Buddy Bradford vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Buddy Bradford
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Buddy Bradford and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.322 vs .317) and batting average (.299 vs .226). Buddy Bradford had the advantage in home run production (52 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Buddy Bradford and Joe Start

Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
697
228.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1831
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
1605
525.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
363
118.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
253
82.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
17.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
36.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
191.97
62.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
585
191.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
566
185.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
224
73.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
175
57.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
347
113.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
186.85
61.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
60.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
411
134.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
4.46
4.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.6
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
43
14.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
11.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
19.66
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Buddy Bradford and Joe Start

Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
0.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11637
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3879
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
2.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
998
2.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
969
2.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.09
97.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Buddy Bradford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bradford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0