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Dean
Chance		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: June 1, 1941 in Usa, OH, PLAIN TWSP.
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1965    1968    1975   
All-Star Selections 1964    1965    1966    1968    1970   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 20 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 6 7 6 6 7 7 9 9 9
1962 21 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
1963 22 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 6 7 7 8 8 8
1964 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 8 8 8
1965 24 SEM AL $ 4,564,286 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1966 25 SEM AL $ 4,564,286 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1967 26 SEM AL $ 8,000,000 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 8 8 8
1968 27 SEM AL $ 8,000,000 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 9 9 9
1969 28 SEM AL $ 8,000,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1970 29 SEM AL $ 8,500,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1971 30 SEM AL $ 8,500,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9
1972 31 SEM AL $ 8,500,000 7 5 6 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1973 32 SEM AL $ 8,500,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1974 33 SEM AL $ 8,500,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 9 9 9
1975 34 SEM AL $ 8,500,000 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
1976 35 DET AL $ 8,500,000 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 7 7 7
1977 36 DET AL $ 8,500,000 7 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1978 37 DET AL $ 8,500,000 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1961 20 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 21 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 22 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 24 SEM AL $ 4,564,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 25 SEM AL $ 4,564,286   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 26 SEM AL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 27 SEM AL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 28 SEM AL $ 8,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 29 SEM AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 30 SEM AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 31 SEM AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 32 SEM AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 33 SEM AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 34 SEM AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 35 DET AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 36 DET AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 37 DET AL $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 8,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1961 20 SEM AL 8 16 .333 29 29 10 1 0 223.0 203 96 12 79 154 3.87 .240 .305 .355 .660 9.2
    AAA   5 5 .500 12 12 1 1 0 86.7 79 27 4 29 82 2.80 .239 .301 .336 .637  
1962 21 SEM AL 18 15 .545 42 42 15 2 0 332.3 298 94 11 96 218 2.55 .238 .292 .313 .605 25.4
1963 22 SEM AL 14 20 .412 41 41 10 1 0 299.3 304 149 30 96 207 4.48 .261 .316 .393 .709 3.8
1964 23 SEM AL 18 16 .529 43 43 10 2 0 321.3 293 113 13 109 220 3.16 .241 .304 .333 .637 18.7
1965 24 SEM AL 18 15 .545 40 39 7 2 0 295.0 260 108 18 115 224 3.29 .238 .313 .356 .669 16.3
1966 25 SEM AL 21 12 .636 42 42 13 2 0 327.3 275 112 25 108 232 3.08 .227 .291 .353 .645 22.0
1967 26 SEM AL 16 11 .593 32 31 13 0 0 244.3 209 95 20 88 173 3.50 .235 .301 .359 .660 13.3
