Rick Short vs. Kensuke Tanaka — Career Comparison

Rick Short
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Kensuke Tanaka
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats LeftAsiaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Rick Short posted the stronger offensive profile against Kensuke Tanaka. Rick Short posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.404 vs .620) and on-base percentage (.471 vs .353). By the career numbers, Rick Short had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Rick Short and Kensuke Tanaka

Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
388.24
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
264.71
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.353
1.353
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
188.1
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3.61
63.68
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
494.12
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
282.35
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
211.76
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.933
0.933
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.404
1.404
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.778
1.778
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
6
105.88
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.39
190.37
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
4.28
75.49
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
11.33
11.33
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Rick Short
Career
Per 600 PA
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Short and Kensuke Tanaka

Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.82
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.47
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.78
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.34
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.45
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.19
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.857
2.857
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Kensuke Tanaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Rick Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kensuke Tanaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0