Eric Karros vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Eric Karros posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Eric Karros posted stronger numbers in OPS (.781 vs .690) and slugging (.454 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .268). By the career numbers, Eric Karros had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Joe Start

Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1755
148.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6441
544.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1724
145.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.98
79.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2307
194.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
797
67.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
130.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948.18
80.13
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
46.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
98.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
4.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
7.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
66.29
66.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Joe Start

Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
1.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14056
8.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1359
0.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15526
9.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15415
9.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.078
9.078
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0