Dan Meyer vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Dan Meyer
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Dan Meyer and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .678) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .299). Dan Meyer had the advantage in slugging (.379 vs .368). 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 Dan Meyer and Joe Start

Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1118
166.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
4027
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3734
556.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
944
140.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
674
100.42
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
22.8
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
4.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
12.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
40.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
412.67
61.49
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1417
211.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1173
174.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
411
61.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
459
68.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
784
116.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
424.48
63.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
1.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
32.63
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.77
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
277
41.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
14.54
14.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.32
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
5.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
101
15.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
9.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
4.32
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
13.41
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.78
67.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Dan Meyer and Joe Start

Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
1.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23034
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7678
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4562
5.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
0.71
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5259
6.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5170
6.06
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.31
98.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.431
5.431
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Dan Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.39
91.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
0.5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0