Buck Freeman vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Buck Freeman
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Buck Freeman comes out clearly ahead of Billy Hatcher across most offensive categories. Buck Freeman led in home run production (HR/PA+ 317 vs 56), walk rate (BB%+ 99 vs 67), and slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 97). Billy Hatcher held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 85). Buck Freeman was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Buck Freeman and Billy Hatcher

Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1126
146.27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
155.68
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
4619
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
4208
546.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.828
0.828
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1235
160.42
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
144.7
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
823
106.91
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
199
25.85
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
17.02
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
10.65
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
54
6.82
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
53.52
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
294
37.12
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
687.56
89.31
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1942
252.26
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1578
199.24
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1573
204.33
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
588
76.38
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
713
92.62
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1219
158.35
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
741.55
96.33
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
8.57
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
55
6.94
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
35.33
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
50.4
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.9
11.9
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9.98
9.98
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
9.48
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
11.95
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
92
11.95
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Buck Freeman and Billy Hatcher

Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
1.07
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
1.1
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
0.38
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27918
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9306
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3624
3.5
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.22
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.13
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3992
3.86
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3853
3.73
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.481
3.481
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Buck Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.11
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0