Eddie Douglass vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Eddie Douglass
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Eddie Douglass. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .309). Eddie Douglass had the advantage in home run production (8 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 Eddie Douglass and Joe Start

Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
138.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
625
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
579
555.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
158
151.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
126
120.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
68.34
65.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
209
200.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
188
180.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
81
77.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
67
64.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
140
134.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
77
73.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
27.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.76
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
109
13.33
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104.17
104.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
45.02
45.02
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
21.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.45
95.45
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Eddie Douglass and Joe Start

Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3152
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1200
10.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1263
10.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1240
10.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.611
8.611
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Eddie Douglass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Douglass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0