Joe Start vs. Lou Whitaker — Career Comparison

Joe Start
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Lou Whitaker
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career numbers, Lou Whitaker posted the stronger offensive profile against Joe Start. Lou Whitaker posted stronger numbers in OPS (.794 vs .690) and on-base percentage (.368 vs .322). Joe Start had the advantage in batting average (.299 vs .276). By the career numbers, Lou Whitaker 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 Lou Whitaker

Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1070
130.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2390
143.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
4907
600
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9967
600
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4743
579.95
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8570
515.9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1417
173.26
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2369
142.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1187
145.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1640
98.73
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
148
18.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
25.28
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
8.19
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65
3.91
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
15
1.83
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
14.69
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
230
28.12
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
43.88
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
548.86
67.11
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1393.24
83.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1744
213.25
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3651
219.79
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
193.32
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3586
215.87
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.781
0.781
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
104.18
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1386
83.44
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
66.52
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1084
65.26
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1381
168.86
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2226
134
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
650.43
79.53
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1437.49
86.53
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.2
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
164
20.05
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
72.06
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.76
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
13.33
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1099
66.16
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.02
45.02
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
9.07
9.07
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
1.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
5.36
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
5.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.24
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
143
8.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.2
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
8.61
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.1
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.51
Joe Start
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.3
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
13.12
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 600 PA
65.6
65.6

Fielding Stats for Joe Start and Lou Whitaker

Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
1074
1.01
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2308
1.09
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.14
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2146
1.01
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
28818
27
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57204
27
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
9606
9
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19068
9
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11197
10.49
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4771
2.25
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.21
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6653
3.14
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
0.41
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.09
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11859
11.11
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11613
5.48
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11426
10.71
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11424
5.39
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.37
98.37
Joe Start
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.639
10.639
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
0.42
Lou Whitaker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
0.72
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Start
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Whitaker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0