Jake Gettman vs. Billy Hatcher — Career Comparison

Jake Gettman
Pre-GenerationalRussiaThrows LeftBats SwitchEuropeWashington NationalsNational LeagueRight Fielder
Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Jake Gettman and Billy Hatcher are closely matched on the surface stats. Jake Gettman posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.322 vs .316) and batting average (.278 vs .264). Billy Hatcher had the advantage in home run production (54 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Jake Gettman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Jake Gettman and Billy Hatcher

Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
197
141.9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
155.68
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
833
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
772
556.06
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4339
547.85
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.736
0.736
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
154.86
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
144.7
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
126.05
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
107.58
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
24
17.29
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.76
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.76
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
28.81
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99.59
71.74
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
200.96
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1578
199.24
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
190.16
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
77.79
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
56.18
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
128.21
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110.89
79.87
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.48
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
40
28.81
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
33.71
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
59.78
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.04
10.04
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9.98
9.98
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.64
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
31.69
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
27.53
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 600 PA
44
31.69
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48

Fielding Stats for Jake Gettman and Billy Hatcher

Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4809
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1603
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
2.02
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Jake Gettman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
2.29
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2389
2.31
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
2.17
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2356
2.27
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.969
1.969
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.058
2.058
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Gettman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0