Sid Bream vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Sid Bream
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Sid Bream posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Sid Bream posted stronger numbers in OPS (.764 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.344 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .264). By the career numbers, Sid Bream had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sid Bream and Joe Start

Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1088
184.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
3530
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
3108
528.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
819
139.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
526
89.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
32.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
12
2.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
15.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
49.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
447.04
75.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1304
221.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1177
200.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
351
59.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PAverified
455
77.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
716
121.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
445.47
75.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
60
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
7.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
450
76.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
7.84
7.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
75
12.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
8.5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
6.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
15.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Sid Bream
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Sid Bream and Joe Start

Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
1.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
0.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
21962
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
7320.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
7437
9.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
0.97
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
8292
10.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
8223
10.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.602
8.602
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.89
83.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Sid Bream
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
0.76
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Bream
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0