Joe Start
Joseph Start (Old Reliable and Rocks)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 14, 1842 in New York, NY (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 1871
Final Game: July 9, 1886
Died: March 27, 1927 in Providence, RI
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1871 28 NYU NA 33 164 161 35 58 5 1 1 34 4 2 3 0 .360 .372 .422 .794 138 68 *3
1872 29 NYU NA 55 282 282 62 76 4 0 0 50 3 3 0 0 .270 .270 .284 .553 75 80 *3
1873 30 NYU NA 53 255 251 42 67 8 3 1 28 1 0 4 0 .267 .278 .335 .613 83 84 *3/O
1874 31 NYU NA 63 310 306 67 96 13 3 2 45 5 0 4 0 .314 .323 .395 .718 125 121 *3/O
1875 32 NYU NA 69 317 314 58 90 10 5 4 30 1 4 3 0 .287 .293 .389 .682 135 122 *3
1876 33 NYU NL 56 265 264 40 73 6 0 0 21 1 2 .277 .279 .299 .578 96 79 *3
1877 34 HAR NL 60 277 271 55 90 3 6 1 21 6 2 .332 .347 .399 .745 144 108 *3
1878 35 CHC NL 61 287 285 58 100 12 5 1 27 2 3 .351 .355 .439 .794 153 125 *3
1879 36 PRO NL 66 324 317 70 101 11 5 2 37 7 4 .319 .333 .404 .737 142 128 *3/O
1880 37 PRO NL 82 358 345 53 96 14 6 0 27 13 20 .278 .304 .354 .658 125 122 *3
1881 38 PRO NL 79 357 348 56 114 12 6 0 29 9 7 .328 .345 .397 .741 133 138 *3
1882 39 PRO NL 82 367 356 58 117 8 10 0 48 11 7 .329 .349 .407 .756 142 145 *3
1883 40 PRO NL 87 392 370 63 105 16 7 1 57 22 16 .284 .324 .373 .697 108 138 *3
1884 41 PRO NL 93 416 381 80 105 10 5 2 32 35 25 .276 .337 .344 .680 116 131 *3
1885 42 PRO NL 101 413 374 47 103 11 4 0 41 39 10 .275 .344 .326 .670 120 122 *3
1886 43 WHS NL 31 127 122 10 27 4 1 0 17 4 5 13 .221 .252 .270 .522 63 33 3
16 Seasons 1071 4911 4747 854 1418 147 67 15 544 18 9 164 109 .299 .322 .367 .690 121 1744
162 Game Avg. 162 743 718 129 214 22 10 2 82 25 16 .299 .322 .367 .690 121 264
PRO (7 yrs) 590 2627 2491 427 741 82 43 5 271 136 89 .297 .334 .371 .705 126 924
NYU (5 yrs) 273 1328 1314 264 387 40 12 8 187 14 9 14 0 .295 .302 .361 .663 110 475
WHS (1 yr) 31 127 122 10 27 4 1 0 17 4 5 13 .221 .252 .270 .522 63 33
CHC (1 yr) 61 287 285 58 100 12 5 1 27 2 3 .351 .355 .439 .794 153 125
NYU (1 yr) 56 265 264 40 73 6 0 0 21 1 2 .277 .279 .299 .578 96 79
HAR (1 yr) 60 277 271 55 90 3 6 1 21 6 2 .332 .347 .399 .745 144 108
NL (11 yrs) 798 3583 3433 590 1031 107 55 7 357 4 150 109 .300 .330 .370 .699 125 1269
NA (5 yrs) 273 1328 1314 264 387 40 12 8 187 14 9 14 0 .295 .302 .361 .663 110 475

