Dale Alderson vs. Dean Chance — Career Comparison

Dale Alderson
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Dale Alderson 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 6.56 and 1.794 for Dale Alderson. By the career numbers, Dean Chance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Alderson and Dean Chance

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.56
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
13.12
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.12
13.12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.03
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
3.1
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.78
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
42.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.57
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
39.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.39
42.39
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Dale Alderson and Dean Chance

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6443
27
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147.2
9
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Alderson and Dean Chance

Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1371.43
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-61.83
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Dale Alderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Alderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA