Sam Hilliard vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Sam Hilliard
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Hilliard and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Hilliard posted stronger numbers in OPS (.738 vs .690) and slugging (.437 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .301). By the career numbers, Sam Hilliard had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Hilliard and Joe Start

Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
212.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
936
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
831
532.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
181
116.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
96
61.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
20.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
5.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
28.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
54.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120.65
77.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363
232.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
278
178.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
133
85.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
68.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
196
125.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
113.24
72.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
60.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
321
205.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
16.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
19.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.67
86.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Sam Hilliard and Joe Start

Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6197
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2065.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
2.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
2.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
2.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Sam Hilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.93
75.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Hilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0