Joe Start career batting average
.300Career Regular Season
Joe Start has a career batting average of .300 over 11 regular seasons.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1876 | — | 56 | 264 | 40 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | .279 | .299 | .578 |
| 1877 | — | 60 | 271 | 55 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .332 | .347 | .399 | .745 |
| 1878 |  CHC | 61 | 285 | 58 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .355 | .439 | .794 |
| 1879 | — | 66 | 317 | 70 | 101 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .333 | .404 | .737 |
| 1880 | — | 82 | 345 | 53 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .304 | .354 | .658 |
| 1881 | — | 79 | 348 | 56 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .345 | .397 | .741 |
| 1882 | — | 82 | 356 | 58 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 | .349 | .407 | .756 |
| 1883 | — | 87 | 370 | 63 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .324 | .373 | .697 |
| 1884 | — | 93 | 381 | 80 | 105 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .337 | .344 | .680 |
| 1885 | — | 101 | 374 | 47 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .344 | .326 | .670 |
| 1886 | — | 31 | 122 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .221 | .252 | .270 | .522 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS
- Best season on file: .351 in 1878.
- Most recent: .221 in 1886.
Average of 11 regular seasons, 1876 through 1886. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on November 10, 2026.