Joe Astroth vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Joe Astroth
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueCatcher
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Hatcher comes out clearly ahead of Joe Astroth across most offensive categories. Billy Hatcher led in contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 119), slugging (SLG+ 97 vs 80), and home run production (HR/PA+ 56 vs 42). Joe Astroth held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 67). Billy Hatcher was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Joe Astroth and Billy Hatcher

Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
544
182.24
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1791
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1579
528.98
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
401
134.34
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
109.55
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
107.58
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
51
17.09
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.35
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.79
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.36
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
74
24.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
165.15
55.33
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
511
171.19
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
592
198.32
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.569
0.569
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
163
54.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
73.99
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
52.26
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
306
102.51
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
117.55
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
186.47
62.47
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
67.4
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.69
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
59.3
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
41.54
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.44
14.44
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9.98
9.98
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.7
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
20.1
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
9.6
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.02
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Astroth and Billy Hatcher

Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
3.19
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4329
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2057
12.83
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.45
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.19
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2321
14.48
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2290
14.28
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.66
98.66
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.62
98.62
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.481
4.481
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.51
31.51
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.29
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.26
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.29
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Astroth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0