Tom Downey vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Tom Downey
Lost GenerationMaineThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Tom Downey and Fred Hatfield each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Tom Downey had the edge in contact rate (K%+ 114 vs 102), while Fred Hatfield led in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 95). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Tom Downey and Fred Hatfield

Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
651
158.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2468
600
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2170
527.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
126.42
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
419
101.86
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
16.77
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.02
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
101
24.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
25.91
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233.51
56.77
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
660
160.45
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
655
166.38
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
726
176.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
256
62.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
45.71
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
106.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259.09
62.99
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.94
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
198
48.14
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
50.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.98
11.98
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
22.37
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
21.15
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
21.15
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Tom Downey and Fred Hatfield

Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.81
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
2.14
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
5.52
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
7.53
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1383
4.82
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.27
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3177
14.19
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2253
7.85
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2923
13.06
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2175
7.58
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.01
92.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.81
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0