Dean Chance stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1971

Pitcher

Age 85

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Dean Chance played 11 MLB seasons, 1961 to 1971.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
406
W
128
L
115
ERA
2.92
IP
2,147.1
K
1,534
BB
739
WHIP
1.21

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1961LAA5026.8718.11152.07
1962LAA5014102.96206.2127661.26
1963LAA4513183.19248.0168901.29
1964LAA462091.65278.1207861.01
1965LAA3615103.15225.21641011.32
1966LAA4112173.08259.21801141.23
1967MIN4120142.73283.2220681.10
1968MIN4316162.53292.0234630.98
1969MIN20542.9588.150351.26
1970CLE/NYM48994.36157.0109611.50
1971DET31463.5189.264501.57

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
0
ERA
13.50
IP
2.0
K
2
BB
0
WHIP
2.00

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
83
SHO
33
K/9
6.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1961LAA0005.40000
1962LAA0625.50000
1963LAA0626.10000
1964LAA015116.70000
1965LAA01046.50000
1966LAA01126.20000
1967MIN01857.00000
1968MIN01567.20000
1969MIN0105.10000
1970CLE0116.30000
1971DET0006.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
85 yearsJun 1, 1941
Debut
1961
Cy Young
1964

What were Dean Chance's career stats?

Dean Chance played 11 seasons for the Angels, the Twins, the Guardians and the Tigers. He had 128 wins and 1,534 strikeouts with a 2.92 ERA over 2,147.1 innings. His best season was 1964: 20 wins, a 1.65 ERA and 207 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

11 seasons, 1 postseason, 1961 to 1971

Dean Chance finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 219th in strikeouts (pitching) (1,534)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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