Mark Kotsay vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Mark Kotsay
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Mark Kotsay posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Mark Kotsay posted stronger numbers in OPS (.740 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.336 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .276). By the career numbers, Mark Kotsay had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mark Kotsay and Joe Start

Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1914
161.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7109
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6464
545.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1784
150.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1256
106.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
29.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
48
4.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
10.72
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
44.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
858.7
72.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2614
220.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2351
198.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
790
66.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
720
60.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1383
116.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
899.36
75.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
46.76
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
757
63.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
9.39
9.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
0.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
2.53
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
4.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
152
12.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
8.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
13.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 600 PA
60.49
60.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Mark Kotsay and Joe Start

Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1650
1.13
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1488
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39505
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13168.1
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4112
2.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4342
2.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4293
2.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.87
98.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.602
2.602
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Mark Kotsay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.18
90.18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Kotsay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0