Bill Howerton vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Bill Howerton
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Howerton posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Bill Howerton posted stronger numbers in OPS (.836 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.364 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .274). By the career numbers, Bill Howerton had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Howerton and Joe Start

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
198.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
747
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
650
522.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.841
0.841
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
178
142.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
105
84.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
31.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
17.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
58.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
89.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
246.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
270
216.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
95
76.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
85.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
179
143.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113.51
91.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
73.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
125
100.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
5.98
5.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
0.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
12.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Howerton and Joe Start

Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Bill Howerton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.913
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Howerton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0