Dan Jennings vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Jennings led in home run suppression (HR9+ 259 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 161 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 91). Chris Short held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 82). Role difference aside, Dan Jennings holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dan Jennings and Chris Short

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.44
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.51
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
3.43
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
8.8
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.65
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.71
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
6.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
3.84
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
34.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8900
34.45
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Dan Jennings and Chris Short

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.39
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.89
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.82
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Jennings and Chris Short

Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
539.61
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
68.13
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
62.71
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
3.87
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.45
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.03
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100