Owen Friend vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Owen Friend
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Owen Friend and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .634) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .295). Owen Friend had the advantage in slugging (.339 vs .321). By the career numbers, Fred Hatfield 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 Fred Hatfield

Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
186.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
670
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
598
535.52
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
136
121.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
97
86.87
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
21.49
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
34.93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
58.23
52.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
181.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
193
172.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.634
0.634
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
69
61.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
68.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
118.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
58.77
52.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
55
49.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
97.61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
6.15
6.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.6
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.58
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Owen Friend
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Owen Friend and Fred Hatfield

Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
13.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
2.14
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.11
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
28.46
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
35.68
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
4.82
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.85
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.27
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
66.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2253
7.85
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
64.13
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2175
7.58
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.75
95.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Owen Friend
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.763
4.763
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
7.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.81
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Owen Friend
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0