Shorty Fuller vs. Steve Swisher — Career Comparison

Shorty Fuller
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueShortstop
Steve Swisher
Baby BoomersWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Shorty Fuller and Steve Swisher are closely matched on the surface stats. Shorty Fuller posted stronger numbers in OPS (.611 vs .589) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .286). Steve Swisher had the advantage in slugging (.303 vs .289). By the career numbers, Shorty Fuller had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Shorty Fuller and Steve Swisher

Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
964
139.14
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
509
193.66
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4157
600
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
1577
600
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3678
530.86
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1414
537.98
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
863
124.56
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
305
116.04
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
103.63
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
229
87.13
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
13.86
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
18.64
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
6.21
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.66
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.87
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.61
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
20.93
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
28.92
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438.27
63.26
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
119.46
45.45
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1063
153.43
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
428
162.84
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
192.69
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
434
165.12
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.638
0.638
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
651
93.96
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
108
41.09
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
50.37
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
124
47.18
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
994
143.47
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
212
80.66
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474.45
68.48
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
117.79
44.81
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
4.04
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.19
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
64.08
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
118
44.9
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.09
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
28.58
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
322
122.51
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.99
20.99
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
4.9
4.9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
2.24
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.01
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
7.23
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.71
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
47
17.88
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.52
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.52
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
37.53
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.04
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Shorty Fuller and Steve Swisher

Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
1.03
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.19
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
1.02
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25344
27
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10928
27
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8448
9
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3642.2
9
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1864
1.99
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2274
5.62
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3172
3.38
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
0.5
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
0.66
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.11
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5651
6.02
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2523
6.23
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5036
5.37
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2477
6.12
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.12
89.12
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.192
5.192
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.65
85.65
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.38
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.06
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shorty Fuller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Swisher
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
0.69
Shorty Fuller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Swisher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.33