How Joe Start's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Joe Start totaled 1,417 career Hits, well above the league average of 470.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1882, posting 117, near the league average of 116.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1886 at 27, well below the league average of 61.8 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 105 in 1884 to 103 in 1885 and 27 in 1886, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 27 to 117 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Joe Start Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Joe Start
| Joe Start
Hits | Joe Start
Extra Base Hits | Joe Start
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 1417 | 230 | 0.162 |
| Season Avg. | 88.56 | 14.38 | 0.162 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 214.54 | 34.82 | 0.162 |
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Joe Start Hits Per Season
Joe Start's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, 1B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Start Hits by Team
Joe Start's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Start Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Joe Start's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Joe Start Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Start's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Start Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Start's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
