Sam Bowens vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Billy Hatcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Hatcher posted stronger numbers in OPS (.679 vs .659) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .285). Sam Bowens had the advantage in slugging (.375 vs .364). By the career numbers, Billy Hatcher had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Bowens and Billy Hatcher

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1287
544.57
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
48
20.31
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.79
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
6.82
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
37.12
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
142.08
60.12
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1578
199.24
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
185.35
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
141
59.66
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
73.99
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
117.55
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
67.4
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.23
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
42.31
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.69
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
60.1
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.92
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.69
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.96
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
9.6
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
10.58
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
13
5.5
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
38
16.08
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
65.79
65.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Billy Hatcher

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.16
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.97
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8694
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.88
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.07
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
2.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2389
2.31
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
1.95
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2356
2.27
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.058
2.058
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.91
83.91
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0