Dave Kingman vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Dave Kingman
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dave Kingman and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Kingman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.786 vs .690) and slugging (.478 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .308). By the career numbers, Dave Kingman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dave Kingman and Joe Start

Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941
156.76
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7429
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6677
539.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1575
127.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
868
70.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
19.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
35.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
707
57.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009.66
81.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3191
257.72
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2236
180.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.478
0.478
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.744
0.744
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
72.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1210
97.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1669
134.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
950.44
76.76
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
4.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
49.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
5.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
1816
146.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
4.09
4.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
1.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
6.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
139
11.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
6.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
10.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 600 PA
63.43
63.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Dave Kingman and Joe Start

Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
1.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1296
1.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33418
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11139.1
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5835
4.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
0.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6702
5.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6528
5.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Dave Kingman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
0.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Kingman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0