Harry Bright vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Harry Bright
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Harry Bright and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Harry Bright posted stronger numbers in OPS (.726 vs .690) and slugging (.416 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .310). By the career numbers, Harry Bright had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Harry Bright and Joe Start

Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
336
219.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
919
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
839
547.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
214
139.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
147
95.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
20.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
20.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
43.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106.1
69.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
349
227.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
282
184.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
99
64.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
82.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
193
126.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
108.61
70.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
42.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
133
86.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
6.91
6.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
24
15.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Harry Bright
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Harry Bright and Joe Start

Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
1.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1701.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1176
6.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1422
7.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
7.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.424
6.424
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.48
88.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Bright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Bright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0