Brian Downing vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Brian Downing posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Brian Downing posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.374 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .267). By the career numbers, Brian Downing had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Joe Start

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2344
151.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.812
0.812
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
360
23.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
28
1.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
17.72
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
663
42.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1286.96
82.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3340
215.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1188
76.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
69.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1986
128.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326.5
85.5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
3.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1.06
1.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
4.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
197
12.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
3.22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
6.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Joe Start

Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0