Ben Davis vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Ben Davis
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ben Davis and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Ben Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.677 vs .656) and slugging (.366 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .311). By the career numbers, Ben Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Davis and Fred Hatfield

Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
486
171.73
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1698
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
534.28
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
358
126.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.16
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
27.21
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13.43
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
41.34
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174.11
61.52
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
195.41
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
518
183.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
168
59.36
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
72.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
118.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
172.43
60.93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
153
54.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
385
136.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
4.41
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.71
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
14.13
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.18
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.83
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52.94
52.94
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Ben Davis and Fred Hatfield

Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
1.16
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10942
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3647.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2808
6.93
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3009
7.42
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2984
7.36
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.363
6.363
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.14
86.14
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.28
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0