Neal Ball vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Neal Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Fred Hatfield holds a real edge over Neal Ball in this comparison. Fred Hatfield led in contact rate (K%+ 102 vs 54), walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 73), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 97 vs 95). Neal Ball held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 83 vs 57). The edge belongs to Fred Hatfield.

Hitting Stats for Neal Ball and Fred Hatfield

Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
502
169.59
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1776
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1613
544.93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
404
136.49
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
327
110.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
18.92
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.74
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
26.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
169.79
57.36
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
506
170.95
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
507
171.28
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.577
0.577
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
163
55.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
51.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
104.73
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
186.87
63.13
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
99
33.45
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
323
109.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
20.27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
31.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Neal Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.69
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
32.77
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.85
94.85
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Neal Ball and Fred Hatfield

Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
1.72
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7470
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2490
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
3.44
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1368
4.94
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
4.82
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.78
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.27
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2535
9.16
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2253
7.85
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2319
8.38
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2175
7.58
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
91.48
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.862
4.862
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Neal Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.91
58.91
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.52
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0