Dave Bancroft vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Dave Bancroft
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameShortstop
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Dave Bancroft posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Dave Bancroft posted stronger numbers in OPS (.714 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.355 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .279). By the career numbers, Dave Bancroft had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Bancroft and Joe Start

Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1913
139.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8244
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7182
522.71
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2004
145.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1575
114.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
320
23.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
5.6
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
31.22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
989.71
72.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2574
187.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2854
207.71
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
76.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
43.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
116.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1094.62
79.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
1.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
827
60.19
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
487
35.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
16.93
16.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
1.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
15.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
10.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
16.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 600 PA
65.91
65.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Dave Bancroft and Joe Start

Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1892
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
4673
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6604
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11943
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
11277
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Dave Bancroft
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1027
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Bancroft
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0