Billy Hatcher vs. Doc Lavan — Career Comparison

Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Doc Lavan
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Hatcher comes out clearly ahead of Doc Lavan across most offensive categories. Billy Hatcher led in contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 109), home run production (HR/PA+ 56 vs 12), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 100 vs 90). Billy Hatcher was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hatcher and Doc Lavan

Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1163
163.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
4265
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
3891
547.39
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
954
134.21
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
107.58
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
768
108.04
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
134
18.85
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.33
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.98
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
186
26.17
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
351.52
49.45
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1199
168.68
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
185.35
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1187
166.99
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
73.99
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
338
47.55
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
377
53.04
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
117.55
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
708
99.6
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
67.4
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
396.27
55.75
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.38
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
33.71
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
209
29.4
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
376
52.9
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9.98
9.98
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.34
11.34
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
19.84
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
9.99
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
56
7.88
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
127
17.87
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
55.91
55.91

Fielding Stats for Billy Hatcher and Doc Lavan

Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
1.1
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27981
27
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9327
9
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.06
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3668
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2389
2.31
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6618
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2356
2.27
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6157
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.03
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.058
2.058
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.359
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.01
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0