Joe Start vs. Josh VanMeter — Career Comparison

Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Josh VanMeter
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Josh VanMeter. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .640) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .293). Josh VanMeter had the advantage in home run production (19 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 Josh VanMeter

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
214.03
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
841
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
743
530.08
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
153
109.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
91
64.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
27.11
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.57
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.56
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
44.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
83.8
59.78
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
258
184.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
246
175.51
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
83
59.22
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
79
56.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
143
102.02
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
78.98
56.35
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
62.78
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
208
148.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
4.04
4.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.13
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.57
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.7
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.27
77.27

Fielding Stats for Joe Start and Josh VanMeter

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.46
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4755
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1585
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
2.48
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
1.72
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
4.34
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.868
2.868
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Josh VanMeter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.32
71.32
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh VanMeter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0