Dean Chance vs. Doug Simons — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Doug Simons
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Simons 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 6.68 and 1.455 for Doug Simons. 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 Doug Simons

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.68
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.55
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
3.1
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.86
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.31
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
39.95
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.77
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
34.64
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Doug Simons

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
6.68
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.82
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.56
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.18
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
2.17
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.14
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.03
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Doug Simons

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
7350
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.27
-40.32
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
48.22
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Doug Simons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Simons
Career
Per 600 PA