Dean Chance vs. James Shields — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
James Shields
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dean Chance a clear advantage over James Shields across the core pitching metrics. Dean Chance led in home run suppression (HR9+ 165 vs 70), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 88). Dean Chance was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dean Chance and James Shields

Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.23
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.48
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1167
4.01
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
8.88
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.24
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
3.1
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
746
2.57
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1534
6.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2234
7.69
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.37
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10993
37.82
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.15
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.73
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10052
34.58
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and James Shields

Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.4
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.23
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
1.39
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7848
27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2616
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.64
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
0.97
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1.72
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
1.62
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.155
1.155
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.51
99.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and James Shields

Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
411
1601.3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
553.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
93.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.69
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
18.31
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
105.19
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.44
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.65
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
81.82
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.69
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
218.18
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
9
35.06
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
James Shields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
3.9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
James Shields
Career
Per 600 PA