Brian Hunter vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Brian Hunter
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Hunter and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Hunter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .690) and slugging (.430 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .302). By the career numbers, Brian Hunter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Hunter and Joe Start

Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
699
240.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1742
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
1555
535.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
364
125.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
200
68.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
23.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
56.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206.89
71.26
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
230.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
516
177.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
187
64.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
89.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
379
130.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
197.9
68.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
48.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
335
115.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
5.2
5.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
32
11.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
30.77
30.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Brian Hunter and Joe Start

Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
1.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.94
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10179
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3393
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2969
7.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3228
8.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3194
8.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.507
5.507
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Brian Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.38
61.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0