Joe Bitker vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Bitker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Joe Bitker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Bitker and Otis Starks

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
39.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
35.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.83
39.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Bitker and Otis Starks

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Bitker and Otis Starks

Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
248.15
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
533.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100