How Fred Hatfield's Plate Appearances Compares to Similar Players

Fred Hatfield totaled 2,362 career Plate Appearances, above the league average of 2,109.8 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Plate Appearances season came in 1952, posting 519, well above the league average of 215.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1958 at 10, well below the league average of 196.7 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Plate Appearances total went from 388 in 1956 to 137 in 1957 and 10 in 1958, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Plate Appearances profile — ranging from 10 to 519 — though the career average remained above league norms.

Fred Hatfield Lifetime Plate Appearances

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Fred Hatfield Plate Appearances Per Season

Fred Hatfield's Plate Appearances for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 3B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Fred Hatfield Plate Appearances per season line chart

Fred Hatfield Plate Appearances by Team

Fred Hatfield's career Plate Appearances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Fred Hatfield career Plate Appearances by team bar chart

Fred Hatfield Cumulative Plate Appearances — Career Progression

A running total of Fred Hatfield's career Plate Appearances, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Fred Hatfield Plate Appearances year-over-year waterfall chart

Fred Hatfield Plate Appearances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Fred Hatfield's seasonal Plate Appearances alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Fred Hatfield Plate Appearances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Fred Hatfield Plate Appearances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Fred Hatfield's MLB career with Plate Appearances alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Fred Hatfield Plate Appearances season-by-season breakdown table