Lou Boudreau vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Lou Boudreau
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopMVPAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Lou Boudreau posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Lou Boudreau posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.380 vs .322). By the career numbers, Lou Boudreau had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lou Boudreau and Joe Start

Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1646
140.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7023
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6029
515.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.809
0.809
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1779
151.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1260
107.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
32.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
66
5.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
5.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
519
44.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
955.29
81.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2500
213.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2609
222.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
861
73.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
789
67.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1582
135.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1017.01
86.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
2.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
796
68.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
309
26.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
22.73
22.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
14.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
155
13.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
4.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
4.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
8.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 600 PA
50.5
50.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Lou Boudreau and Joe Start

Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1618
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3265
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4877
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8372
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8142
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.032
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Lou Boudreau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Boudreau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0