Billy Butler vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Billy Butler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Butler comes out clearly ahead of Fred Hatfield across most offensive categories. Billy Butler led in home run production (HR/PA+ 106 vs 57), slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 84), and contact rate (K%+ 128 vs 102). Billy Butler was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Butler and Fred Hatfield

Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1414
149.21
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5105
538.69
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1479
156.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1005
106.05
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
33.98
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
15.51
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
50.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.1
80.74
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2252
237.64
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2013
212.42
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
774
196.61
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
62.47
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
76.82
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1173
123.78
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785.21
82.86
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.59
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
52.76
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.23
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
840
88.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.77
6.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.96
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
207
21.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.5
62.5
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Billy Butler and Fred Hatfield

Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
1.1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.05
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10640
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3546.2
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3182
8.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.68
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3479
8.83
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2253
7.85
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
8.75
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2175
7.58
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.986
7.986
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.83
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
0.81
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0