Dean Chance vs. Gary Taylor — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Gary Taylor
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Taylor 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 5.23 and 1.548 for Gary Taylor. 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 Gary Taylor

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.71
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
40.94
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.548
1.548
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
35.71
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.94
40.94

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Gary Taylor

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.56
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Gary Taylor

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
662
523.32
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
62.45
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-28.07
-22.19
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
23.72
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
332.02
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Gary Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA