Ron Davis vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Ron Davis
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Ron Davis. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .625) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .290). Ron Davis had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Ron Davis and Joe Start

Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
295
190.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
931
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
853
549.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
199
128.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
139
89.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
28.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
38.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
53.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
285
183.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
265
170.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.622
0.622
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
96
61.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
79
50.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
165
106.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
84.49
54.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
36.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
160
103.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.82
5.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
7.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ron Davis and Joe Start

Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
0.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5793
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
2.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
2.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.713
1.713
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.54
78.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0