Billy Pierce vs Dean Chance

Billy Pierce Dean Chance

Billy Pierce and Dean Chance compared on their MLB careers: Billy Pierce played 18 seasons, 1945 to 1964, Dean Chance 11 seasons, 1961 to 1971. Billy Pierce has 211 wins to Dean Chance's 128. Billy Pierce won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Billy Pierce and Dean Chance career totals

585	GP	406
211	W	128
169	L	115
3.3	ERA	2.9
3306.2	IP	2147.1
1,999	K	1,534
1,178	BB	739
1.3	WHIP	1.2
32	SV	23

How do they compare in the postseason?

Billy Pierce and Dean Chance postseason

5	GP	1
0	R	0
10	H	4

Where each stands all time

Billy Pierce and Dean Chance all-time places

94th (1,999)	Strikeouts (pitching)	219th (1,534)
92nd (211)	Wins (pitching)	—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Billy Pierce: 1 championship; none on file
Dean Chance: 0 championships; Cy Young

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Billy Pierce and Dean Chance season by season

1st	1945	0	0	1.80	1961	0	2	6.87
2nd	1948	3	0	6.34	1962	14	10	2.96
3rd	1949	7	15	3.88	1963	13	18	3.19
4th	1950	12	16	3.98	1964	20	9	1.65
5th	1951	15	14	3.03	1965	15	10	3.15
6th	1952	15	12	2.57	1966	12	17	3.08
7th	1953	18	12	2.72	1967	20	14	2.73
8th	1954	9	10	3.48	1968	16	16	2.53
9th	1955	15	10	1.97	1969	5	4	2.95
10th	1956	20	9	3.32	1970	9	9	4.36
11th	1957	20	12	3.26	1971	4	6	3.51
12th	1958	17	11	2.68	—	—	—	—
13th	1959	14	15	3.62	—	—	—	—
14th	1960	14	7	3.62	—	—	—	—
15th	1961	10	9	3.80	—	—	—	—
16th	1962	16	6	3.49	—	—	—	—
17th	1963	3	11	4.27	—	—	—	—
18th	1964	3	0	2.20	—	—	—	—

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA