Derek Bell vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Derek Bell
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Derek Bell posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Derek Bell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.760 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.340 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .276). By the career numbers, Derek Bell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Derek Bell and Joe Start

Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1210
143.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5068
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4578
541.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1262
149.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
881
104.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
27.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
15.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381
45.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658.34
77.94
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1926
228.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1700
201.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
642
76.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
668
79.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1176
139.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
670.48
79.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7.22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
377
44.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
955
113.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.31
5.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.71
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.45
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
123
14.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
20.13
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
26.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.92
76.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Derek Bell and Joe Start

Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
1.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30234
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10078
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
1.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2377
2.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2310
2.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.953
1.953
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Derek Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.6
95.6
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0