Billy Beane vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Billy Beane
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Beane. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .542) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .246). Billy Beane had the advantage in home run production (3 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Billy Beane and Joe Start

Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
281.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
315
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
301
573.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
66
125.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
49
93.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
32.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
20.51
39.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
89
169.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
77
146.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
30
57.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
56
106.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
18.77
35.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
152.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
3.94
3.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
8
15.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Billy Beane
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Billy Beane and Joe Start

Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1991
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
2.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
2.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
2.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Billy Beane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.86
61.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Beane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0