Horace Davis vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Horace Davis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Horace Davis and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Horace Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .690) and slugging (1.000 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .250). By the career numbers, Horace Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Horace Davis and Joe Start

Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4743
579.95
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
104.18
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1381
168.86
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
154.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
20.05
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
109
13.33
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Horace Davis and Joe Start

Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0