Mike Gazella vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Mike Gazella
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Gazella and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in slugging (.321 vs .304) and home run production (25 career HR at a higher rate). Mike Gazella had the advantage in on-base percentage (.350 vs .335). 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 Mike Gazella and Fred Hatfield

Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
222.74
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
431
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
352
490.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2039
517.95
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
85
118.33
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
67
93.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.49
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.57
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
18
25.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
25.91
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43.97
61.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
107
148.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
166.38
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
200.46
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
196.61
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
44.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
115.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48.49
67.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.18
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
77.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
63
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
69.61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
8.62
8.62
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
27.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.14
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.57
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Gazella and Fred Hatfield

Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7745
27
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581.2
9
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Mike Gazella
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.336
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gazella
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0