Dean Chance vs. Ken Turner — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ken Turner
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Turner 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 4.15 and 1.154 for Ken Turner. 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 Ken Turner

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.75
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.48
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.15
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.31
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.51
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
3.1
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
37.38
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.67
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.212
1.212
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
34.79
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Ken Turner

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
6.75
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6443
27
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.2
9
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.47
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
373
1.56
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
2.17
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.6
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
2.03
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.6
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Ken Turner

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.65
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.09
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.13
-15.49
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.72
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
332.02
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
1.81
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.58
Ken Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Turner
Career
Per 600 PA