Lance Berkman vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Lance Berkman
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lance Berkman posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Lance Berkman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.955 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.418 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .293). By the career numbers, Lance Berkman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lance Berkman and Joe Start

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1879
144.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7813
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6491
498.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.942
0.942
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1905
146.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1087
83.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
422
32.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
28.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
818
62.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1459.28
112.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3485
267.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3172
243.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.943
0.943
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.012
1.012
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
88.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1234
94.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2014
154.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1405.68
107.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
5.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1201
92.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
12.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
99.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.92
0.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
6.6
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 600 PA
64.18
64.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Lance Berkman and Joe Start

Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1762
1.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44175
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14725
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7899
4.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
0.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8607
5.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8528
5.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.91
95.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Lance Berkman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
0.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Berkman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0