Ed Bailey vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Ed Bailey
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ed Bailey posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Ed Bailey posted stronger numbers in OPS (.796 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.366 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .256). By the career numbers, Ed Bailey had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Bailey and Joe Start

Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1212
172.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4208
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
3581
510.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.799
0.799
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
915
130.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
617
87.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
18.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
22.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
42.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
575.43
82.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1538
219.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1485
211.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
432
61.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
817
116.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
577.16
82.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
77.71
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
10.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
577
82.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
7.29
7.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.94
0.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
81
11.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
4.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
48.57
48.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Bailey and Joe Start

Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
1.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
985
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26269
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8756.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5284
5.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
0.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5817
5.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5736
5.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.61
98.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.361
5.361
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.06
92.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
0.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0