Bob Bowman vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Bob Bowman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bob Bowman posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Bob Bowman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.723 vs .690) and slugging (.403 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .249). By the career numbers, Bob Bowman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Bowman and Joe Start

Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
263.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
584
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
519
533.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
129
132.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
88
90.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
42.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67.67
69.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
214.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
183
188.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
71
72.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
54
55.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
108
110.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.35
71.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
49.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
109
111.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bob Bowman and Joe Start

Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
2.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.82
68.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0