Howard Battle vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Howard Battle
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueUnknown
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Howard Battle and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .673) and slugging (.368 vs .324). Howard Battle had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .322). By the career numbers, Joe Start had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Howard Battle and Joe Start

Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
404.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
8
111.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
4.56
63.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
209.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.655
0.655
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
9
125.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
5.04
70.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
181.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Howard Battle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Howard Battle and Joe Start

Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Howard Battle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Battle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0