Joe Start was a first baseman in MLB history. Across 1070 career games, with a .299 batting average and 15 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871 | NY2 | 33 | 161 | 35 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .360 | .372 | .422 | .794 |
| 1872 | NY2 | 54 | 277 | 60 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .271 | .289 | .560 |
| 1873 | NY2 | 53 | 252 | 42 | 67 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .266 | .277 | .333 | .611 |
| 1874 | NY2 | 63 | 306 | 67 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .314 | .323 | .395 | .718 |
| 1875 | NY2 | 69 | 314 | 58 | 90 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .287 | .293 | .389 | .682 |
| 1876 | NY3 | 56 | 264 | 40 | 73 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | .277 | .279 | .299 | .578 | |
| 1877 | HAR | 60 | 271 | 55 | 90 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 2 | .332 | .347 | .399 | .745 | |
| 1878 | CHC | 61 | 285 | 58 | 100 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 3 | .351 | .355 | .439 | .794 | |
| 1879 | PRO | 66 | 317 | 70 | 101 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 4 | .319 | .333 | .404 | .737 | |
| 1880 | PRO | 82 | 345 | 53 | 96 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 20 | .278 | .304 | .354 | .658 | |
| 1881 | PRO | 79 | 348 | 56 | 114 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 7 | .328 | .345 | .397 | .741 | |
| 1882 | PRO | 82 | 356 | 58 | 117 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 11 | 7 | .329 | .349 | .407 | .756 | |
| 1883 | PRO | 87 | 370 | 63 | 105 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 22 | 16 | .284 | .324 | .373 | .697 | |
| 1884 | PRO | 93 | 381 | 80 | 105 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 35 | 25 | .276 | .337 | .344 | .680 | |
| 1885 | PRO | 101 | 374 | 47 | 103 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 39 | 10 | .275 | .344 | .326 | .670 | |
| 1886 | WS8 | 31 | 122 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 13 | .221 | .252 | .270 | .522 |
| Career Totals | — | 1070 | 4743 | 852 | 1417 | 148 | 67 | 15 | 544 | 18 | 164 | 109 | .299 | .322 | .368 | .690 |