Denny O'Toole vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Denny O'Toole
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth 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 Denny O'Toole 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 5.04 and 1.747 for Denny O'Toole. By the career numbers, Chris Short had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Denny O'Toole and Chris Short

Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.45
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.04
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.1
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
12.76
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.76
12.76
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.89
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.97
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.53
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1629
6.31
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.53
6.53
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
42.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.67
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.34
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.747
1.747
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
38.57
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Denny O'Toole and Chris Short

Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny O'Toole and Chris Short

Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
391.74
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
600
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Denny O'Toole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Denny O'Toole
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100