Bob Adams vs. Dean Chance — Career Comparison

Bob Adams
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Adams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dean Chance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 7.94 and 2.294 for Bob Adams. By the career numbers, Dean Chance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Adams and Dean Chance

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15.88
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.88
15.88
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.76
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.59
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.706
0.706
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
44.47
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.18
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.94
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
39.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Bob Adams and Dean Chance

Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6443
27
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147.2
9
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Adams and Dean Chance

Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Bob Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA