Billy Hatcher vs. Tom Needham — Career Comparison

Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Tom Needham
Pre-GenerationalIrelandThrows RightBats RightEuropeBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Billy Hatcher holds a real edge over Tom Needham in this comparison. Billy Hatcher led in contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 90), batting average (AVG+ 106 vs 79), and slugging (SLG+ 97 vs 77). Tom Needham held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 135 vs 56). The edge belongs to Billy Hatcher.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hatcher and Tom Needham

Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
523
190.07
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
1651
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
1491
541.85
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
311
113.02
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
243
88.31
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
50
18.17
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.79
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
10
3.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.91
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
68
24.71
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
124.32
45.18
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
405
147.18
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
185.35
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
446
162.08
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
73.99
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
113
41.07
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
50.38
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
117
42.52
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
117.55
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
222
80.68
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
67.4
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
132.53
48.16
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
6.94
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
9.45
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
39.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
60.1
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
67.96
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
8.83
8.83
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
9.09
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Tom Needham
Career
Per 600 PA
20
7.27
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Hatcher and Tom Needham

Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.39
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.02
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9399
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3133
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2289
2.21
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
5.45
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
1.95
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.29
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
7.69
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2575
7.4
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.331
5.331
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.71
73.71
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.13
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Needham
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
1.54
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Needham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.16