Lefty Boone vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Lefty Boone
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Boone and Otis Starks are fairly close on the surface numbers. Otis Starks posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.95 vs 5.87) and WHIP (1.567 vs 1.638). Lefty Boone had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.2 per nine innings vs 0.5). By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Boone and Otis Starks

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.25
68.25
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.87
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
9.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
5.61
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.37
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
8.93
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.616
1.616
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
641
41.8
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
40.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
7.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
35.15
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1489
35.3
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.8
41.8
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Lefty Boone and Otis Starks

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.22
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.83
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.02
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.09
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.88
71.88
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.75
68.75
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Boone and Otis Starks

Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
362.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
537.93
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.41
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
14
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
93.1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.11
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
70.37
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
2.57
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.81
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
58
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
40.5
40.5
Lefty Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.93
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.7
Lefty Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100