Hank Blalock vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Hank Blalock
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Hank Blalock posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Hank Blalock posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.333 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .269). By the career numbers, Hank Blalock had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hank Blalock and Joe Start

Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
936
142.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
3928
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
3567
544.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
959
146.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
591
90.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
30.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
23.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
56.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
537.33
82.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1650
252.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1291
197.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
507
77.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
542
82.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
896
136.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540.43
82.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
47.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
720
109.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
87
13.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Hank Blalock and Joe Start

Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
20625
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6875
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
1.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
1.71
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2643
3.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2563
3.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0