Bill Mellor vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Bill Mellor
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Mellor posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Bill Mellor posted stronger numbers in OPS (.855 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.410 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in home run production (15 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Mellor had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Mellor and Joe Start

Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
36
540
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
195
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1417
173.26
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
150
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1187
145.14
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.83
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
103.3
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
240
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
240
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.855
0.855
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
60
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
135
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
109.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
90
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
6.67
6.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bill Mellor and Joe Start

Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
10.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
10.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
10.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Bill Mellor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.8
97.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Mellor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0