Tommy Dowd vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Tommy Dowd
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Tommy Dowd. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .664) and slugging (.368 vs .345). Tommy Dowd had the advantage in home run production (24 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 Tommy Dowd and Joe Start

Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1321
132.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5969
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5514
554.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1493
150.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1218
122.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
16.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
8.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
27.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
696.46
70.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1904
191.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1885
189.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
903
90.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
501
50.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
1380
138.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
776.17
78.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
37.19
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
274
27.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
21.78
21.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
1.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
6.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Tommy Dowd and Joe Start

Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1334
1.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33252
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11084
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2611
2.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
0.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
0.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4030
3.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3678
2.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.757
2.757
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0