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1871 28 NYU NA 164 105 25 6.3 82 .356 .360 .277 .372 .300 .422 .371 .794 .672 138 .570 7.8 0.7 .695 .093 .062 1.6
1872 29 NYU NA 282 209 21 2.7 73 .270 .270 .281 .270 .292 .284 .342 .553 .634 75 .272 -7.8 -0.8 .383 .014 .014 .0
1873 30 NYU NA 255 184 24 3.5 82 .264 .267 .294 .278 .307 .335 .363 .613 .670 83 .364 -5.1 -0.5 .484 .088 .068 1.0
1874 31 NYU NA 310 210 40 5.1 73 .309 .314 .282 .323 .291 .395 .346 .718 .637 125 .607 8.5 0.9 .619 .111 .082 2.9
1875 32 NYU NA 317 228 34 4.0 57 .277 .287 .256 .293 .264 .389 .314 .682 .578 135 .587 10.5 1.2 .535 .102 .102 1.6
1876 33 NYU NL 265 191 22 3.2 62 .279 .277 .262 .279 .275 .299 .318 .578 .593 96 .437 -1.3 -0.1 .023
1877 34 HAR NL 277 181 37 5.5 66 .332 .332 .264 .347 .282 .399 .329 .745 .611 144 .659 12.5 1.3 .066
1878 35 CHC NL 287 185 44 6.4 71 .352 .351 .272 .355 .291 .439 .335 .794 .626 153 .759 15.6 1.8 .088
1879 36 PRO NL 324 216 43 5.4 66 .318 .319 .259 .333 .274 .404 .335 .737 .609 142 .688 13.7 1.5 .085
1880 37 PRO NL 358 249 37 4.0 60 .295 .278 .243 .304 .266 .354 .321 .658 .587 125 .601 8.6 1.0 .075
1881 38 PRO NL 357 234 48 5.5 73 .334 .328 .262 .345 .293 .397 .344 .741 .636 133 .675 12.2 1.3 .069
1882 39 PRO NL 367 239 51 5.7 70 .335 .329 .254 .349 .281 .407 .346 .756 .627 142 .695 15.2 1.7 .079
1883 40 PRO NL 392 265 45 4.5 83 .295 .284 .271 .324 .299 .373 .374 .697 .673 108 .555 3.6 0.4 .089
1884 41 PRO NL 416 276 44 4.2 73 .291 .276 .249 .337 .290 .344 .345 .680 .635 116 .564 7.8 0.9 .068
1885 42 PRO NL 413 271 42 4.1 67 .283 .275 .244 .344 .286 .326 .326 .670 .612 120 .588 9.9 1.1 .051
1886 43 WHS NL 127 95 8 2.2 75 .248 .221 .251 .252 .299 .270 .343 .522 .643 63 .275 -5.3 -0.6 .442 .123 .049 .0
16 Seasons 4911 3338 565 4.5 70 .303 .299 .263 .322 .286 .367 .340 .690 .626 121 .582 106.4 11.8 .574 .105 .069 16.4
162 Game Avg. 743 505 85 4.5 70 .303 .299 .263 .322 .286 .367 .340 .690 .626 121 .582 16 2 .574 .105 .069 2
PRO (7 yrs) 2627 1750 310 4.7 70 .307 .297 .255 .334 .285 .371 .342 .705 .626 126 .624 71.0 7.9 .073
NYU (5 yrs) 1328 936 144 4.1 72 .290 .295 .277 .302 .289 .361 .344 .663 .633 110 .482 14.0 1.5 .528 .081 .067 10.2
WHS (1 yr) 127 95 8 2.2 75 .248 .221 .251 .252 .299 .270 .343 .522 .643 63 .275 -5.3 -0.6 .442 .123 .049 .0
CHC (1 yr) 287 185 44 6.4 71 .352 .351 .272 .355 .291 .439 .335 .794 .626 153 .759 15.6 1.8 .088
NYU (1 yr) 265 191 22 3.1 62 .279 .277 .262 .279 .275 .299 .318 .578 .593 96 .437 -1.3 -0.1 .023
HAR (1 yr) 277 181 37 5.5 66 .332 .332 .264 .347 .282 .399 .329 .745 .611 144 .659 12.5 1.3 .066
NL (11 yrs) 3583 2402 421 4.7 70 .309 .300 .257 .330 .285 .370 .338 .699 .623 125 .619 92.5 10.3 .017 .004 .069 14.0
NA (5 yrs) 1328 936 144 4.1 72 .290 .295 .277 .302 .289 .361 .344 .663 .633 110 .482 14.0 1.5 .528 .081 .067 10.2

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1884 41 PRO NL WS NYP W 3 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0
1 WS 3 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 1 0

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1871 28 33 164 161 35 58 5 1 1 34 4 2 3 0 .360 .372 .422 .794 138 68
1872 29 88 446 443 97 134 9 1 1 84 7 5 3 0 .302 .307 .334 .641 99 148
1873 30 141 701 694 139 201 17 4 2 112 8 5 7 0 .290 .297 .334 .631 93 232
1874 31 204 1011 1000 206 297 30 7 4 157 13 5 11 0 .297 .305 .353 .658 103 353
1875 32 273 1328 1314 264 387 40 12 8 187 14 9 14 0 .295 .302 .361 .663 110 475
1876 33 329 1593 1578 304 460 46 12 8 208 14 9 15 2 .292 .298 .351 .649 107 554
1877 34 389 1870 1849 359 550 49 18 9 229 14 9 21 4 .297 .305 .358 .663 113 662
1878 35 450 2157 2134 417 650 61 23 10 256 14 9 23 7 .305 .312 .369 .681 118 787
1879 36 516 2481 2451 487 751 72 28 12 293 14 9 30 11 .306 .315 .373 .688 121 915
1880 37 598 2839 2796 540 847 86 34 12 320 14 9 43 31 .303 .313 .371 .684 122 1037
1881 38 677 3196 3144 596 961 98 40 12 349 14 9 52 38 .306 .317 .374 .691 123 1175
1882 39 759 3563 3500 654 1078 106 50 12 397 14 9 63 45 .308 .320 .377 .697 125 1320
1883 40 846 3955 3870 717 1183 122 57 13 454 14 9 85 61 .306 .321 .377 .697 123 1458
1884 41 939 4371 4251 797 1288 132 62 15 486 14 9 120 86 .303 .322 .374 .696 122 1589
1885 42 1040 4784 4625 844 1391 143 66 15 527 14 9 159 96 .301 .324 .370 .694 122 1711
1886 43 1071 4911 4747 854 1418 147 67 15 544 18 9 164 109 .299 .322 .367 .690 121 1744

