Ed Kranepool vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Ed Kranepool
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Kranepool and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Kranepool posted stronger numbers in OPS (.703 vs .690) and home run production (118 career HR at a higher rate). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .261). By the career numbers, Ed Kranepool had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Kranepool and Joe Start

Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1853
185.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5997
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5436
543.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1418
141.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
1050
105.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
22.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
11.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646.18
64.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2047
204.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1886
188.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
536
53.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
614
61.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
1032
103.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
675.03
67.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
1.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
45.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
8.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
581
58.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
10.32
10.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
3.5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
138
13.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
2.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 600 PA
35.71
35.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Ed Kranepool and Joe Start

Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1554
1.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1379
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36668
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12222.2
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
10840
7.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
0.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
11710
8.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11629
8.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.31
99.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.483
7.483
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.74
88.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Ed Kranepool
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
0.66
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Kranepool
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0