Ed Busch vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Ed Busch
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Ed Busch and Fred Hatfield are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 93 for Ed Busch, 97 for Fred Hatfield), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 82 vs 84). The overall lean goes to Fred Hatfield, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ed Busch and Fred Hatfield

Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
270
162
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
1000
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
917
550.2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
240
144
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
213
127.8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
21
12.6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.02
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
27
16.2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
25.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
75.97
45.58
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
273
163.8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
166.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
305
183
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
80
48
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
45
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
155
93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
92.31
55.39
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
62
37.2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
16.8
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.71
35.71
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
2.21
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
10.8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.2
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Ed Busch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Busch and Fred Hatfield

Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7745
27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581.2
9
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1337
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Ed Busch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.734
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Busch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0