Bob Geren vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Bob Geren
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Geren and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .636) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .287). Bob Geren had the advantage in slugging (.349 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 Bob Geren and Fred Hatfield

Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
218.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
842
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
765
545.13
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
126.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
134
95.49
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.02
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
15.68
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
31.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
74.43
53.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
267
190.26
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
233
166.03
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.632
0.632
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
62
44.18
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
54.16
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
116
82.66
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
74.45
53.05
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.28
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
49
34.92
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.56
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
127.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.14
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
18.53
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Bob Geren
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Bob Geren and Fred Hatfield

Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
1.3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.99
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
6046
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
2015.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1320
5.89
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.58
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1461
6.52
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
6.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.18
99.18
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.979
4.979
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.29
76.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Geren
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Geren
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.4
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0