1968 27 SEM AL 26 9 .743 43 43 23 9 0 355.7 268 90 17 96 265 2.28 .211 .268 .290 .558 30.1
1969 28 SEM AL 16 9 .640 31 31 5 1 0 232.7 234 106 8 105 143 4.10 .261 .343 .342 .684 10.6
1970 29 SEM AL 18 10 .643 32 32 8 1 0 253.0 230 93 16 94 156 3.31 .243 .314 .345 .658 18.2
1971 30 SEM AL 14 9 .609 29 29 6 0 0 216.3 189 74 7 84 145 3.08 .239 .315 .307 .622 16.4
1972 31 SEM AL 15 9 .625 32 32 7 1 0 237.0 215 89 18 90 140 3.38 .239 .312 .336 .648 18.0
1973 32 SEM AL 16 7 .696 34 34 4 0 0 251.7 234 92 11 97 141 3.29 .249 .320 .330 .650 21.3
1974 33 SEM AL 14 10 .583 29 29 3 1 0 212.7 209 89 8 96 112 3.77 .260 .342 .336 .679 16.6
1975 34 SEM AL 7 7 .500 23 22 6 3 0 157.7 150 75 4 58 73 4.28 .251 .317 .321 .638 7.2
1976 35 DET AL 12 11 .522 70 6 0 0 10 155.7 155 68 13 71 72 3.93 .264 .345 .368 .713 13.5
1977 36 DET AL 9 17 .346 32 32 1 1 0 233.0 215 124 30 116 102 4.79 .245 .336 .385 .721 11.8
1978 37 DET AL 7 14 .333 52 8 0 0 3 135.3 169 113 16 98 51 7.51 .312 .413 .446 .860 0.0
18 Years Sim 267 217 .552 676 565 141 27 13 4483.3 4110 1780 277 1696 2828 3.57 .244 .315 .345 .660 272.4
1 Years AAA 5 5 .500 12 12 1 1 0 86.7 79 27 4 29 82 2.80 .239 .301 .336 .637  
Season Average 14 12 .538 37 31 7 1 0 249.1 228 98 15 94 157 3.57 .244 .315 .345 .660  
Career Highs 26 20 .743 70 43 23 9 10 355.7 304 149 30 116 265 7.51 .312 .413 .446 .860  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2018 861 133 763 1634   .235 .298 .331 .629
vs LH   2092 919 144 933 1194   .254 .330 .360 .689
Home 136 107 .560 350 288 74 17 2 2329.3 2075 837 126 860 1434 3.23 .239 .308 .329 .637
Away 131 110 .544 326 277 67 10 13 2154.0 2035 943 151 836 1394 3.94 .250 .320 .362 .682
Mar/Apr 36 47 .434 115 94 27 4 5 752.6 711 320 39 293 463 3.83 .250 .320 .347 .668
May 56 33 .629 127 98 26 4 2 815.3 732 308 49 295 532 3.40 .240 .307 .336 .643
June 42 39 .519 115 93 22 4 3 728.3 630 293 41 301 471 3.62 .234 .310 .323 .633
July 42 33 .560 111 92 19 7 2 730.6 687 317 55 282 436 3.90 .248 .318 .358 .675
August 47 42 .528 111 107 22 4 0 796.9 766 320 51 308 488 3.61 .254 .323 .363 .686
Sep/Oct 44 23 .657 97 81 33 5 3 659.3 584 222 42 217 438 3.03 .238 .300 .343 .643
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1961 20 SEM AL 29 76 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 .092 .115 .092 .207 -2.1 0.0
1962 21 SEM AL 42 110 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 34 .036 .062 .045 .107 -6.2 0.0
1963 22 SEM AL 41 109 4 9 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 50 .083 .082 .119 .201 -3.7 0.0
1964 23 SEM AL 43 109 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 41 .018 .018 .018 .037 -8.6 0.0
1965 24 SEM AL 40 98 3 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 40 .051 .077 .061 .138 -3.8 0.0
1966 25 SEM AL 42 119 4 6 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 42 .050 .081 .059 .140 -6.8 0.0
1967 26 SEM AL 32 90 4 4 3 0 0 6 0 1 1 30 .044 .053 .078 .131 -4.4 0.0
1968 27 SEM AL 43 115 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 .035 .035 .052 .087 -7.8 0.0
8 Years Sim 312 826 26 41 10 1 0 28 0 1 9 312 .050 .064 .064 .128 -43.5 0.0
162 Game Average 428 13 21 5 0 0 14 0 0 4 162 .050 .064 .064 .128 -22.6  
Career Highs 43 119 4 9 4 1 0 6 0 1 3 50 .092 .115 .119 .207 -2.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   509 15 23 5 0 0 15 0 1 6 190 .045 .058 .055 .113 -32.3
vs LH   317 11 18 5 1 0 13 0 0 3 122 .057 .073 .079 .152 -17.0
Home 156 394 9 13 2 0 0 11 0 1 3 146 .033 .047 .038 .085 -28.9
Away 156 432 17 28 8 1 0 17 0 0 6 166 .065 .079 .088 .167 -20.4
RISP   216 0 11 3 0 0 28 0 0 4 77 .051 .066 .065 .131 -12.2
