Chris Nelson vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Chris Nelson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Chris Nelson and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Chris Nelson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.704 vs .690) and slugging (.388 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .315). By the career numbers, Chris Nelson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Chris Nelson and Joe Start

Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
282
187.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
901
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
834
555.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.715
0.715
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
221
147.17
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
158
105.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
25.97
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
10.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
96.88
64.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
324
215.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
185.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
96
63.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
66.59
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
119.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
99.73
66.41
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
36.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
203
135.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
18.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.99
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
64.29
64.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Chris Nelson and Joe Start

Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5538
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
3.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.98
94.98
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.254
2.254
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Chris Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.31
77.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0