Dick Howser vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Dick Howser
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstopAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dick Howser and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .665) and slugging (.368 vs .318). Dick Howser had the advantage in on-base percentage (.347 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 Dick Howser and Joe Start

Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
789
161.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
2937
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
2483
507.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
617
126.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
494
100.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
18.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
123
25.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
308.52
63.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
789
161.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
997
203.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
398
81.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
165
33.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
547
111.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
335.8
68.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.66
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
74.97
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
186
38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
15.79
15.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 600 PA
43
8.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
21.45
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
6.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
28.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
75.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Dick Howser and Joe Start

Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
1.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
16641
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5547
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
1.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
2.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2933
4.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2833
4.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.319
4.319
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Dick Howser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
0.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Howser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0