Owen Friend vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Owen Friend
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

On the career numbers, Billy Hatcher posted the stronger offensive profile against Owen Friend. Billy Hatcher posted stronger numbers in OPS (.679 vs .634) and on-base percentage (.316 vs .295). Owen Friend had the advantage in home run production (13 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Owen Friend and Billy Hatcher

Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
186.27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
670
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
598
535.52
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
136
121.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
97
86.87
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
24
21.49
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.79
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.64
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
6.82
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
39
34.93
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
58.23
52.15
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
203
181.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
193
172.84
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
185.35
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
73.99
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
68.06
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
118.21
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
58.77
52.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
67.4
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
49.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
97.61
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
60.1
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
6.15
6.15
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.43
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.6
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
9.6
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.58
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Owen Friend and Billy Hatcher

Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
13.47
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
28.46
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
35.68
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.85
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
66.98
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
64.13
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.75
95.75
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.763
4.763
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
7.77
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0