Bobby Malkmus vs. Zack Short — Career Comparison

Bobby Malkmus
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Zack Short
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Bobby Malkmus and Zack Short are closely matched on the surface stats. Zack Short posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.272 vs .266) and home run production (15 career HR at a higher rate). Bobby Malkmus had the advantage in batting average (.215 vs .172). By the career numbers, Zack Short had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Malkmus and Zack Short

Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
257.28
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
243
245.45
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
625
600
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
594
600
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
549.12
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
506
511.11
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
118.08
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
87
87.88
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
91.2
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
54
54.55
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.4
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.18
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.8
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.68
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.15
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
28
26.88
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.33
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
45.43
43.61
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.23
49.73
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
165.12
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
150
151.52
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
156.48
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
160.61
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.565
0.565
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
66.24
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60.61
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
46
44.16
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
67.68
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
107
102.72
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
113.13
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.04
44.2
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
43.76
44.2
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.92
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.02
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
38
36.48
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70.71
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
86.4
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
172
173.74
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.94
6.94
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.45
3.45
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.64
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.07
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.84
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.09
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.52
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.07
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.1
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.8
Zack Short
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.02
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.68
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12.12
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33

Fielding Stats for Bobby Malkmus and Zack Short

Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.47
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.56
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.92
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.93
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3998
27
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4290
27
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1332.2
9
Zack Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1430
9
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
2.36
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.27
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
3.22
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
2.67
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
5.71
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
645
4.06
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
827
5.59
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
3.93
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.9
96.9
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.794
3.794
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.39
62.39
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.27
59.27
Bobby Malkmus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.72
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.52
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Malkmus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0