Dean Chance vs. Rich Sauveur — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Rich Sauveur
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Sauveur 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 6.07 and 1.804 for Rich Sauveur. 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 Rich Sauveur

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.65
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.07
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.35
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.35
11.35
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.7
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.48
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
41.67
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.17
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.07
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.783
1.783
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
35.41
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Rich Sauveur

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.65
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.56
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.15
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
2.17
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.03
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.35
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.13
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Rich Sauveur

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
5100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
65.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
48.22
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Rich Sauveur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Sauveur
Career
Per 600 PA