Gary Bennett vs. Gil Hatfield — Career Comparison

Gary Bennett
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcher
Gil Hatfield
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Gary Bennett and Gil Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Gary Bennett posted stronger numbers in slugging (.328 vs .317) and home run production (22 career HR at a higher rate). Gil Hatfield had the advantage in batting average (.247 vs .241). By the career numbers, Gary Bennett had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gary Bennett and Gil Hatfield

Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
587
187.74
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
320
145.23
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1876
600
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1322
600
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1690
540.51
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1204
546.44
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
130.49
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
297
134.8
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
98.83
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
109.83
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
23.67
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
31
14.07
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.96
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.17
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
7.04
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.72
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
31.66
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
55
24.96
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166.02
53.1
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144.77
65.71
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
177.19
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
382
173.37
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
180.06
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
414
187.9
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
141
45.1
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
81.24
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
61.41
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
130
59
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
99.47
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
137.52
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173.29
55.42
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157.26
71.37
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
16
5.12
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.08
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
44.46
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
97
44.02
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.08
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
270
86.35
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
50.83
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6.95
6.95
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
11.8
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.48
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.45
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.44
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
53
16.95
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.92
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
37.67
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.6
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.52
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
37.67
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
54.55
54.55
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Gary Bennett and Gil Hatfield

Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.19
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.08
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
475
1.01
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12700
27
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8187
27
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4233.1
9
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2729
9
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2916
6.2
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
1.68
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.36
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
2.66
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.73
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3114
6.62
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
5.07
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3087
6.56
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1315
4.34
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.56
85.56
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.513
5.513
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.009
4.009
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.82
84.82
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.05
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.23
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
0.55
Gil Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15
Gil Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0