Joe Start vs. Chris Valaika — Career Comparison

Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Chris Valaika
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Chris Valaika. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .635) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .285). Chris Valaika had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Joe Start had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Start and Chris Valaika

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
221.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
268
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
248
555.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
59
132.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
42
94.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
23.85
53.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
87
194.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
75
167.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.633
0.633
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
20
44.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
24
53.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
39
87.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
23.74
53.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.72
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.1
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
141.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
9
20.15
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
3.3
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Start and Chris Valaika

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.95
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
1654
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
551.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
2.89
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
5.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
5.03
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.949
3.949
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Chris Valaika
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.36
74.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Valaika
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0