Dean Chance vs. Dan Smith — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dan Smith
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 165 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 89). Dan Smith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 98 vs 93). Role difference aside, Dean Chance holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dean Chance and Dan Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
5.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
9.24
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.47
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
4.11
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
6.43
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
7.21
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.258
1.258
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.46
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
39.59
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.07
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.48
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
34.26
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.59
39.59

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Dan Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.42
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
177.1
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.96
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.86
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.47
89.47
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.195
0.195
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.54
19.54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Dan Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
1491.43
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
3.24
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.65
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.01
-17.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.72
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
308.57
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
1.94
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
48.22
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Dan Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Smith
Career
Per 600 PA