Benny Meyer vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Benny Meyer
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore TerrapinsFederal LeagueRight Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Benny Meyer and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Benny Meyer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.711 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.365 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in slugging (.368 vs .346). By the career numbers, Benny Meyer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Benny Meyer and Joe Start

Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
150.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1041
505.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.766
0.766
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
276
133.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
223
108.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
29
14.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
18.1
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
8.19
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
25.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
28.12
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158.74
77.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
360
174.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
440
213.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
146
70.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
84
40.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
223
108.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171.88
83.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
76.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
117
56.8
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
10.56
10.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
1.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.24
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
22.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
22.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Benny Meyer and Joe Start

Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Benny Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0