Jose Mercedes vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jose Mercedes a clear advantage over Chris Short across the core pitching metrics. Jose Mercedes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 96). Chris Short held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 82). Jose Mercedes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Chris Short

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
1.19
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.51
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Chris Short

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
1.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Chris Short

Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
539.61
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
360
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
153.29
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100