Les Mallon vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Les Mallon
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Les Mallon and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Les Mallon posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.336 vs .322) and home run production (8 career HR at a higher rate). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .283). By the career numbers, Les Mallon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Les Mallon and Joe Start

Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
160.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
1436
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
1300
543.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
368
153.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
290
121.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
27.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
32.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
156.56
65.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
467
195.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
196.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
156
65.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
119
49.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
267
111.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
176.95
73.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
41.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
117
48.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
12.27
12.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
13.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
7.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Les Mallon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Les Mallon and Joe Start

Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Les Mallon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1808
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.907
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Mallon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0