Edwin Diaz vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Edwin Diaz
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Edwin Diaz and Billy Hatcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Hatcher posted stronger numbers in slugging (.364 vs .333) and batting average (.264 vs .167). Edwin Diaz had the advantage in OPS (.708 vs .679). By the career numbers, Billy Hatcher had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Edwin Diaz and Billy Hatcher

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
280
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
26.52
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.79
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
294
37.12
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.85
73.92
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
200
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
50.38
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
53.32
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
67.4
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
2.9
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
60.1
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
6.69
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Edwin Diaz and Billy Hatcher

Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.66
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.95
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.08
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.92
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.68
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Edwin Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.429
3.429
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0