Matt Howard vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Matt Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Matt Howard. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .228). Matt Howard had the advantage in home run production (1 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 Matt Howard and Joe Start

Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
355.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
54
549.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
111.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
35.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
152.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1381
168.86
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
32.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Matt Howard and Joe Start

Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0