Harry Biemiller vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Harry Biemiller
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Biemiller as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Biemiller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.563 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Harry Biemiller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Biemiller and Otis Starks

Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.94
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
9.28
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.78
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
4.01
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
38.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.55
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.77
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
33.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Harry Biemiller and Otis Starks

Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.49
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1160
27
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386.2
9
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Harry Biemiller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Biemiller and Otis Starks

Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
988.24
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
13
458.82
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
2.62
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-13.37
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.04
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
211.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Harry Biemiller
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100