Close/Late   68 5 6 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 24 .088 .101 .147 .249 -1.7
Mar/Apr 51 137 5 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 48 .051 .065 .066 .130 -8.2
May 50 132 5 8 2 0 0 9 0 0 2 48 .061 .080 .076 .156 -6.8
June 49 131 3 8 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 50 .061 .060 .084 .144 -7.0
July 55 146 4 8 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 52 .055 .073 .068 .142 -8.1
August 59 150 4 6 1 0 0 4 0 0 3 58 .040 .071 .047 .118 -9.6
Sep/Oct 48 130 5 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 56 .031 .030 .046 .076 -9.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1961 20 SEM AL P 29 29 223.0 11 50 5 3 .924 2.46    
1962 21 SEM AL P 42 42 332.3 23 59 2 3 .976 2.22    
1963 22 SEM AL P 41 41 299.3 13 56 4 1 .945 2.07    
1964 23 SEM AL P 43 43 321.3 19 65 8 5 .913 2.35    
1965 24 SEM AL P 40 39 295.0 13 57 1 4 .986 2.14    
1966 25 SEM AL P 42 42 327.3 28 71 4 3 .961 2.72    
1967 26 SEM AL P 32 31 244.3 18 42 3 2 .952 2.21    
1968 27 SEM AL P 43 43 355.7 26 85 7 7 .941 2.81    
1969 28 SEM AL P 31 31 232.7 15 40 5 7 .917 2.13    
1970 29 SEM AL P 32 32 253.0 10 46 2 2 .966 1.99    
1971 30 SEM AL P 29 29 216.3 13 30 6 4 .878 1.79    
1972 31 SEM AL P 32 32 237.0 14 33 4 1 .922 1.78    
1973 32 SEM AL P 34 34 251.7 12 47 5 4 .922 2.11    
1974 33 SEM AL P 29 29 212.7 15 36 0 3 1.000 2.16    
1975 34 SEM AL P 23 22 157.7 21 17 4 2 .905 2.17    
1976 35 DET AL P 70 6 155.7 11 25 3 0 .923 2.08    
1977 36 DET AL P 32 32 233.0 18 37 1 4 .982 2.12    
1978 37 DET AL P 52 8 135.3 15 18 3 0 .917 2.19    
Career Totals   676 565 4483.3 295 814 67 55 .943 2.23    
Career Highs   70 43 355.7 28 85 8 7 1.000 2.81    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1962 21 SEM AL 2 3 .400 7 7 2 1 0 55.0 60 24 2 21 38 3.93 .291 .357 .398 .755
1965 24 SEM AL 1 0 1.000 7 0 0 0 2 9.7 11 2 0 2 7 1.86 .282 .317 .333 .650
1966 25 SEM AL 2 2 .500 5 5 2 0 0 41.0 29 13 5 10 33 2.85 .197 .248 .320 .568
1967 26 SEM AL 1 1 .500 2 2 1 0 0 14.0 13 8 3 6 8 5.14 .245 .322 .434 .756
1968 27 SEM AL 1 2 .333 5 5 2 0 0 40.0 32 12 3 12 28 2.70 .215 .273 .315 .589
1969 28 SEM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500
1970 29 SEM AL 1 1 .500 2 2 0 0 0 13.7 16 7 1 5 11 4.61 .302 .362 .415 .777
1971 30 SEM AL 3 2 .600 5 5 1 0 0 37.0 36 15 3 16 25 3.65 .252 .327 .364 .691
1972 31 SEM AL 2 0 1.000 5 5 0 0 0 35.3 38 17 5 20 15 4.33 .290 .384 .450 .834
1973 32 SEM AL 0 1 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.0 16 7 1 10 1 4.85 .296 .406 .352 .758
1974 33 SEM AL 1 0 1.000 3 3 0 0 0 22.7 21 9 1 10 9 3.57 .247 .326 .329 .656
1975 34 SEM AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 9.00 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Career Post-Season Pitching 14 12 .538 45 36 8 1 2 283.3 275 115 24 112 175 3.65 .257 .328 .370 .698
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1962 21 SEM AL 7 19 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 .158 .158 .263 .421
1965 24 SEM AL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1966 25 SEM AL 5 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .063 .063 .063 .125
1967 26 SEM AL 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1968 27 SEM AL 5 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 26 54 2 4 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 21 .074 .074 .111 .185
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1962-3-2.55
1966-9-3.08
1968-3-2.28
1971-9-3.08
1972-7-3.38
1973-6-3.29
1974-9-3.77
 Wins
1962-9-18
1964-8-18
1965-10-18
1966-3-21
1968-1-26
1970-10-18
1973-8-16
CAR-19-267
 Losses
