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Dean Chance
Wilmer Dean Chance
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: June 1, 1941 in Plain Twsp., OH
High School: Northwestern (Wayne, OH)
Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1961
Final Game: August 9, 1971
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 20 LAA AL 0 2 .000 6.87 5 4 1 0 0 0 18.1 33 15 14 0 5 1 11 1 0 1 88 66 2.073 16.2 0.0 2.5 5.4 2.20
1962 21 LAA AL 14 10 .583 2.96 50 24 16 6 2 8 206.2 195 83 68 14 66 5 127 5 0 2 864 130 1.263 8.5 0.6 2.9 5.5 1.92 RoY-3
1963 22 LAA AL 13 18 .419 3.19 45 35 4 6 2 3 248.0 229 109 88 10 90 7 168 10 1 7 1058 107 1.286 8.3 0.4 3.3 6.1 1.87
1964 23 LAA AL 20 9 .690 1.65 46 35 7 15 11 4 278.1 194 56 51 7 86 9 207 2 0 9 1093 198 1.006 6.3 0.2 2.8 6.7 2.41 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1965 24 CAL AL 15 10 .600 3.15 36 33 2 10 4 0 225.2 197 86 79 12 101 10 164 9 3 6 950 108 1.321 7.9 0.5 4.0 6.5 1.62
1966 25 CAL AL 12 17 .414 3.08 41 37 2 11 2 1 259.2 206 113 89 18 114 9 180 7 0 8 1067 108 1.232 7.1 0.6 4.0 6.2 1.58
1967 26 MIN AL 20 14 .588 2.73 41 39 2 18 5 1 283.2 244 109 86 17 68 7 220 7 2 9 1161 127 1.100 7.7 0.5 2.2 7.0 3.24 AS,MVP-13
1968 27 MIN AL 16 16 .500 2.53 43 39 3 15 6 1 292.0 224 96 82 15 63 8 234 10 1 12 1161 124 0.983 6.9 0.5 1.9 7.2 3.71
1969 28 MIN AL 5 4 .556 2.95 20 15 3 1 0 0 88.1 76 39 29 6 35 3 50 4 0 4 371 125 1.257 7.7 0.6 3.6 5.1 1.43
1970 29 TOT MLB 9 9 .500 4.36 48 19 16 1 1 5 157.0 175 83 76 18 61 12 109 6 1 8 688 90 1.503 10.0 1.0 3.5 6.2 1.79
1970 29 CLE AL 9 8 .529 4.24 45 19 14 1 1 4 155.0 172 80 73 18 59 11 109 6 1 7 678 92 1.490 10.0 1.0 3.4 6.3 1.85
1970 29 NYM NL 0 1 .000 13.50 3 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10 30 2.500 13.5 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1971 30 DET AL 4 6 .400 3.51 31 14 5 0 0 0 89.2 91 43 35 5 50 4 64 4 1 4 405 104 1.572 9.1 0.5 5.0 6.4 1.28
11 Seasons 128 115 .527 2.92 406 294 61 83 33 23 2147.1 1864 832 697 122 739 75 1534 65 9 70 8906 118 1.212 7.8 0.5 3.1 6.4 2.08
162 Game Avg. 12 11 .527 2.92 39 29 6 8 3 2 209 181 81 68 12 72 7 149 6 1 7 865 118 1.212 7.8 0.5 3.1 6.4 2.08
CAL (6 yrs) 74 66 .529 2.83 223 168 32 48 21 16 1236.2 1054 462 389 61 462 41 857 34 4 33 5120 122 1.226 7.7 0.4 3.4 6.2 1.86
MIN (3 yrs) 41 34 .547 2.67 104 93 8 34 11 2 664.0 544 244 197 38 166 18 504 21 3 25 2693 125 1.069 7.4 0.5 2.3 6.8 3.04
NYM (1 yr) 0 1 .000 13.50 3 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10 30 2.500 13.5 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
CLE (1 yr) 9 8 .529 4.24 45 19 14 1 1 4 155.0 172 80 73 18 59 11 109 6 1 7 678 92 1.490 10.0 1.0 3.4 6.3 1.85
DET (1 yr) 4 6 .400 3.51 31 14 5 0 0 0 89.2 91 43 35 5 50 4 64 4 1 4 405 104 1.572 9.1 0.5 5.0 6.4 1.28
AL (11 yrs) 128 114 .529 2.91 403 294 59 83 33 22 2145.1 1861 829 694 122 737 74 1534 65 9 69 8896 119 1.211 7.8 0.5 3.1 6.4 2.08
NL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 13.50 3 0 2 0 0 1 2.0 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 10 30 2.500 13.5 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1969 28 MIN AL ALCS L BAL 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2.000 18.0 4.5 0.0 9.0
1 ALCS 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 2.000 18.0 4.5 0.0 9.0

