Dean Chance

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: June 1, 1941 in Wooster, OH us

Died: October 11, 2015 in Wooster, OH

Buried: Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, OH

High School: Northwestern HS (Wayne, OH)

Last Game: August 9, 1971 (Age 30-069d)
vs. BOS 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Wilmer Dean Chance

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Cy Young
2x All-Star
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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.9

128

115

ERA

2.92

406

294

2147.1

1534

WHIP

1.212

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1959	18	-1.1	Bluefield	APPY	D-	BAL	10	3	.769	2.94	4.04	16	14		9	0		107.0	89	48	35	4	35		85	2	0	8		1.159	7.5	0.3	2.9	7.1	2.43
1960	19	-2.7	Fox Cities	IIIL	B	BAL	12	9	.571	3.13	4.17	28	26		15	0		207.0	206	96	72	7	78	9	145	11	0	10		1.372	9.0	0.3	3.4	6.3	1.86
1961	20	-5.9	Dallas-Fort Worth	AA	AAA	LAA	9	12	.429	3.66	4.02	63	14		3	2		177.0	167	79	72	4	51	2	121	8	0	1		1.232	8.5	0.2	2.6	6.2	2.37
1961	20	-7.8	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	0	2	.000	6.87	7.36	5	4	1	0	0	0	18.1	33	15	14	0	5	1	11	1	0	1	88	2.073	16.2	0.0	2.5	5.4	2.20
1962	21	-6.7	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	14	10	.583	2.96	3.61	50	24	16	6	2	8	206.2	195	83	68	14	66	5	127	5	0	2	864	1.263	8.5	0.6	2.9	5.5	1.92
1963	22	-5.7	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	13	18	.419	3.19	3.96	45	35	4	6	2	3	248.0	229	109	88	10	90	7	168	10	1	7	1058	1.286	8.3	0.4	3.3	6.1	1.87
1964	23	-4.2	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	20	9	.690	1.65	1.81	46	35	7	15	11	4	278.1	194	56	51	7	86	9	207	2	0	9	1093	1.006	6.3	0.2	2.8	6.7	2.41
1965	24	-3.1	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	15	10	.600	3.15	3.43	36	33	2	10	4	0	225.2	197	86	79	12	101	10	164	9	3	6	950	1.321	7.9	0.5	4.0	6.5	1.62
1966	25	-2.0	CAL	AL	Maj	CAL	12	17	.414	3.08	3.92	41	37	2	11	2	1	259.2	206	113	89	18	114	9	180	7	0	8	1067	1.232	7.1	0.6	4.0	6.2	1.58
1967	26	-0.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	20	14	.588	2.73	3.46	41	39	2	18	5	1	283.2	244	109	86	17	68	7	220	7	2	9	1161	1.100	7.7	0.5	2.2	7.0	3.24
1968	27	0.0	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	16	16	.500	2.53	2.96	43	39	3	15	6	1	292.0	224	96	82	15	63	8	234	10	1	12	1161	0.983	6.9	0.5	1.9	7.2	3.71
1969	28	0.9	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	5	4	.556	2.95	3.97	20	15	3	1	0	0	88.1	76	39	29	6	35	3	50	4	0	4	371	1.257	7.7	0.6	3.6	5.1	1.43
1970	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYM	9	9	.500	4.36	4.76	48	19	16	1	1	5	157.0	175	83	76	18	61	12	109	6	1	8	688	1.503	10.0	1.0	3.5	6.2	1.79
1970	29	1.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	9	8	.529	4.24	4.65	45	19	14	1	1	4	155.0	172	80	73	18	59	11	109	6	1	7	678	1.490	10.0	1.0	3.4	6.3	1.85
1970	29	1.9	NYM	NL	Maj	NYM	0	1	.000	13.50	13.50	3	0	2	0	0	1	2.0	3	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	10	2.500	13.5	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1971	30	3.1	DET	AL	Maj	DET	4	6	.400	3.51	4.32	31	14	5	0	0	0	89.2	91	43	35	5	50	4	64	4	1	4	405	1.572	9.1	0.5	5.0	6.4	1.28
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		128	115	.527	2.92	3.49	406	294	61	83	33	23	2147.1	1864	832	697	122	739	75	1534	65	9	70	8906	1.212	7.8	0.5	3.1	6.4	2.08
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		31	24	.564	3.28	4.09	107	54		27	2		491.0	462	223	179	15	164	11	351	21	0	19		1.275	8.5	0.3	3.0	6.4	2.14
All Levels (13 Seasons)							159	139	.534	2.99	3.60	513	348	61	110	35	23	2638.1	2326	1055	876	137	903	86	1885	86	9	89	8906	1.224	7.9	0.5	3.1	6.4	2.09