Chris Short
1959–1973 · bats R / throws L · Milwaukee Brewers, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
506G
.126AVG
.146OBP
.139SLG
More career statistics
88H
0HR
24RBI
1SB
135–132W–L
2,325.0IP
1,629K
3.43ERA
308GS
18SV
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 775 | 786 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 9,801 | 9,802 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506 | 775 | 697 | 29 | 88 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 97 | .126 | .146 | .139 | .285 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,325.0 | 501 | 308 | 88 | 135 | 132 | 18 | 2,215 | 991 | 886 | 183 | 806 | 1,629 | 0 | 0 | 3.43 | 1.299 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1965-08-16 to 1965-09-06
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 1965-10-02 | 1 in 6,639 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1963-09-13 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 12 innings pitched | 1967-05-21 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 243 | 394 | 43 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 94 | .125 | .135 | .136 |
| Away | 263 | 392 | 45 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 104 | .128 | .125 | .142 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 58 | 100 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 34 | .077 | .100 | .099 |
| May | 97 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 42 | .102 | .100 | .102 |
| June | 83 | 127 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 28 | .191 | .197 | .209 |
| July | 85 | 135 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | .069 | .067 | .069 |
| August | 95 | 142 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | .127 | .134 | .127 |
| September | 85 | 154 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 36 | .177 | .175 | .213 |
| October | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 64 | 102 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .076 | .088 | .098 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 64 | 123 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 28 | .151 | .154 | .179 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 58 | 106 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 34 | .093 | .094 | .093 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 55 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .044 | .086 | .044 |
| cincinnati-reds | 53 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | .189 | .177 | .203 |
| new-york-mets | 36 | 71 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .123 | .113 | .138 |
| san-francisco-giants | 35 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | .214 | .217 | .238 |
| houston-astros | 35 | 88 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .130 | .114 | .130 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 14 | 8 |
| 1960 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 25 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 107 | 54 |
| 1961 | Philadelphia Phillies | 40 | 37 | 6 | – | 2 | 1 | .162 | 127 | 80 |
| 1962 | Philadelphia Phillies | 48 | 36 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .222 | 142 | 91 |
| 1963 | Philadelphia Phillies | 38 | 66 | 7 | – | – | – | .106 | 198 | 160 |
| 1964 | Philadelphia Phillies | 44 | 65 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .108 | 220 | 181 |
| 1965 | Philadelphia Phillies | 47 | 99 | 13 | – | 1 | – | .131 | 297 | 237 |
| 1966 | Philadelphia Phillies | 42 | 106 | 22 | – | 4 | – | .208 | 272 | 177 |
| 1967 | Philadelphia Phillies | 29 | 66 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .091 | 199 | 142 |
| 1968 | Philadelphia Phillies | 43 | 79 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .152 | 269 | 202 |
| 1969 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 10 | 5 |
| 1970 | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 61 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .049 | 199 | 133 |
| 1971 | Philadelphia Phillies | 31 | 48 | 4 | – | – | – | .083 | 173 | 95 |
| 1972 | Philadelphia Phillies | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 23 | 20 |
| 1973 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 72 | 44 |