Frank Bird vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Frank Bird
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Frank Bird. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .646) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .286). Frank Bird had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Frank Bird and Joe Start

Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
50
535.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
65.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
18
192.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
5.81
62.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
117.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Frank Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Frank Bird and Joe Start

Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
4.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.41
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
5.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.059
4.059
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0