John McCarty vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

John McCarty
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short built a career as a starting pitcher and John McCarty as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Short posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 3.91 and 1.738 for John McCarty. By the career numbers, Chris Short had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John McCarty and Chris Short

John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.94
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.05
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.45
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.56
50.56
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.98
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.34
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
3.91
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
11.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.06
11.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.71
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.71
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
42.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
8.12
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.738
1.738
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
37.75
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.79
42.79
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for John McCarty and Chris Short

John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.97
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.94
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.93
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.39
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.97
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.89
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.32
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.82
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.13
78.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.381
2.381
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John McCarty and Chris Short

John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
20
148.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
391.74
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
585.19
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
539.61
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
133.33
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
68.13
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
125.93
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
62.71
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.55
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
39.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
148.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
148.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
88.89
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
22.45
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
88.89
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
177.78
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
41.03
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
45.95
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.32
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
66.67
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McCarty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.22
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
John McCarty
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100