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Dean ChancevsAndy Messersmith

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Dean Chance

1961–1971 · 11 seasons

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Andy Messersmith

1968–1979 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

Dean Chance and Andy Messersmith: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dean Chance	Stat	Andy Messersmith
11	Seasons	12
56.8	Career VAL	65.2
15.1 (1964)	Peak-season VAL	14.6 (1975)
1×	Cy Young Awards	—
2×	All-Star Selections	4×
—	Gold Gloves	2×
0	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
5	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	5

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Dean Chance and Andy Messersmith have
Dean Chance	Stat	Andy Messersmith
Career
406	Games	353
Batting
44	Hits	124
0	Home runs	5
16	RBI	54
17	Runs	49
0	Stolen bases	1
30

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
128	Wins	130
115	Losses	99
23	Saves	15
2147.1	Innings pitched	2230.1
1,534	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,625
2.92	ERA	2.86
1.21	WHIP	1.14
119	ERA+	126

Age	Dean Chance	Andy Messersmith
21	10	—
22	4.9	3.1
23	15.1	8.1
24	2.7	5.7
25	4.6	5.8
26	6.7	3.7
27	8.2	8.5
28	2.2	9.6
29	1.8	14.6
30	0.6	5
31	—	1.1
33	—	0