Matt Downs vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Matt Downs
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueUnknown
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Matt Downs and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Matt Downs posted stronger numbers in OPS (.705 vs .656) and slugging (.406 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .298). By the career numbers, Matt Downs had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Matt Downs and Fred Hatfield

Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
261.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
582
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
527
543.3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
121
124.74
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
69
71.13
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
31.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.62
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
53.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65.32
67.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
220.62
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
172
177.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.637
0.637
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
59.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
68.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
107.22
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62.12
64.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
40
41.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
121.65
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
4.93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.09
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.34
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.09
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.22
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Matt Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Matt Downs and Fred Hatfield

Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.44
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3115
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
2.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.87
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
4.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
4.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.127
3.127
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Matt Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.46
64.46
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.49
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0