Eddie Mathews vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Eddie Mathews
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameThird BasemanAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Eddie Mathews posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Eddie Mathews posted stronger numbers in OPS (.892 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.383 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .271). By the career numbers, Eddie Mathews had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Eddie Mathews and Joe Start

Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2391
142.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10101
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8537
507.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2315
137.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1377
81.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
354
21.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
4.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
30.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
938
55.72
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1697.92
100.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4349
258.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3785
224.83
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.886
0.886
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1509
89.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
86.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2450
145.53
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1687.93
100.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
1.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1444
85.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1487
88.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6.79
6.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
0.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
2.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
3.45
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
123
7.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
4.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
2.32
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
6.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
63.55
63.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Eddie Mathews and Joe Start

Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2345
1.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1995
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52928
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17642.2
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
1.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4385
2.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
0.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7664
3.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7351
3.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.135
3.135
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Eddie Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.07
85.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
0.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0