Jack Kading vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Jack Kading
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jack Kading and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Jack Kading posted stronger numbers in OPS (.790 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.367 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .269). By the career numbers, Jack Kading had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jack Kading and Joe Start

Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
26
487.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.813
0.813
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
7
131.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.83
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
82.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
11
206.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
9
168.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
85.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
6.4
6.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Jack Kading
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Jack Kading and Joe Start

Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
10.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
10.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11426
10.71
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.625
9.625
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Jack Kading
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Kading
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0