Chick Shorten
1915–1924 · bats L / throws L · Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, St. Louis Browns
528G
.275AVG
.327OBP
.349SLG
370H
3HR
144RBI
12SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528 | 1,520 | 1,347 | 160 | 370 | 51 | 20 | 3 | 144 | 108 | 69 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 470 | .275 | .327 | .349 | .676 |
Streaks
14longest hitting streak · 1920-09-10 to 1920-09-25
15longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1919-07-16 | 1 in 107 games |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1917-09-10 | 1 in 199 player-games |
| 14 | 3 walks | 1921-07-07 | 1 in 192 player-games |
Rare feats (2)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1919-07-16 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 1920-09-18 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 267 | 751 | 181 | 2 | 74 | 58 | 40 | .272 | .318 | .354 |
| Away | 261 | 769 | 189 | 1 | 70 | 50 | 29 | .278 | .311 | .344 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 34 | 89 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | .265 | .292 | .301 |
| May | 70 | 172 | 39 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 2 | .271 | .326 | .396 |
| June | 106 | 272 | 64 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 14 | .262 | .294 | .332 |
| July | 112 | 399 | 90 | 0 | 31 | 34 | 12 | .267 | .311 | .356 |
| August | 97 | 247 | 66 | 0 | 27 | 14 | 17 | .289 | .324 | .338 |
| September | 96 | 294 | 76 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 15 | .284 | .327 | .351 |
| October | 13 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .302 | .340 | .372 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 78 | 193 | 53 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 8 | .293 | .337 | .337 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 74 | 258 | 69 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 17 | .295 | .333 | .389 |
| cleveland-guardians | 73 | 205 | 53 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 7 | .305 | .341 | .379 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 72 | 228 | 47 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 14 | .237 | .281 | .313 |
| st-louis-browns | 59 | 196 | 50 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 7 | .287 | .327 | .316 |
| boston-red-sox | 53 | 148 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 7 | .256 | .311 | .372 |
| chicago-white-sox | 51 | 167 | 37 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 5 | .247 | .269 | .327 |
| detroit-tigers | 27 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .239 | .300 | .413 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 |  Boston Red Sox | 6 | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | .214 | – | – |
| 1916 | Boston Red Sox | 54 | 113 | 33 | – | 11 | 1 | .292 | – | – |
| 1917 | Boston Red Sox | 69 | 168 | 30 | – | 16 | 2 | .179 | – | – |
| 1919 |  Detroit Tigers | 95 | 271 | 85 | – | 26 | 5 | .314 | – | – |
| 1920 | Detroit Tigers | 116 | 363 | 105 | 1 | 44 | 2 | .289 | – | – |
| 1921 | Detroit Tigers | 92 | 218 | 59 | – | 25 | 2 | .271 | – | – |
| 1922 |  St. Louis Browns | 55 | 131 | 36 | 2 | 16 | – | .275 | – | – |
| 1924 |  Cincinnati Reds | 41 | 69 | 19 | – | 6 | – | .275 | – | – |