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1871 NA--.360--9th
1877 NL--.332--6th
1878 NL--.351--4th
1879 NL--.319--7th
1881 NL--.328--4th
1882 NL--.329--4th
Career--.299--223rd

On-Base% s c a p y
1877 NL--.347--8th
1878 NL--.355--6th
1879 NL--.333--10th
1882 NL--.349--6th

Slugging % s c a p y
1878 NL--.439--6th

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1877 NL--.745--9th
1878 NL--.794--3rd
1882 NL--.756--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1871 NA--33--1st
1872 NA--55--6th
1877 NL--60--10th

At Bats s c a p y
1871 NA--161--4th
1872 NA--282--5th
1874 NA--306--10th
1877 NL--271--6th
1878 NL--285--1st

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1871 NA--164--6th
1872 NA--282--5th
1874 NA--310--10th
1877 NL--277--6th
1878 NL--287--2nd

Runs Scored s c a p y
1877 NL--55--4th
1878 NL--58--2nd
1879 NL--70--7th

Hits s c a p y
1871 NA--58--4th
1874 NA--96--9th
1877 NL--90--5th
1878 NL--100--1st
1881 NL--114--4th
1882 NL--117--3rd

Total Bases s c a p y
1871 NA--68--10th
1877 NL--108--9th
1878 NL--125--1st

Doubles s c a p y
1874 NA--13--8th
1878 NL--12--8th

Triples s c a p y
1878 NL--5--7th
1882 NL--10--9th

Home Runs s c a p y
1874 NA--2--5th
1875 NA--4--2nd
1877 NL--1--6th
1878 NL--1--5th
1879 NL--2--5th

Runs Batted In s c a p y
1871 NA--34--5th
1872 NA--50--2nd
1874 NA--45--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1884 NL--35--10th

Singles s c a p y
1871 NA--51--2nd
1872 NA--72--7th
1874 NA--78--8th
1877 NL--80--2nd
1878 NL--82--1st
1879 NL--83--7th
1880 NL--76--10th
1881 NL--96--2nd
1882 NL--99--1st

Adjusted OPS+ s c a p y
1877 NL--144--7th
1878 NL--153--5th
1879 NL--142--10th
1882 NL--142--9th

Runs Created s c a p y
1871 NA--25--8th
1877 NL--37--8th
1878 NL--44--3rd
1879 NL--43--10th
1881 NL--48--10th
1882 NL--51--9th

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
1877 NL--12--8th
1878 NL--16--4th
1879 NL--14--10th
1882 NL--15--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1871 NA--.7--10th
1877 NL--1.3--7th
1878 NL--1.8--3rd
1879 NL--1.5--10th
1882 NL--1.7--9th

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1874 NA--18--10th
1878 NL--18--8th

Times On Base s c a p y
1871 NA--61--5th
1874 NA--100--8th
1877 NL--96--6th
1878 NL--102--2nd
1881 NL--123--9th
1882 NL--128--5th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1877 NL--.659--9th
1878 NL--.759--4th
1879 NL--.688--9th
1882 NL--.695--8th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1874 NA--2.9--5th

AB per SO s c a p y
1876 NL--132.000--4th
1877 NL--135.500--1st
1878 NL--95.000--2nd
1879 NL--79.250--2nd
1881 NL--49.714--5th
1882 NL--50.857--1st
1883 NL--23.125--10th
1885 NL--37.400--4th
Career--43.550--3rd

AB per HR s c a p y
1874 NA--153.000--10th
1875 NA--78.500--2nd
1879 NL--158.500--5th

Outs Made s c a p y
1872 NA--209--2nd

Oldest s c a p y
1872 NA--born 1842-10-14--10th
1874 NA--born 1842-10-14--8th
1875 NA--born 1842-10-14--9th
1876 NL--born 1842-10-14--5th
1877 NL--born 1842-10-14--3rd
1878 NL--born 1842-10-14--2nd
1879 NL--born 1842-10-14--1st
1880 NL--born 1842-10-14--1st
1881 NL--born 1842-10-14--1st
1882 NL--born 1842-10-14--1st
1883 NL--born 1842-10-14--1st
1884 NL--born 1842-10-14--1st
1885 NL--born 1842-10-14--1st
1886 NL--born 1842-10-14--1st

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkBatting - 5 (329), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 75 (229), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1368), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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