1961-10-16
1963-4-20
1977-5-17
CAR-14-217
 Winning Pct
1968-2-.743
1973-6-.696
 Saves
1976-8-10
 Games Pitched
1976-3-70
CAR-49-676
Games Started
1962-6-42
1963-10-41
1964-2-43
1966-5-42
1968-4-43
1973-10-34
CAR-23-565
 Complete Games
1961-7-10
1962-5-15
1963-7-10
1964-8-10
1966-10-13
1967-9-13
1968-3-23
 Shutouts
1962-8-2
1964-7-2
1965-8-2
1966-6-2
1968-1-9
1972-10-1
1974-7-1
1975-2-3
CAR-27-27
 Innings Pitched
1962-4-332.3
1964-6-321.3
1966-4-327.3
1968-1-355.7
1973-8-251.7
CAR-17-4483.3
 Hits Allowed
1962-8-298
1963-3-304
1964-7-293
CAR-30-4110
 Homeruns Allowed
1963-10-30
1977-5-30
Strikeouts
1966-9-232
1968-8-265
CAR-27-2828
 Walks Allowed
1963-10-96
1964-4-109
1965-5-115
1966-10-108
1969-7-105
1977-7-116
CAR-14-1696
 Walks per 9IP
1968-10-2.4
 Hits per 9IP
1966-10-7.6
1968-8-6.8
1973-8-8.4
 WHiP
1968-6-1.02
1973-10-1.32
 OAVG
1966-9-.227
1968-10-.211
1973-10-.249
OOBP
1962-10-.292
1968-7-.268
 OSLG
1962-7-.313
1964-10-.333
1968-2-.290
1969-10-.342
1971-5-.307
1972-6-.336
1973-4-.330
1974-5-.336
CAR-46-.345
 OOPS
1962-7-.605
1968-3-.558
1971-9-.622
1972-8-.648
1973-5-.650
1974-7-.679
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 8    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 125    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 52    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  6. Paul Foytack (880)
  7. Jerry Reuss (871)
  8. Steve Carlton (866)
  9. Don Drysdale (862)
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  1. Whitey Wilshere (980)
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  5. George Brunet (972)
  6. Ryne Duren (968)
  7. Don Kaiser (965)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Seattle in 1961
Had first career hit on 6/3/1961, off Jim Kaat (SDP)
Earned first career win on 6/3/1961
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1962, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Injured on 9/21/1962 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1964, going 4-2, 1.26
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Injured on 8/29/1965 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1965
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,564,286 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
10/22/1966: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $8,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 5/24/1967 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1968, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1968, going 5-0, 1.35
Won Player of the Week award on 8/4/1968, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Pitched NO-HITTER against Detroit on 8/20/1968, striking out 6
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1968, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1968
Won Platinum Arm in 1968, going 26-9, 2.28 ERA
6/1/1969: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $8,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Injured on 6/25/1971 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1972, going 4-2, 0.98
Injured on 8/6/1972 with a Strained Tricep Tendon, out for 2-3 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1972, going 5-0, 2.42
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1973, going 6-0, 1.86
10/14/1973: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $8,500,000 per year, for 6 years
Injured on 8/2/1975 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Won World Championship with Seattle in 1975
Traded from Seattle to Detroit on 2/3/1976 (Going to DET: P Dean Chance. Going to SEM: LF Bob Molinaro)
 
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