Mike Ford vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Mike Ford
MillenialNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Ford and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Ford posted stronger numbers in OPS (.703 vs .656) and slugging (.402 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .301). By the career numbers, Mike Ford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Ford and Fred Hatfield

Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
193.6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
781
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
687
527.78
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
141
108.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
81
62.23
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
22
16.9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.02
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.43
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
46.09
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90.85
69.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
212.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
233
179
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
84
64.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
68.37
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
104.48
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84.82
65.16
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
78
59.92
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
155.95
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
8.45
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Mike Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Ford and Fred Hatfield

Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
1.26
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2306
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
768.2
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
7.38
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.42
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
7.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2253
7.85
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
7.8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2175
7.58
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.167
6.167
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Mike Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.56
80.56
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.85
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.81
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0