Chris Short vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Short built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cecil Upshaw led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 123 vs 84), home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 96), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 93). Chris Short held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 88). Role difference aside, Cecil Upshaw holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Short and Cecil Upshaw

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.52
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.51
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
3.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
3.13
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
806
3.12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
2.83
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
5.16
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.24
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9801
37.94
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2362
37.76
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
3.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8900
34.45
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2137
34.16
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Chris Short and Cecil Upshaw

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1690
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563.1
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.39
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.89
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Short and Cecil Upshaw

Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
391.74
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
68.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
62.71
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.42
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.14
9.4
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
20.14
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
75.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
81.29
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.58
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.74
-5.22
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
15.41
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.84
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
44.13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA