Dean Chance Stats

Dean Chance was born on Sunday, June 1, 1941, in Plain Township, Ohio. Chance was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1961, with the Los Angeles Angels. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dean Chance baseball stats page.

"One day you can throw tomatoes through brick walls. The next day you can't dent a pane of glass with a rock. It hurts, but you hang on, hoping it will come back." - Dean Chance

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Dean Chance

Dean Chance Autograph on a 1978 TCMA (#66)

Dean Chance Autograph on a 1978 TCMA (#66)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Wilmer Dean Chance
Nickname:   None
Born On:   06-01-1941
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Plain Township, Ohio
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-03
Player Weight Chart Weight:   200
First Game:   09-11-1961 (Age 20)
Last Game:   08-09-1971
Draft:   Not Applicable
Dean Chance

Dean Chance Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1961 Angels 5 4 1 0 2 .000 6.87 0 0 0 18.1 88 33 14 15 0 5 1 11 1 1 0 -
1962 Angels 50 24 16 14 10 .583 2.96 6 2 8 206.2 864 195 68 83 14 66 5 127 2 5 0 -
1963 Angels 45 35 4 13 18 .419 3.19 6 2 3 248.0 1,058 229 88 109 10 90 7 168 7 10 1 -
1964 Angels 46 35 7 20 9 .690 1.65 15 11 4 278.1 1,093 194 51 56 7 86 9 207 9 2 0 -
1965 Angels 36 33 2 15 10 .600 3.15 10 4 0 225.2 950 197 79 86 12 101 10 164 6 9 3 -
1966 Angels 41 37 2 12 17 .414 3.08 11 2 1 259.2 1,067 206 89 113 18 114 9 180 8 7 0 -
1967 Twins 41 39 2 20 14 .588 2.73 18 5 1 283.2 1,161 244 86 109 17 68 7 220 9 7 2 -
1968 Twins 43 39 3 16 16 .500 2.53 15 6 1 292.0 1,161 224 82 96 15 63 8 234 12 10 1 -
1969 Twins 20 15 3 5 4 .556 2.95 1 0 0 88.1 371 76 29 39 6 35 3 50 4 4 0 -
1970 Indians 45 19 14 9 8 .529 4.24 1 1 4 155.0 678 172 73 80 18 59 11 109 7 6 1 -
1970 Mets 3 0 2 0 1 .000 13.50 0 0 1 2.0 10 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 -
1971 Tigers 31 14 5 4 6 .400 3.51 0 0 0 89.2 405 91 35 43 5 50 4 64 4 4 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
11 Years 406 294 61 128 115 .527 2.92 83 33 23 2,147.1 8,906 1,864 697 832 122 739 75 1,534 70 65 9 -
Dean Chance

Dean Chance Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1961 Angels 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1962 Angels 50 65 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 7 0 0 1 .062 .103 .062
1963 Angels 45 80 5 12 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 38 7 0 0 0 .150 .171 .163
1964 Angels 46 89 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 53 8 0 0 0 .079 .109 .079
1965 Angels 36 75 3 7 1 0 0 0 5 5 0 56 5 0 0 0 .093 .150 .107
1966 Angels 41 76 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 54 8 0 1 0 .026 .075 .026
1967 Twins 41 92 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 58 7 0 2 1 .033 .119 .033
1968 Twins 43 93 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 63 9 0 1 0 .054 .093 .054
1969 Twins 20 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 5 0 1 0 .042 .148 .042
1970 Indians 45 42 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 32 4 1 0 0 .071 .111 .071
1970 Mets 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1971 Tigers 31 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
11 Years 406 662 17 44 2 0 0 0 16 30 0 420 61 1 5 2 .066 .113 .069
Dean Chance

Dean Chance Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1961 Angels P 5 4 55 7 1.4 7 1 6 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.44 -
1962 Angels P 50 24 620 50 1.0 49 12 37 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .980 2.13 -
1963 Angels P 45 35 744 67 1.5 61 15 46 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .910 2.21 -
1964 Angels P 46 35 835 44 1.0 43 10 33 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.39 -
1965 Angels P 36 33 677 64 1.8 63 14 49 1 6 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.51 -
1966 Angels P 41 37 779 69 1.7 65 17 48 4 7 n/a n/a n/a .942 2.25 -
1967 Twins P 41 39 851 73 1.8 66 15 51 7 6 n/a n/a n/a .904 2.09 -
1968 Twins P 43 39 876 77 1.8 72 15 57 5 3 n/a n/a n/a .935 2.22 -
1969 Twins P 20 15 265 12 0.6 12 3 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.22 -
1970 Indians P 45 19 465 25 0.6 23 3 20 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .920 1.34 -
1970 Mets P 3 0 6 1 0.3 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 -
1971 Tigers P 31 14 269 28 0.9 22 6 16 6 0 n/a n/a n/a .786 2.21 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 406 294 6,442 517 1.3 484 111 373 33 31 n/a n/a n/a .936 2.03 --
11 Years 406 294 6,442 517 1.3 484 111 373 33 31 n/a n/a n/a .936 2.03 --
Dean Chance

Dean Chance Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1961 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.5 0.0 2.20 5.40 2.45
1962 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 65.0 1.92 5.53 2.87
1963 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.1 26.7 1.87 6.10 3.27
1964 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 2.41 6.69 2.78
1965 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.3 15.0 1.62 6.54 4.03
1966 Angels 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.4 0.0 1.58 6.24 3.95
1967 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 3.24 6.98 2.16
1968 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 31.0 3.71 7.21 1.94
1969 Twins 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.3 24.0 1.43 5.09 3.57
1970 Indians 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.3 14.0 1.85 6.33 3.43
1970 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9.00
1971 Tigers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.28 6.42 5.02
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
11 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.6 41.4 2.08 6.43 3.10
Dean Chance

Dean Chance Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1961 Los Angeles Angels 31 Undetermined - -
1962 Los Angeles Angels 31 Undetermined - -
1963 Los Angeles Angels 31 Undetermined - -
1964 Los Angeles Angels 31 Undetermined Stats -
1965 California Angels 31 Undetermined - -
1966 California Angels 31 $45,000.00 - -
1967 Minnesota Twins 32 $45,000.00 Stats -
1968 Minnesota Twins 32 Undetermined - -
1969 Minnesota Twins 32 Undetermined - -
1970 Cleveland Indians 32 $55,000.00 - -
1970 New York Mets 32 Undetermined - -
1971 Detroit Tigers 14, 32 $55,000.00 - -


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