Wid Matthews vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Wid Matthews
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia 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 Wid Matthews. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in slugging (.368 vs .350) and batting average (.299 vs .284). Wid Matthews had the advantage in on-base percentage (.348 vs .322). 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 Wid Matthews and Joe Start

Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
154.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
746
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
663
533.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
188
151.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
156
125.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
21
16.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.83
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
81
65.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
232
186.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
203.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
79
63.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
39
31.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
117
94.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
92.02
74.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.22
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
49.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
25.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
23.31
23.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
19.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
34.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
44.19
44.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Wid Matthews and Joe Start

Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Wid Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.605
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wid Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0