Roy Foster vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Roy Foster
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Roy Foster posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Roy Foster posted stronger numbers in OPS (.779 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.341 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .253). By the career numbers, Roy 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 Roy Foster and Joe Start

Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
175.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1153
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1016
528.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
257
133.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
160
83.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
26.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
23.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
50.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150.98
78.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
231.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
387
201.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.774
0.774
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
136
70.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
118
61.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
209
108.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
149.52
77.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
57.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
146
75.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7.9
7.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
32
16.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Roy Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Roy Foster and Joe Start

Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6777
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2259
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
1.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
1.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.65
96.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Roy Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.93
92.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0