Dean Chance vs. Ed Springer — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ed Springer
Pre-GenerationalCANNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Springer 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 9 and 2.000 for Ed Springer. 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 Ed Springer

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.23
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
48.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.6
48.6

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Ed Springer

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
2.17
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Ed Springer

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
320.95
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Ed Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Springer
Career
Per 600 PA