Dean Chance vs. Pop-boy Smith — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Pop-boy Smith
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Pop-boy 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 4.21 and 1.447 for Pop-boy 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 Pop-boy Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.53
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.23
19.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.21
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.53
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.694
0.694
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.68
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
38.53
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.04
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.56
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.33
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Pop-boy Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6443
27
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147.2
9
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.308
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Pop-boy Smith

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
1114.29
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
11.82
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.65
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
3.35
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Pop-boy Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Pop-boy Smith
Career
Per 600 PA