How Chris Short's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Chris Short totaled 2,215 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1969, posting 11, well below the starting pitcher average of 125.3 that year. The highest point came in 1965 at 260, well above the starting pitcher average of 120.3 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 182 in 1971 to 24 in 1972 and 86 in 1973, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 11 to 260 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Chris Short Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Chris Short
| Chris Short
Hits | Chris Short
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 2215 | 8.57 |
| Season Avg. | 147.67 | 8.57 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 716.23 | 8.57 |
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Chris Short Hits Per Season
Chris Short's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Chris Short's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Chris Short Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Chris Short's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Chris Short's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Chris Short's MLB career with Hits 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.
