Denny Hocking vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Denny Hocking
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Denny Hocking. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .655) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .311). Denny Hocking had the advantage in home run production (25 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 Denny Hocking and Joe Start

Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PAverified
954
217.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
2632
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
2358
537.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
591
134.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
437
99.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
25.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
35.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
254.9
58.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
812
185.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
803
183.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
294
67.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
226
51.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
495
112.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
270.02
61.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.6
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
46.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
442
100.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
5.95
5.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.66
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
5.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
43
9.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
8.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
6.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
14.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 600 PA
57.14
57.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Denny Hocking and Joe Start

Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
1.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
0.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
16225
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
5408.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
1242
2.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
1.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
2479
4.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
2436
4.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Denny Hocking
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.07
56.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Hocking
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0