Erik Sabel vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel 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 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Chris Short had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Chris Short

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.56
50.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.29
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Chris Short

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.39
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.89
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.82
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Chris Short

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
539.61
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
153.29
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100