Wilmer Flores vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Wilmer Flores
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Wilmer Flores and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Wilmer Flores posted stronger numbers in OPS (.746 vs .690) and slugging (.429 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .317). By the career numbers, Wilmer Flores had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Flores and Joe Start

Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1337
170.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
4706
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
4281
545.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
1107
141.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
720
91.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
27.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
21.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
49.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.78
73.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1837
234.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
1484
189.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
518
66.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
603
76.88
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
952
121.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
586.42
74.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
6.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
41.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
671
85.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
7.01
7.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
114
14.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Flores and Joe Start

Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1097
1.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
23423
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
7807.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
3.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1499
1.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4657
5.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4573
5.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.169
4.169
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.67
80.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Wilmer Flores
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
0.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Flores
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0