John McDonald vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

John McDonald
Gen XConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueShortstop
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against John McDonald. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .597) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .275). John McDonald had the advantage in home run production (28 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 John McDonald and Joe Start

John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1100
249.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2650
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2434
551.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
568
128.6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
421
95.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
23.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
6.34
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
33.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
214.23
48.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
785
177.74
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
709
160.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.497
0.497
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
276
62.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
210
47.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
458
103.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
221.54
50.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
5.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
26.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.13
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
379
85.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6.99
6.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
12.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
4.08
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
48
10.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
12
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
John McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
64.15
64.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for John McDonald and Joe Start

John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1032
1.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
0.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19355
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6451.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
1.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2138
2.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.12
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3305
4.61
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3219
4.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.119
3.119
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.95
63.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
John McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
0.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0