Mel Hall vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Mel Hall
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Mel Hall posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Mel Hall posted stronger numbers in OPS (.764 vs .690) and slugging (.437 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .276). By the career numbers, Mel Hall had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mel Hall and Joe Start

Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1276
167.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
4575
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
4237
555.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
1171
153.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
783
102.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
30.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
17.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
50.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588.03
77.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1852
242.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
190.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
568
74.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
81.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
1054
138.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
604.15
79.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
35.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
7.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
575
75.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
7.96
7.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
69
9.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
4.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Mel Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
58.49
58.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Mel Hall and Joe Start

Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
1.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
24596
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8198.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2011
2.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2106
2.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2067
2.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.986
1.986
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Mel Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.91
89.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0