Red Kress vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Red Kress
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Red Kress posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Red Kress posted stronger numbers in OPS (.767 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.347 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .286). By the career numbers, Red Kress had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Red Kress and Joe Start

Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1391
147.35
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5664
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5087
538.88
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
154.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
1009
106.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
298
31.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
58
6.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
9.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
47.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
748.17
79.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2135
226.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1934
204.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
691
73.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799
84.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1401
148.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800.55
84.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
0.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
50.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
453
47.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
12.5
12.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
1.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
10.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
18
1.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.93
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
10.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Red Kress
Career
Per 600 PA
45.63
45.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Red Kress and Joe Start

Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1354
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3987
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2945
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
7275
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
6932
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Red Kress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Kress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0