Dean Chance vs. Bryan Stephens — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bryan Stephens
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Stephens 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 5.16 and 1.519 for Bryan Stephens. 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 Bryan Stephens

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
3.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.67
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.97
22.97
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.16
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9.22
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.84
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.44
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
2.89
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
38.66
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.92
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.87
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
33.96
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Bryan Stephens

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6443
27
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147.2
9
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Bryan Stephens

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
652.94
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
59
520.59
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
12.12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
114.71
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.65
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
70.59
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
1.8
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.72
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
52.94
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
150
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bryan Stephens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Stephens
Career
Per 600 PA