Bobby Knoop vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Bobby Knoop
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Bobby Knoop. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .639) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .305). Bobby Knoop had the advantage in home run production (56 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 Bobby Knoop and Joe Start

Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1153
172.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
4004
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
3622
542.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
856
128.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
642
96.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
19.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
8.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
32.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
362.68
54.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
1211
181.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
1175
176.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
337
50.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
331
49.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
612
91.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
370.38
55.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
45.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
7.19
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
833
124.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
4.81
4.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
5.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
91
13.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
4.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 600 PA
48.48
48.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bobby Knoop and Joe Start

Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
1.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
27908
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9302.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2566
2.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
3.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5903
5.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5784
5.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Bobby Knoop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
0.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Knoop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0