the save and got a loss after he allowed two unearned runs on one hit and a walk in Tuesday's 5-4 extra-inning defeat to the Angels.
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Earns first 2022 win
Chafin (1-2) pitched 1.1 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win Friday against the Royals. He didn't allow any hits or walks.
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Strikes out side but takes loss
Chafin (0-2) allowed three runs on two hits while retiring just two batters to take the loss Wednesday against the Guardians. He struck out three.
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