Dean Chance vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 2.92 and 1.247 for Dean Chance. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Chance and Will Sawyer

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
2.92
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
7.81
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
3.1
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
38.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
35.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Will Sawyer

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Will Sawyer

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
320.95
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
1.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-39.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.72
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
228
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.63
2.63
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA