Ken Harrelson vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Ken Harrelson
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Ken Harrelson posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Ken Harrelson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.746 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.332 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .239). By the career numbers, Ken Harrelson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ken Harrelson and Joe Start

Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
900
160.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3364
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2941
524.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.76
0.76
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
703
125.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
464
82.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
94
16.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
23.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
42.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410.42
73.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1218
217.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1091
194.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
374
66.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
75.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
664
118.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
401.49
71.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
68.13
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
577
102.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.83
5.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
4.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
95
16.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
9.45
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.35
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
14.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 600 PA
63.86
63.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ken Harrelson and Joe Start

Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
1.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20670
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6890
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4403
5.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4753
6.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4703
6.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.639
5.639
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Ken Harrelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
94
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Harrelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0