Dean Chance vs. Carl Thomas — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Carl Thomas
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Thomas 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 7.45 and 1.862 for Carl Thomas. 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 Carl Thomas

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.54
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.67
52.67
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.231
0.231
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
7.81
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.31
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.29
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
43.76
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8079
33.86
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
33.52
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Carl Thomas

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
2.17
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.03
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Carl Thomas

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
34.78
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
33.2
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
36.36
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
13.44
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
94.37
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.72
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
48.22
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA