Dean Chance vs. William Stecher — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
William Stecher
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and William Stecher 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 10.32 and 2.515 for William Stecher. 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 William Stecher

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.32
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.23
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.32
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.32
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.19
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
10.32
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
14.69
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.69
14.69
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
7.94
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.59
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.85
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
51.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
14.56
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.56
14.56
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.515
2.515
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
41.29
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and William Stecher

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.41
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.56
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.96
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
2.17
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.73
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.03
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.34
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
89.66
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.192
1.192
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.364
2.364
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and William Stecher

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
320.95
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
10
193.55
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
561.29
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
52.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
62.29
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.95
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
William Stecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
William Stecher
Career
Per 600 PA