Ian Happ vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Ian Happ
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ian Happ posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Ian Happ posted stronger numbers in OPS (.793 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.346 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .247). By the career numbers, Ian Happ had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ian Happ and Joe Start

Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1139
153.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
4449
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3845
518.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.807
0.807
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
950
128.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
544
73.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
29.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
23.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
54.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
625.01
84.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1718
231.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1524
205.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
567
76.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
557
75.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
951
128.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PAverified
606.52
81.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
4.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
72.83
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
158.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
3.79
3.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 600 PA
70
9.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
9.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
12.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.68
73.68
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ian Happ and Joe Start

Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1109
1.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
25902
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
8634
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1861
1.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2086
2.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
2066
2.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.863
1.863
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Ian Happ
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.01
88.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Happ
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0