Joe Borchard vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Joe Borchard
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Borchard and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .642) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .290). Joe Borchard had the advantage in slugging (.352 vs .321). By the career numbers, Fred Hatfield had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Borchard and Fred Hatfield

Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
301
225.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
800
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
716
537
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
147
110.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
96
72
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
17.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
19.5
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
38.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78.05
58.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
189
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
227
170.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.574
0.574
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
66.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
57.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
105
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
72.05
54.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
74
55.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
166.5
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.6
3.6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.75
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Joe Borchard and Fred Hatfield

Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
1.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.99
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
2.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
2.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
2.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.832
1.832
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Joe Borchard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.7
79.7
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Borchard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0