Ivan Howard vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Ivan Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Ivan Howard. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .639) and slugging (.368 vs .308). Ivan Howard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.331 vs .322). 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 Ivan Howard and Joe Start

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
187.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
966
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
818
508.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
191
118.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
148
91.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.83
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
43
26.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
99.19
61.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
252
156.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
310
192.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.653
0.653
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
91
56.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
86
53.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
175
108.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
104.35
64.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
9.32
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
64.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
129
80.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.49
7.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
32.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.66
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
46.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.67
70.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ivan Howard and Joe Start

Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
929
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1363
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Ivan Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.443
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0