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 20 LAA AL 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1962 21 LAA AL 50 75 65 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 29 .062 .103 .062 .164 -54 4 1 0 7 0 0 1 RoY-3
1963 22 LAA AL 45 89 80 5 12 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 38 .150 .171 .163 .333 -3 13 0 0 7 0 0 1
1964 23 LAA AL 46 100 89 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 53 .079 .109 .079 .187 -44 7 0 0 8 0 0 1 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1965 24 CAL AL 36 85 75 3 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 5 56 .093 .150 .107 .257 -24 8 0 0 5 0 0 1
1966 25 CAL AL 41 88 76 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 54 .026 .075 .026 .101 -69 2 0 1 8 0 0 1
1967 26 MIN AL 41 108 92 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 58 .033 .119 .033 .151 -54 3 1 2 7 0 0 1 AS,MVP-13
1968 27 MIN AL 43 106 93 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 63 .054 .093 .054 .147 -56 5 0 1 9 0 0 1
1969 28 MIN AL 20 32 24 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 19 .042 .148 .042 .190 -45 1 0 1 5 0 0 1
1970 29 TOT MLB 48 49 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 32 .071 .111 .071 .183 -49 3 0 0 4 1 0 1
1970 29 CLE AL 45 49 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 32 .071 .111 .071 .183 -49 3 0 0 4 1 0 1
1970 29 NYM NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 30 DET AL 31 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
11 Seasons 406 759 662 17 44 2 0 0 16 0 0 30 420 .066 .113 .069 .183 -46 46 2 5 61 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 303 264 7 18 1 0 0 6 0 0 12 168 .066 .113 .069 .183 -46 18 1 2 24 0 0
CAL (6 yrs) 223 442 390 13 32 2 0 0 9 0 0 16 232 .082 .120 .087 .208 -39 34 1 1 35 0 0
MIN (3 yrs) 104 246 209 3 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 12 140 .043 .111 .043 .154 -54 9 1 4 21 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 45 49 42 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 32 .071 .111 .071 .183 -49 3 0 0 4 1 0
DET (1 yr) 31 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
AL (11 yrs) 403 759 662 17 44 2 0 0 16 0 0 30 420 .066 .113 .069 .183 -46 46 2 5 61 1 0
NL (1 yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 28 MIN AL ALCS BAL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALCS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 LAA AL 20 P 5 4 18.1 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 3.44 1.40 .957 2.06 0.82
1962 LAA AL 21 P 50 24 206.2 50 12 37 1 2 .980 2.13 0.98 .958 2.08 0.79 RoY-3
1963 LAA AL 22 P 45 35 248.0 67 15 46 6 2 .910 2.21 1.36 .957 1.99 0.79
1964 LAA AL 23 P 46 35 278.1 44 10 33 1 1 .977 1.39 0.93 .957 1.90 0.72 AS,CYA-1,MVP-5
1965 CAL AL 24 P 36 33 225.2 64 14 49 1 6 .984 2.51 1.75 .950 2.04 0.75
1966 CAL AL 25 P 41 37 259.2 69 17 48 4 7 .942 2.25 1.59 .952 1.99 0.75
1967 MIN AL 26 P 41 39 283.2 73 15 51 7 6 .904 2.09 1.61 .959 1.96 0.74 AS,MVP-13
1968 MIN AL 27 P 43 39 292.0 77 15 57 5 3 .935 2.22 1.67 .958 1.89 0.73
1969 MIN AL 28 P 20 15 88.1 12 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.22 0.60 .950 1.87 0.69
1970 TOT MLB 29 P 48 19 157.0 26 3 21 2 2 .923 1.38 0.50 .950 1.86 0.67
1970 CLE AL 29 P 45 19 155.0 25 3 20 2 2 .920 1.34 0.51 .952 1.86 0.67
1970 NYM NL 29 P 3 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50 0.33 .900 1.80 0.70
1971 DET AL 30 P 31 14 89.2 28 6 16 6 0 .786 2.21 0.71 .964 1.98 0.77
11 Seasons P 406 294 2147.1 517 111 373 33 31 .936 2.03 1.19 .956 1.96 0.74
11 Seasons TOT 406 294 2147.1 517 111 373 33 31 .936 2.03 1.19 .892 1.96 0.74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1964 (P)
1967 (P)

