Dean Chance vs. Chick Smith — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Chick Smith
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Chick Smith 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 3.57 and 1.472 for Chick Smith. 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 Chick Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.55
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
7.81
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.64
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.64
7.64
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
33.86
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
33.62
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Chick Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6443
27
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147.2
9
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Chick Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
332.02
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
48.22
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Chick Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Chick Smith
Career
Per 600 PA