Greg Goossen vs. Chick Shorten — Career Comparison

Greg Goossen
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Chick Shorten
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown

Looking at the career totals, Greg Goossen and Chick Shorten are closely matched on the surface stats. Greg Goossen posted stronger numbers in OPS (.699 vs .680) and slugging (.383 vs .349). Chick Shorten had the advantage in on-base percentage (.330 vs .316). By the career numbers, Greg Goossen had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Greg Goossen and Chick Shorten

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
225.29
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
527
208.3
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
514
600
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1518
600
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
460
536.96
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1345
531.62
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
111
129.57
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
146.25
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
73
85.21
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
117
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
28.02
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
20.16
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.91
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
15.18
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.19
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
44.36
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
29.25
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.5
64.78
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161.11
63.68
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
205.45
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
185.77
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
162
189.11
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
190.12
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
33
38.52
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
63.64
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
44
51.36
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
52.96
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
64
74.71
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
115.42
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
55.6
64.9
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184.73
73.02
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.51
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
49.03
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
43.48
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
112
130.74
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
26.88
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
4.59
4.59
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
22.32
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
1.62
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
24.51
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.17
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
15
17.51
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.74
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.17
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.16
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.33
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.91
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Greg Goossen and Chick Shorten

Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.2
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.03
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
27
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964.2
9
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793
7.4
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.63
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
8.12
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
8.02
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.667
6.667
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.27
85.27
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.44
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Goossen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.29
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Greg Goossen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0