Dean Chance vs. Ray Soff — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ray Soff
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Soff 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 4.19 and 1.398 for Ray Soff. 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 Ray Soff

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.54
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.67
52.67
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.19
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
3.1
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.02
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.31
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
5.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
38.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.68
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.7
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
34.55
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Ray Soff

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.51
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
2.17
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.85
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.03
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.68
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Ray Soff

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
6300
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
332.02
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
48.22
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA