Frank Gibson vs. Fred Hatfield — Career Comparison

Frank Gibson
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Frank Gibson and Fred Hatfield are closely matched on the surface stats. Frank Gibson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.688 vs .656) and slugging (.377 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .310). By the career numbers, Frank Gibson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Frank Gibson and Fred Hatfield

Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
228.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
1238
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1155
559.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.703
0.703
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
317
153.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
233
112.92
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
27.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.21
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.88
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
40.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135.73
65.78
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
211.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
377
182.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
121
58.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
70.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
125.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150.77
73.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.42
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
55
26.66
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
61.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
11.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.82
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.39
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
9.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.16
63.16
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72

Fielding Stats for Frank Gibson and Fred Hatfield

Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7745
27
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581.2
9
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1155
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1449
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1402
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.76
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Frank Gibson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.16
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Gibson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0