Joe Start vs. Jose Valentin — Career Comparison

Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Jose Valentin
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Jose Valentin posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Jose Valentin posted stronger numbers in OPS (.775 vs .690) and slugging (.448 vs .368). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .243). By the career numbers, Jose Valentin 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 Jose Valentin

Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1678
159.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6317
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5539
526.1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1348
128.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
756
71.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
28.68
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.89
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
23.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
56.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849.53
80.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2479
235.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2007
190.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
872
82.82
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
544
66.52
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
816
77.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1439
136.68
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
823.28
78.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.75
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
630
59.84
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
1294
122.91
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
4.88
4.88
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
6.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.65
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 600 PA
66
6.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
12.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.32
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
18.24
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.83
70.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Start and Jose Valentin

Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1610
1.11
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39298
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13099.1
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2389
1.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4346
2.99
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
0.19
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7013
4.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6735
4.63
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.183
4.183
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Jose Valentin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
0.65
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Valentin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0