Butch Davis vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Butch Davis
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Butch Davis and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .655) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .276). Butch Davis had the advantage in slugging (.380 vs .368). 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 Butch Davis and Joe Start

Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
205.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
485
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
453
560.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
110
136.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
72
89.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
47.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
47.22
58.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
172
212.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
131
162.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
56
69.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
61.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
99
122.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
48.05
59.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
102.68
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.84
5.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.66
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
8.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Butch Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
65
65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Butch Davis and Joe Start

Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2954
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
984.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
2.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
2.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.9
96.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.162
2.162
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Butch Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0