Nelson Mathews vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Nelson Mathews
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Nelson Mathews. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .656) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .297). Nelson Mathews had the advantage in home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Start had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Nelson Mathews and Joe Start

Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
170.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
1076
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
978
545.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
218
121.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
143
79.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
21.75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
41.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
102.23
57.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
351
195.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
309
172.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
93
51.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
98
54.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
169
94.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
96.63
53.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
49.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
248
138.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
28
15.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Nelson Mathews and Joe Start

Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
1.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6903
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2301
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
2.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
638
2.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
2.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.255
2.255
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Nelson Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0