Joe Start vs. Max Venable — Career Comparison

Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Max Venable
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueUnknown

On the career numbers, Joe Start posted the stronger offensive profile against Max Venable. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .651) and on-base percentage (.322 vs .306). Max Venable had the advantage in home run production (18 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 Max Venable

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
727
279.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
1560
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
1397
537.31
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
337
129.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
245
94.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
21.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
6.92
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
35.38
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
159.36
61.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
482
185.38
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
193.32
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
464
178.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
176
67.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
128
49.23
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
286
110
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
163.7
62.96
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.69
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
46.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.46
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
218
83.85
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
7.16
7.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
8.85
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Max Venable
Career
Per 600 PA
18
6.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
24.62
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
6.92
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
31.54
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.05
78.05

Fielding Stats for Joe Start and Max Venable

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.49
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
0.87
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
8523
27
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
2841
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
2.18
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
2.29
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
2.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.2
98.2
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Max Venable
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.39
58.39
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Venable
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0