Mickey Hatcher vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Mickey Hatcher
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mickey Hatcher and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.322 vs .317) and batting average (.299 vs .280). Mickey Hatcher had the advantage in home run production (38 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 Mickey Hatcher and Joe Start

Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1130
187.97
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3607
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
3377
561.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
946
157.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
716
119.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
28.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
6.32
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
38.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
371.6
61.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1272
211.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1123
186.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.572
0.572
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
348
57.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
375
62.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
685
113.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
406.12
67.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
27.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
246
40.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
14.66
14.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
106
17.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
42.31
42.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Mickey Hatcher and Joe Start

Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
850
1.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
677
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18037
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6012.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2125
3.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2468
3.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
3.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.842
2.842
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Mickey Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.65
79.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0