Moe Franklin vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Moe Franklin
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueShortstop
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Moe Franklin and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Moe Franklin posted stronger numbers in slugging (.348 vs .321) and batting average (.262 vs .242). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .309). By the career numbers, Moe Franklin had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Moe Franklin and Fred Hatfield

Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
205.62
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
178
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
552.81
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.671
0.671
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
144.94
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
111.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.97
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.74
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
16.87
56.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
192.13
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
54
182.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
84.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
131.46
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
18.71
63.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.74
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
9
30.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.6
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.43
25.43
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
1.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.11
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.48
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Moe Franklin and Fred Hatfield

Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7745
27
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581.2
9
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Moe Franklin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.023
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Moe Franklin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0