Steve Dignan vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Steve Dignan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Steve Dignan and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Steve Dignan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.705 vs .656) and slugging (.386 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .318). By the career numbers, Steve Dignan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Steve Dignan and Fred Hatfield

Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
150
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.02
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
68.9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
190.91
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
150
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
84.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Steve Dignan and Fred Hatfield

Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Steve Dignan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.27
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.13
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.48
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.57
69.57
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Dignan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0