Eric Anthony vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Eric Anthony
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Eric Anthony and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Eric Anthony posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .690) and slugging (.397 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .312). By the career numbers, Eric Anthony had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eric Anthony and Joe Start

Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PAverified
682
182.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
2243
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
1999
534.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.721
0.721
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
462
123.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
295
78.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
21.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
20.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
44.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PAverified
258.83
69.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
793
212.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
684
182.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
249
66.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
71.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
440
117.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
250.61
67.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
58.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
5.88
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
491
131.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
4.57
4.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
34
9.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
10.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 600 PA
63.16
63.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Eric Anthony and Joe Start

Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
1.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
1.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
13082
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
4360.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
2.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
1043
2.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
2.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Eric Anthony
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Anthony
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0