Horace Davis vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Horace Davis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Horace Davis and Billy Hatcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Horace Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .679) and slugging (1.000 vs .364). Billy Hatcher had the advantage in on-base percentage (.316 vs .250). By the career numbers, Horace 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 Horace Davis and Billy Hatcher

Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
155.68
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
547.85
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
144.7
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.79
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
6.82
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
37.12
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1578
199.24
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
185.35
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
154.74
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
33.71
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.69
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Horace Davis and Billy Hatcher

Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.62
98.62
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
91
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.01
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0