Jason Botts vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Jason Botts
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jason Botts and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .671) and slugging (.368 vs .344). Jason Botts had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 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 Jason Botts and Joe Start

Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
171.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
326
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
282
519.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
65
119.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
44
80.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
33.09
60.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
97
178.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
195.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
33
60.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
28
51.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
56
103.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
33.08
60.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
69.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
198.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
3.02
3.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
16.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Jason Botts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Jason Botts and Joe Start

Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.688
2.688
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Jason Botts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Botts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0