Billy Hamilton vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Billy Hamilton
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Hamilton. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .618) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .292). Billy Hamilton had the advantage in home run production (24 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 Billy Hamilton and Joe Start

Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
951
173.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
3285
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
2988
545.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
713
130.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
541
98.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
19.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
39
7.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
31.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
335.69
61.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
972
177.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
947
172.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
454
82.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
189
34.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
619
113.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
340.67
62.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
0.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
42.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.18
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
708
129.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.64
4.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
8.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
59.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
13.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
398
72.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.91
81.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Billy Hamilton and Joe Start

Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
1.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
0.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20682
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6894
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1882
2.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1950
2.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1940
2.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.49
99.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.177
2.177
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Billy Hamilton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.07
85.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hamilton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0