Bruce Benedict vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Bruce Benedict
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bruce Benedict and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .630) and slugging (.368 vs .299). Bruce Benedict had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 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 Bruce Benedict and Joe Start

Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PAverified
982
179.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
3289
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
2878
525.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
696
126.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
574
104.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
98
17.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
122
22.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
277.94
50.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
860
156.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
1037
189.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
214
39.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
260
47.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
456
83.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
307.84
56.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
59.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
9.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
251
45.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
13.1
13.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
1.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
8.94
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.83
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
76
13.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bruce Benedict and Joe Start

Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
1.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
23342
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
7780.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
4651
5.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
0.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
5281
6.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
5228
6.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
99
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.384
5.384
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
0.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Benedict
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
0.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0