Johnny Blatnik vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Johnny Blatnik
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Johnny Blatnik and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Johnny Blatnik posted stronger numbers in OPS (.706 vs .690) and slugging (.389 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .317). By the career numbers, Johnny Blatnik had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Blatnik and Joe Start

Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
167.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
494
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
447
542.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
113
137.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
72
87.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
54.66
66.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
174
211.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
155
188.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
59
71.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
46
55.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
99
120.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
56.15
68.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
100.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
5.95
5.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
13
15.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Johnny Blatnik and Joe Start

Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Johnny Blatnik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.096
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Blatnik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0