Joe Edelen vs. Otis Starks — Career Comparison

Joe Edelen
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Edelen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Otis Starks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.567 compared to 6.75 and 1.566 for Joe Edelen. By the career numbers, Otis Starks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Edelen and Otis Starks

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.95
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
10.74
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.74
10.74
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.16
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
39.51
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.59
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.75
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
6.38
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.38
6.38
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.79
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.478
1.478
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
36.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.51
39.51
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11

Fielding Stats for Joe Edelen and Otis Starks

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.36
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.51
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.19
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.3
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Edelen and Otis Starks

Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2314.29
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
74.07
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
66.67
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
44.63
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.83
17.89
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
81.48
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
114.81
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
59.04
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.59
13.3
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Joe Edelen
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100