George Foster vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

George Foster
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, George Foster posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. George Foster posted stronger numbers in OPS (.827 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.347 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .274). By the career numbers, George Foster had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Foster and Joe Start

George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1977
151.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7812
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7023
539.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.826
0.826
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1925
147.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1223
93.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
307
23.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
26.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
702
53.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1130.96
86.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3370
258.83
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2643
203
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.777
0.777
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
986
75.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
95.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1877
144.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1128.4
86.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
3.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
666
51.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
8.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1419
108.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.51
5.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
5.22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
196
15.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
6.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
George Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
62.2
62.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for George Foster and Joe Start

George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1882
1.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1789
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47797
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15932.1
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3809
2.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3990
2.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3928
2.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.087
2.087
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
George Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.06
95.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0