Jim Norris vs. Joe Start — Career Comparison

Jim Norris
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Jim Norris and Joe Start are closely matched on the surface stats. Jim Norris posted stronger numbers in OPS (.703 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.352 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in slugging (.368 vs .351). By the career numbers, Jim Norris had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jim Norris and Joe Start

Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
196.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
1493
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
1282
515.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
338
135.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
257
103.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
22.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.83
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
32.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
162.44
65.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
450
180.84
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
511
205.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.699
0.699
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
173
69.52
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
110
44.21
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
276
110.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
170.52
68.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
69.52
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
128
51.44
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
11.66
11.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
1.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
39
15.67
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
23.71
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
14.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
38.58
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Jim Norris
Career
Per 600 PA
61.46
61.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67

Fielding Stats for Jim Norris and Joe Start

Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
1.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
0.94
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8308
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2769.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
2.7
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
2.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
2.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.159
2.159
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Jim Norris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.98
72.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Norris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0