How Chris Short's Games Finished Compares to Similar Players

Chris Short totaled 78 career Games Finished, well above the starting pitcher average of 24.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Games Finished season came in 1962, posting 16, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.3 that year. The lowest point came in 1959 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.8 that year. The Games Finished trended upward through the final seasons. The Games Finished total went from 3 in 1971 to 9 in 1972 and 8 in 1973, rising over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Games Finished profile — ranging from 0 to 16 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Chris Short Lifetime Games Finished

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Chris Short Games Finished Per Season

Chris Short's Games Finished for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Chris Short Games Finished per season line chart

Chris Short Games Finished by Team

Chris Short's career Games Finished totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Short career Games Finished by team bar chart

Chris Short Cumulative Games Finished — Career Progression

A running total of Chris Short's career Games Finished, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Chris Short Games Finished year-over-year waterfall chart

Chris Short Games Finished Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Chris Short's seasonal Games Finished alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Chris Short Games Finished distribution box chart versus comparable players

Chris Short Games Finished — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Chris Short's MLB career with Games Finished alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Chris Short Games Finished season-by-season breakdown table