John Buck vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

John Buck
Gen XWyomingThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, John Buck and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. John Buck posted stronger numbers in OPS (.702 vs .690) and slugging (.398 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .305). By the career numbers, John Buck had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Buck and Joe Start

John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1090
163.13
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4009
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
3612
540.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
844
126.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
529
79.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
25.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
315
47.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
444.65
66.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1436
214.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
179.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
389
58.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
491
73.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
746
111.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
430.79
64.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
7.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
45.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
959
143.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
4.18
4.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
86
12.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
John Buck
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for John Buck and Joe Start

John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
1.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
26445
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8815
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6736
6.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
0.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7159
7.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
7101
7.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.808
6.808
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.11
95.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buck
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Buck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0