Tom Kelly vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Tom Kelly
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Tom Kelly. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .262). Tom 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 Tom Kelly and Joe Start

Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
200
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
147
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
127
518.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.554
0.554
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
23
93.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
17
69.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
24.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8.66
35.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
31
126.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
38
155.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
44.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
11
44.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
21
85.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8.5
34.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
61.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
89.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6.68
6.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Tom Kelly and Joe Start

Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
333.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
9.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
10.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
10.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.48
98.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.622
8.622
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Tom Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.22
82.22
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0