Joe Start

Full Name: Joseph Start

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-9, 165lb

Team: Brooklyn Grays

Born: October 14, 1842 in New York, NY

Died: March 27, 1927 in Providence, RI

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (BLN @ LOU, box score) • Age 42

Real-life MLB career: 1871–1886 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
-0.2
1.8
AB
50
720
H
10
216
HR
0
1
BA
.200
.300
R
4
109
RBI
0
126
SB
2
24
OBP
.231
.359
SLG
.220
.343
OPS
.451
.702
OPS+
29
107

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188542BLNAA 161734670 105206 1941 1262222 6017 .307.368.352.720 113236 4 1B
188643BROAA 325350 410 100 020 28 .200.231.220.451 2911 20100 1B
2 Yrs 193787720109216 20411262422 6225.300.359.343.702 10724724 100
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188542BLNAA734 9.8-7.4-4.5-2.1-0.225.123.02.02.0-0.4 1B
188643BROAA53 -4.80.7-0.2-4.3-0.41.8-2.5-0.2-0.2-0.0 1B
2 Yrs787 5.0-6.7-4.7-6.4-0.626.920.51.81.8-0.4
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188542BLNAA734 .314.0450.12.38.2 3.311.7 50.0
188643BROAA53 .238.0200.015.13.8 1.910.0 0.7442.4100.0 3.062.5 .226-15.6-0.2
2 Yrs787 .310.0430.13.27.9 3.211.60.7442.4 52.20.212.5-0.2
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home16292827 100010 13.250.276.286.562.280
1886Away16242223 000010 15.136.174.136.310.176
1886vs LH Starter7212004 000000 14.200.238.200.438.250
1886vs RH Starter27313006 100000 14.200.226.233.459.231
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188542BLNAA161161161161 161
188643BROAA3273218 1817
2 Yrs193168193179 17917
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188542 BLN AA1B1611611416.0 17531621125775 .996.99211.1011.72 10.84100
188643 BRO AA1B18781.0 98851307 1.000.99410.8911.40 5.4421
Career1B1791681497.0 18511706138782 .99611.09 10.30121
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

On-Base %

  • 1885 AA  .368 (10th)

Runs Batted In

Bases on Balls

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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