Dean Chance vs. Merrill Kelly — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Merrill Kelly
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dean Chance and Merrill Kelly are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 112 for Dean Chance and 114 for Merrill Kelly, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 111 and 107 respectively. If forced to pick, Dean Chance gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Dean Chance and Merrill Kelly

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.23
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.54
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.58
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.47
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.67
52.67
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.08
55.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
3.77
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
907
8.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
3.1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.68
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
6.43
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
8.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8906
37.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4143
36.98
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.68
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3800
33.92
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Merrill Kelly

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.23
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.81
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.11
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.72
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.62
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.78
93.78
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Merrill Kelly

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
874.58
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
118
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
99
503.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
50.85
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.34
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.65
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.59
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-6.33
-32.16
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.72
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
264.41
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
48.22
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA