Edwin Diaz vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Edwin Diaz
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Edwin Diaz and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in slugging (.368 vs .333) and batting average (.299 vs .167). Edwin Diaz had the advantage in OPS (.708 vs .690). 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 Edwin Diaz and Joe Start

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
280
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.83
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
73.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
53.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Edwin Diaz and Joe Start

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
5.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.429
3.429
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0