Dean Chance vs. Roy Sanders — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Roy Sanders
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Sanders 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 4.6 and 1.884 for Roy Sanders. 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 Roy Sanders

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.93
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
10.05
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.91
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.63
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
40.81
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.47
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.884
1.884
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
33.86
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
33.28
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.81
40.81

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Roy Sanders

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6443
27
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147.2
9
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Roy Sanders

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
763.64
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.2
-65.24
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
332.02
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
490.91
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
1.22
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Roy Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA