Dan Ford vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Dan Ford
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Dan Ford posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Dan Ford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.753 vs .690) and slugging (.427 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .270). By the career numbers, Dan Ford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dan Ford and Joe Start

Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1153
150.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4582
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4163
545.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1123
147.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
750
98.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
28.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
38
4.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
15.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
373
48.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562.55
73.66
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1776
232.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1473
192.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
598
78.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
566
74.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
136.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
576.14
75.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
6.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
39.68
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
2.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
722
94.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6.35
6.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
121
15.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
7.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
4.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
12.83
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Dan Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
62.24
62.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Dan Ford and Joe Start

Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
1.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
26425
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
8808.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2206
2.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2315
2.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2255
2.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.41
97.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.117
2.117
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Dan Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0