First name: Chick
Last name: Shorten
Birthdate: 1892-04-19
Bats: L Throws: L
RetroID: shorc101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | BOS | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 1916 | BOS | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2 |
| 1917 | BOS | 2.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | -1.6 | -0.8 | 3.6 | -2 |
| 1919 | DET | 4.0 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1920 | DET | 5.2 | 0.8 | 6.0 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 1921 | DET | 2.9 | 0.4 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 1 |
| 1922 | SLA | 1.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 1924 | CIN | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0 |
| Career | 19.1 | 2.8 | 21.8 | -0.4 | 6.1 | 15.7 | 18 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | BOS | 14 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 1916 | BOS | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 3 |
| 1917 | BOS | 187 | -13 | -13 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 7.6 | -2.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -2.2 | 2 |
| 1919 | DET | 316 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.3 | 1.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 13 |
| 1920 | DET | 410 | -8 | -7 | 3 | -5 | 1 | 0 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 10.1 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.5 | 1 |
| 1921 | DET | 243 | -9 | -9 | -2 | -3 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 11.3 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 3 |
| 1922 | SLA | 152 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 2 |
| 1924 | CIN | 75 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 8.9 | -0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -1 |
| Career | 1,520 | -28 | -28 | 2 | -13 | 2 | -4 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | -37 | - | -4.0 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -4.8 | 24 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915 | BOS | CF | 68 | 8 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1915 | BOS | RF | 4 | 0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1916 | BOS | LF | 257 | 24 | -0.4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12 | -1 | -1 |
| 1916 | BOS | CF | 372 | 48 | 2.7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 1916 | BOS | RF | 14 | 1 | -0.9 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1917 | BOS | LF | 234 | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1917 | BOS | CF | 664 | 84 | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | -11 | 20 | -1 | 1 |
| 1917 | BOS | RF | 68 | 20 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 |
| 1919 | DET | LF | 32 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 1919 | DET | CF | 487 | 68 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | -8 | 19 | -1 | 1 |
| 1919 | DET | RF | 555 | 207 | 14.0 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 58 | -3 | 9 |
| 1920 | DET | CF | 951 | 128 | -4.0 | -4 | -4 | -19 | 30 | 1 | -3 |
| 1920 | DET | RF | 712 | 163 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -10 | 72 | -1 | -2 |
| 1921 | DET | LF | 65 | 9 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
| 1921 | DET | CF | 1016 | 140 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | -14 | 48 | -1 | 2 |
| 1921 | DET | RF | 93 | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | SLA | LF | 193 | 22 | -2.0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| 1922 | SLA | CF | 370 | 47 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14 | -1 | 0 |
| 1922 | SLA | RF | 131 | 21 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1924 | CIN | LF | 205 | 17 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| 1924 | CIN | RF | 50 | 6 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -3 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| LF | 986 | 94 | -6.4 | -6 | -6 | -20 | 27 | -1 | -7 | ||
| CF | 3928 | 523 | 7.4 | 6 | 6 | -49 | 148 | -1 | 5 | ||
| RF | 1627 | 438 | 10.9 | 11 | 9 | -8 | 145 | -3 | 6 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | BOS | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | BOS | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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