Billy Hatcher vs. George LaChance — Career Comparison

Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
George LaChance
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueFirst Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Hatcher comes out clearly ahead of George LaChance across most offensive categories. Billy Hatcher led in contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 110), walk rate (BB%+ 67 vs 53), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 92). George LaChance held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 68 vs 56). Billy Hatcher was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hatcher and George LaChance

Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1233
155.68
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1265
143.02
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4752
600
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5307
600
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
4339
547.85
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4928
557.15
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1146
144.7
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1380
156.02
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
852
107.58
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1056
119.39
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
198
22.39
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
9.84
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
39
4.41
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
36.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
632.06
71.46
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1578
199.24
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1869
211.31
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1654
187
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
76.99
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
693
78.35
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
150.93
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
704.95
79.7
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
55
6.22
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
33.71
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
219
24.76
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
48.5
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9.98
9.98
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.37
12.37
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
11.87
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
192
21.71
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
George LaChance
Career
Per 600 PA
192
21.71
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Hatcher and George LaChance

Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
George LaChance
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
1.1
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
1.04
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
George LaChance
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
0.14
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32895
27
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10965
9
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12506
10.26
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
0.5
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
George LaChance
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.22
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13378
10.98
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13116
10.77
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
George LaChance
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.04
98.04
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.36
10.36
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
George LaChance
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
0.55
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LaChance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LaChance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George LaChance
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.02
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George LaChance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.01