Otis Starks vs. Justin Topa — Career Comparison

Otis Starks
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin Topa
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otis Starks built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin Topa as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Justin Topa posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 4.95 and 1.567 for Otis Starks. By the career numbers, Justin Topa had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Otis Starks and Justin Topa

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.49
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.5
37.5
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.25
68.25
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.62
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.95
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.79
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
10.74
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
9.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.74
10.74
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
3.37
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
4.01
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
7.76
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
40.11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
643
38.67
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.16
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
6.38
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
4.69
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.26
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.66
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
35.3
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
587
35.3
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.332
0.332
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.11
40.11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Otis Starks and Justin Topa

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.49
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.96
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.02
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
27
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
27
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386.2
9
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
149.2
9
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.96
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.12
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.5
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.51
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.77
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.3
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.47
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.13
89.13
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Otis Starks and Justin Topa

Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
67
248.15
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
89400
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
600
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
533.33
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.07
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
66.67
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.41
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.83
17.89
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.48
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
114.81
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
59.26
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.11
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
70.37
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
13.3
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.04
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.81
Justin Topa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.5
40.5
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.93
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.7
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otis Starks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Justin Topa
Career
Per 600 PA