Dean Chance vs. Earl Kunz — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Earl Kunz
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Kunz 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 5.52 and 1.577 for Earl Kunz. 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 Earl Kunz

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.14
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.52
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.2
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9.46
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.73
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
39.61
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.77
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.577
1.577
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
34.88
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Earl Kunz

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6443
27
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147.2
9
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Earl Kunz

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1050
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Earl Kunz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Kunz
Career
Per 600 PA