Don Blasingame vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Don Blasingame
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Don Blasingame and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .658) and slugging (.368 vs .327). Don Blasingame had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .322). 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 Don Blasingame and Joe Start

Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
145.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5296
535.13
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1366
138.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
111.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
17.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
26.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603.61
60.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1731
174.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1933
195.32
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
731
73.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1018
102.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671.52
67.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
55.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
462
46.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12.85
12.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
1.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
10.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
16.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Joe Start

Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
1.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1286
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34356
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
3160
2.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3696
2.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
7014
5.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
6856
5.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.019
5.019
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
0.68
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0