Travis Hafner vs. George Springer — Career Comparison

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Travis Hafner and George Springer are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 120 for Travis Hafner, 116 for George Springer), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 129 vs 130). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Travis Hafner and George Springer

Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1183
148.65
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1445
136.49
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
4775
600
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6352
600
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
4058
509.91
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5555
524.72
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.878
0.878
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.844
0.844
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
1107
139.1
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1480
139.8
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
631
79.29
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
915
86.43
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
31.41
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
249
23.52
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.63
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.17
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
213
26.76
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
27.68
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
59.81
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
53.37
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
786.89
98.88
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957.97
90.49
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2022
254.07
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2654
250.69
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1795
225.55
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2241
211.68
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.874
0.874
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.894
0.894
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
619
77.78
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
92.76
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
731
91.85
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
75.19
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1137
142.87
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
140.27
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
764.14
96.02
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957.11
90.41
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
11.31
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
85
8.03
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
598
75.14
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
676
63.85
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
10.18
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
1.32
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
976
122.64
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
1315
124.21
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
4.89
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
4.83
4.83
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.19
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.64
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
3.21
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
10.81
George Springer
Career
Per 600 PA
121
11.43
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.38
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
11.34
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.88
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
3.87
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
2.26
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
15.21
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 600 PA
61.11
61.11
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.53
74.53

Fielding Stats for Travis Hafner and George Springer

Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.15
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1194
1.06
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.08
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
1.03
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1694
27
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30302
27
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
564.2
9
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10100.2
9
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
578
9.21
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2301
2.05
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.64
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.05
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
George Springer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.02
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
9.96
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2382
2.12
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
9.85
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
2.1
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.88
98.88
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.583
8.583
George Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.977
1.977
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
George Springer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Travis Hafner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.97
George Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Hafner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Springer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0