Awards (yr lg award)
1964 ML Cy Young
1964 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1964 AL (5, 35%)
1967 AL (13, 7%)
0.42 Career Shares (485th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1964 ML (1, 85%)
1 Cy Young
0.85 Career Shares (62nd)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1962 AL  2.961 (4th)
1964 AL  1.649 (1st)
1967 AL  2.729 (9th)
Career  2.921 (145th)

Wins s c a p y
1964 AL  20 (1st)
1965 AL  15 (8th)
1967 AL  20 (3rd)
1968 AL  16 (8th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1964 AL  .690 (5th)
1967 AL  .588 (9th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1964 AL  1.006 (2nd)
1967 AL  1.100 (8th)
1968 AL  .983 (4th)
Career  1.212 (157th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 AL  6.273 (2nd)
1966 AL  7.140 (5th)
1968 AL  6.904 (7th)
Career  7.813 (69th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1967 AL  2.158 (6th)
1968 AL  1.942 (6th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1968 AL  7.212 (7th)
Career  6.429 (153rd)

Saves s c a p y
1962 AL  8 (9th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1963 AL  248.0 (10th)
1964 AL  278.3 (1st)
1965 AL  225.7 (10th)
1966 AL  259.7 (4th)
1967 AL  283.7 (1st)
1968 AL  292.0 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1963 AL  168 (10th)
1964 AL  207 (3rd)
1965 AL  164 (6th)
1966 AL  180 (7th)
1967 AL  220 (3rd)
1968 AL  234 (4th)
Career  1534 (155th)

Games Started s c a p y
1963 AL  35 (6th)
1964 AL  35 (8th)
1966 AL  37 (3rd)
1967 AL  39 (1st)
1968 AL  39 (2nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1964 AL  15 (1st)
1965 AL  10 (5th)
1966 AL  11 (5th)
1967 AL  18 (1st)
1968 AL  15 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1964 AL  11 (1st)
1965 AL  4 (2nd)
1967 AL  5 (6th)
1968 AL  6 (2nd)
Career  33 (87th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1963 AL  90 (4th)
1964 AL  86 (7th)
1965 AL  101 (4th)
1966 AL  114 (1st)

Hits s c a p y
1963 AL  229 (9th)
1965 AL  197 (10th)
1966 AL  206 (7th)
1967 AL  244 (2nd)
1968 AL  224 (3rd)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1964 AL  2.407 (10th)
1967 AL  3.235 (4th)
1968 AL  3.714 (3rd)
Career  2.076 (223rd)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1962 AL  .610 (4th)
1963 AL  .363 (3rd)
1964 AL  .226 (1st)
1965 AL  .479 (3rd)
1966 AL  .624 (7th)
1967 AL  .539 (5th)
1968 AL  .462 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1963 AL  18 (3rd)
1966 AL  17 (2nd)
1967 AL  14 (10th)
1968 AL  16 (2nd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1966 AL  89 (10th)
1967 AL  86 (9th)
1968 AL  82 (3rd)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1963 AL  7 (9th)
1964 AL  9 (9th)
1967 AL  9 (10th)
1968 AL  12 (4th)
Career  70 (228th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1963 AL  10 (2nd)
1965 AL  9 (4th)
1966 AL  7 (3rd)
1967 AL  7 (8th)
1968 AL  10 (6th)
Career  65 (198th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1963 AL  1058 (5th)
1964 AL  1093 (3rd)
1965 AL  950 (9th)
1966 AL  1067 (3rd)
1967 AL  1161 (1st)
1968 AL  1161 (2nd)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1962 AL  130 (4th)
1964 AL  198 (1st)
1967 AL  127 (6th)
1968 AL  124 (8th)
Career  118 (137th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1964 AL  8 (10th)
1968 AL  9 (8th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 20 (91), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 108 (189), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 57 (217), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 23 (232), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Baltimore Orioles as an amateur free agent.

December 14, 1960: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels from the Baltimore Orioles in the 1960 expansion draft.

December 2, 1966: Traded by the California Angels with a player to be named later to the Minnesota Twins for Pete Cimino, Jimmie Hall and Don Mincher. The California Angels sent Jackie Hernandez (April 10, 1967) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

December 10, 1969: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Bob Miller, Graig Nettles and Ted Uhlaender to the Cleveland Indians for Luis Tiant and Stan Williams.

September 18, 1970: Purchased by the New York Mets from the Cleveland Indians.

March 30, 1971: Traded by the New York Mets with Bill Denehy to the Detroit Tigers for Jerry Robertson.

October 6, 1971: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

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