Chick Shorten vs. Alfonso Soriano — Career Comparison

Chick Shorten
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueUnknown
Alfonso Soriano
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star

Chick Shorten and Alfonso Soriano each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Chick Shorten had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 179 vs 80), while Alfonso Soriano led in home run production (HR/PA+ 196 vs 15). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Chick Shorten and Alfonso Soriano

Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
208.3
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1975
141.16
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
1518
600
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8395
600
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
1345
531.62
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7750
553.9
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
370
146.25
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2095
149.73
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
296
117
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1171
83.69
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
51
20.16
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
34.38
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
7.91
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.22
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.19
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
29.45
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
74
29.25
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
924
66.04
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
161.11
63.68
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1249.85
89.33
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
470
185.77
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3874
276.88
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
481
190.12
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2677
191.33
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.819
0.819
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
161
63.64
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152
82.33
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
134
52.96
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1159
82.84
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
292
115.42
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1899
135.72
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
184.73
73.02
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1228.31
87.79
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.15
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
43.48
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
35.45
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.86
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
26.88
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
128.86
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.32
22.32
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
1.62
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
24.51
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.64
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
3.86
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 600 PA
123
8.79
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.74
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
20.66
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.16
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
6
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.91
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
26.66
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.48
77.48

Fielding Stats for Chick Shorten and Alfonso Soriano

Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1879
1.05
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1854
1.04
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48244
27
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16081.1
9
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3456
1.93
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2198
1.23
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.09
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5823
3.26
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
642
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5654
3.16
Chick Shorten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.009
3.009
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Alfonso Soriano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
0.28
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Shorten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alfonso Soriano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0