Dean Chance vs. Will Thompson — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Will Thompson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Thompson 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 and 2.667 for Will Thompson. 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 Will Thompson

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
1.23
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.41
72.41
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
54
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.26
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Will Thompson

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.56
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
2.17
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.03
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Will Thompson

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.2
4.11
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.72
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Will Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA