Dean Chance vs. Ryan Speier — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ryan Speier
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Speier 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 3.99 and 1.500 for Ryan Speier. 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 Ryan Speier

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.54
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.63
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.67
52.67
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.99
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
9.42
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.81
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
5.26
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.54
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.63
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
38.96
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.36
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
4.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.45
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
33.86
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
33.61
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Ryan Speier

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
8.15
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.1
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.45
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.72
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.72
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Ryan Speier

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
10800
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.53
-63.84
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
332.02
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Ryan Speier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Speier
Career
Per 600 PA