Al Kaline vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Al Kaline
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Al Kaline posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Al Kaline posted stronger numbers in OPS (.862 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.383 vs .322). By the career numbers, Al Kaline had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Al Kaline and Joe Start

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2834
146.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11597
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10116
523.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3007
155.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2035
105.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
25.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
3.88
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
20.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
972
50.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1822.79
94.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4852
251.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
224.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1622
83.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1583
81.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2806
145.18
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866.99
96.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
2.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1277
66.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
6.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1020
52.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
11.37
11.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
5.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 600 PA
271
14.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
7.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
3.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
10.45
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.82
67.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Al Kaline and Joe Start

Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2625
1.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2482
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65480
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21826.2
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
5938
2.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
0.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6255
2.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6173
2.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.69
98.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.352
2.352
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Al Kaline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.55
94.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Kaline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0