Skel Roach vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.43 and 1.331 for Chris Short. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Chris Short

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
1.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.56
50.56
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.48
61.48
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
3.43
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.71
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.3
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
3.84
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Chris Short

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
1.94
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.43
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Chris Short

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
391.74
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
539.61
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100