Brett Butler vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Brett Butler
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brett Butler comes out clearly ahead of Fred Hatfield across most offensive categories. Brett Butler led in contact rate (K%+ 166 vs 102), walk rate (BB%+ 154 vs 100), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 97). Fred Hatfield held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 57 vs 42). Brett Butler was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brett Butler and Fred Hatfield

Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2213
139.11
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9545
600
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8180
514.2
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2039
517.95
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.797
0.797
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2375
149.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1913
120.25
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
17.41
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
8.23
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
3.39
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
462
29.04
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1292.33
81.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3076
193.36
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3542
222.65
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
774
196.61
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.784
0.784
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1359
85.43
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
578
36.33
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
41.91
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1883
118.37
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1374.25
86.39
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
2.39
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1129
70.97
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
248
63
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
1.45
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
907
57.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.52
10.52
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
1.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
9.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
3.21
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Brett Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
558
35.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
16.16
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
815
51.23
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.47
68.47
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Brett Butler and Fred Hatfield

Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
1.06
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2080
1.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54791
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18263.2
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5296
2.61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5459
2.69
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5418
2.67
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Brett Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0