Jim Eppard vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Jim Eppard
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueUnknown
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jim Eppard and Billy Hatcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Hatcher posted stronger numbers in OPS (.679 vs .667) and slugging (.364 vs .317). Jim Eppard had the advantage in on-base percentage (.351 vs .316). 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 Jim Eppard and Billy Hatcher

Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
315.38
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
156
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
139
534.62
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
150
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
144.7
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
134.62
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
107.58
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.54
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.38
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
14.55
55.96
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
169.23
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
207.69
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
34.62
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
73.99
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.54
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
25
96.15
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
117.55
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.72
68.16
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.85
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.85
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
80.77
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
60.1
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.43
7.43
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.69
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.23
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
9.6
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Jim Eppard and Billy Hatcher

Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.53
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.15
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
4.47
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.36
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Jim Eppard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.857
2.857
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Eppard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0