Billy Kelly vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Billy Kelly
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCatcher
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Billy Kelly. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .673) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .312). Billy Kelly had the advantage in home run production (1 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Billy Kelly and Joe Start

Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
260
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
224
560
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
65
162.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
55
137.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
10
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
26.34
65.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
81
202.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
72
180
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
32
80
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
20
50
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
51
127.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
30.81
77.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
20.05
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Billy Kelly and Joe Start

Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
182.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
720
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11197
10.49
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
135
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
0.41
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
875.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11859
11.11
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
855
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11426
10.71
Billy Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.69
97.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.691
4.691
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0