Bobby Mitchell vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Bobby Mitchell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bobby Mitchell and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Bobby Mitchell posted stronger numbers in OPS (.709 vs .690) and slugging (.406 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .303). By the career numbers, Bobby Mitchell had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bobby Mitchell and Joe Start

Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
242.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
675
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
609
541.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
143
127.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
87
77.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
18.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76.35
67.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
219.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
201
178.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
86
76.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
80.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
156
138.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
72.92
64.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
49.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.56
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
168
149.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.02
4.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 600 PA
48.28
48.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Bobby Mitchell and Joe Start

Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2688
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
896
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.47
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
2.43
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.681
1.681
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Bobby Mitchell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mitchell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0