Jimmy Ford vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Jimmy Ford
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Jimmy Ford. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .648) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .312). Jimmy Ford had the advantage in home run production (3 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 Jimmy Ford and Joe Start

Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
151.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
670
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
616
551.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
160
143.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
128
114.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
68.75
61.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
207
185.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
206
184.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
82
73.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
68.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
155
138.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
77.86
69.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
40.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
109
13.33
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
670
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
45.02
45.02
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
0.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Ford and Joe Start

Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3992
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1330.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
2.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.35
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
4.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
3.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.374
3.374
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Jimmy Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0