Joe Delahanty vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Joe Delahanty
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueLeft Fielder
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Joe Delahanty and Billy Hatcher 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+ 96 for Joe Delahanty, 100 for Billy Hatcher), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 97 vs 97). The overall lean goes to Billy Hatcher, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Delahanty and Billy Hatcher

Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
270
155.32
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
155.68
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
932
536.15
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.659
0.659
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
222
127.71
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
173
99.52
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
30
17.26
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.3
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
49
28.19
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
99.04
56.97
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
294
169.13
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
306
176.03
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
185.35
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.617
0.617
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.566
0.566
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
68
39.12
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
73.99
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.53
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
164
94.34
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
117.55
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
109.3
62.87
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
67.4
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.75
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
42.57
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.22
11.22
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9.98
9.98
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.53
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
24
13.81
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 600 PA
24
13.81
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Joe Delahanty and Billy Hatcher

Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
1.04
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
1.1
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6669
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
2223
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
460
1.86
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.53
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.12
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.51
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
592
2.4
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.33
95.33
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.313
2.313
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Joe Delahanty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.66
97.66
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
91
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Delahanty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0