Pedro Ballester vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Pedro Ballester
Greatest GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York CubansNegro National League IIShortstop
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Pedro Ballester and Billy Hatcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Pedro Ballester posted a career OPS of .676 against Billy Hatcher's .679. On the surface stats, Pedro Ballester and Billy Hatcher are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Pedro Ballester and Billy Hatcher

Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
157.66
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
560.58
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
547.85
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
33
144.53
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
21
91.97
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
26.52
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.76
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
6.82
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
37.12
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
14.44
63.24
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
218.98
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1578
199.24
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
38
166.42
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
185.35
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
100.73
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
61.31
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
153.28
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.58
68.24
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
33.71
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.38
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.38
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Pedro Ballester and Billy Hatcher

Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
1.1
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
890
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
296.2
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.67
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.58
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.67
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.889
3.889
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Pedro Ballester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
91
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.39
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Ballester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0