Hank Arft vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Hank Arft
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Hank Arft posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Hank Arft posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.352 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .253). By the career numbers, Hank Arft had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hank Arft and Joe Start

Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
170.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
1056
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
906
514.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
229
130.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
157
89.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
26.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
13
7.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
40.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125.71
71.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
340
193.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
209.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
116
65.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
67.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
221
125.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
131.3
74.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
77.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
133
75.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
7.94
7.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
1.03
1.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
16
9.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.68
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Hank Arft
Career
Per 600 PA
44.44
44.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Hank Arft and Joe Start

Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2182
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Hank Arft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Arft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0