Joe Start vs. Luis Valbuena — Career Comparison

Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Luis Valbuena
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats LeftSouth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Start and Luis Valbuena are closely matched on the surface stats. Luis Valbuena posted stronger numbers in OPS (.707 vs .690) and slugging (.394 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in on-base percentage (.322 vs .313). By the career numbers, Luis Valbuena 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 Luis Valbuena

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1011
169.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
3571
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
3148
528.93
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
710
119.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
418
70.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
28.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
19.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
49.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
406.79
68.35
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
1239
208.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
1103
185.33
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
377
63.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
367
61.66
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
630
105.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
391.95
65.86
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.19
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
62.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.86
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
788
132.4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
3.53
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
57
9.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.2
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
2.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.54
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 600 PA
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Joe Start and Luis Valbuena

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
1.17
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
1.01
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
22714
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
7571.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
1503
1.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
2.04
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3289
3.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3217
3.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.81
97.81
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.279
3.279
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Luis Valbuena
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.24
86.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
0.4
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Valbuena
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0