Mark McGwire vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Mark McGwire
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Mark McGwire posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Mark McGwire posted stronger numbers in OPS (.994 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.406 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .263). By the career numbers, Mark McGwire had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mark McGwire and Joe Start

Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1874
146.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7660
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6187
484.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.971
0.971
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1626
127.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
785
61.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
252
19.74
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
583
45.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
841
65.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1475.47
115.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3639
285.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3018
236.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.982
0.982
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.069
1.069
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
91.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1414
110.76
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1998
156.5
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1403.22
109.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
5.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1317
103.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
11.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
1596
125.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
147
11.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
12
0.94
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Mark McGwire and Joe Start

Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1791
1.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1742
1.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45300
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15100
9
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14464
8.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1073
0.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15649
9.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15537
9.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.28
99.28
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.675
8.675
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Mark McGwire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
0.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McGwire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0