Herman Besse vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Herman Besse
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Otis Starks posted a stronger line than Herman Besse. Otis Starks posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.95 vs 6.79) and WHIP (1.567 vs 1.755). By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Herman Besse and Otis Starks

Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.41
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.93
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.56
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
6.79
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
242.2
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
11.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
10.74
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.89
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.38
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
42.47
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.04
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
7.23
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
37.42
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Herman Besse and Otis Starks

Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386.2
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Besse and Otis Starks

Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
430.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
545.45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
109.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
96.97
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.85
35.45
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
121.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
163.64
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90.91
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
139.39
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.58
39.88
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.04
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
20
121.21
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
4.95
4.95
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100