Gene Freese vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Gene Freese
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Gene Freese and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Gene Freese posted stronger numbers in OPS (.728 vs .690) and slugging (.418 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .310). By the career numbers, Gene Freese had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gene Freese and Joe Start

Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
176.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
3784
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
3446
546.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.741
0.741
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
877
139.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
573
90.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
25.53
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
18.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
48.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
443.43
70.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1439
228.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
180.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
429
68.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
68.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
746
118.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
446.56
70.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
38.53
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
535
84.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
7.07
7.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
7.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
75
11.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
8.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
12.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Gene Freese
Career
Per 600 PA
66.23
66.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Gene Freese and Joe Start

Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
1.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
22488
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
7496
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
1.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
2
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.19
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2702
3.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2540
3.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.708
2.708
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Gene Freese
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
0.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Freese
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0