Craig Monroe vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Craig Monroe
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Craig Monroe and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Craig Monroe posted stronger numbers in OPS (.745 vs .690) and slugging (.441 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .303). By the career numbers, Craig Monroe had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Craig Monroe and Joe Start

Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
814
167.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2924
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2691
552.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.752
0.752
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
678
139.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
408
83.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
29.96
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
23.6
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
270
55.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
355.03
72.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
243.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
878
180.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
368
75.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
88.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
686
140.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
347.56
71.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
38.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
2.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
588
120.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
4.97
4.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
6.16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
70
14.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.9
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
7.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
51.35
51.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Craig Monroe and Joe Start

Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
1.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
1.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16643
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5547.2
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1251
2.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.05
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
2.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1297
2.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.59
97.59
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.907
1.907
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Craig Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.21
92.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0