Joe Start vs. Don Wheeler — Career Comparison

Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Don Wheeler
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Start and Don Wheeler are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Start posted stronger numbers in OPS (.690 vs .656) and slugging (.368 vs .323). Don Wheeler had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .322). 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 Don Wheeler

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
182.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
192
523.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.687
0.687
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
46
125.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
34
92.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.55
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548.86
67.11
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
21.91
59.77
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1744
213.25
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
62
169.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
199.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
46.36
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
22
60
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
38
103.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
650.43
79.53
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
23.55
64.23
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
73.64
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
51.82
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
11.58
11.58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.42
1.42
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.64
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.1
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Start and Don Wheeler

Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1074
1.01
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.14
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28818
27
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9606
9
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.21
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.35
96.35
Don Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.241
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.97
13.97
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.42
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0