Mike Macfarlane vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Mike Macfarlane
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Mike Macfarlane posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Mike Macfarlane posted stronger numbers in OPS (.754 vs .690) and slugging (.430 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .252). By the career numbers, Mike Macfarlane had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Macfarlane and Joe Start

Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1164
172.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
4043
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
3602
534.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.764
0.764
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
906
134.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
539
79.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
32.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
19.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
367
54.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
506.95
75.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1548
229.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
1298
192.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
458
67.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
514
76.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
843
125.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
503.39
74.71
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
14.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
43.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
700
103.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
5.78
5.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
79
11.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Mike Macfarlane and Joe Start

Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
1.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
24941
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
8313.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5597
6.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
0.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6054
6.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
6005
6.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.676
5.676
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
0.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Macfarlane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
0.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0