Dean Chance vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard 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 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. By the career numbers, Dean Chance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Chance and Charlie Heard

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.023
1.023
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Charlie Heard

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.26
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.99
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.42
68.42
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.083
1.083
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Charlie Heard

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
320.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
204.55
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA