Jay Bell vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Jay Bell
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jay Bell comes out clearly ahead of Billy Hatcher across most offensive categories. Jay Bell led in home run production (HR/PA+ 106 vs 56), walk rate (BB%+ 114 vs 67), and slugging (SLG+ 110 vs 97). Billy Hatcher held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 94). Jay Bell was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jay Bell and Billy Hatcher

Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2063
145.2
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1233
155.68
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8525
600
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7398
520.68
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1963
138.16
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1307
91.99
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
27.73
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
210
26.52
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
4.72
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
13.72
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
54
6.82
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
46.17
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
294
37.12
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1077.49
75.84
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3076
216.49
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1578
199.24
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2873
202.21
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.759
0.759
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
0.72
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1123
79.04
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
60.53
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1788
125.84
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1108.32
78
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
4.01
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
853
60.04
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
1.76
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1443
101.56
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
476
60.1
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5.91
5.91
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
11.19
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
4.08
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
165
11.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
9.6
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
91
6.4
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
60
4.22
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
151
10.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Jay Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
60.26
60.26
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Jay Bell and Billy Hatcher

Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006
1.07
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
1.1
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1903
1.01
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50656
27
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16885.1
9
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3202
1.71
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5609
2.99
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.12
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9031
4.81
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8811
4.7
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.392
4.392
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
91
Jay Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
0.6
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0