Dean Chance vs. Earl Stephenson — Career Comparison

Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Stephenson 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 3.57 and 1.518 for Earl Stephenson. 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 Earl Stephenson

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.29
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.37
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.89
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.31
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
3.97
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.71
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
38.83
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.03
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.81
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
33.86
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
33.83
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Earl Stephenson

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.31
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.44
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.92
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Earl Stephenson

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
1620
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.14
-64.16
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
332.02
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
390
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Earl Stephenson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Stephenson
Career
Per 600 PA