Billy Hatcher vs. Dave Nelson — Career Comparison

Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Dave Nelson
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Hatcher comes out clearly ahead of Dave Nelson across most offensive categories. Billy Hatcher led in contact rate (K%+ 154 vs 113), home run production (HR/PA+ 56 vs 42), and slugging (SLG+ 97 vs 89). Dave Nelson held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 85 vs 67). Billy Hatcher was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hatcher and Dave Nelson

Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
813
169.67
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2875
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2578
538.02
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
630
131.48
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
514
107.27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
16.07
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
3.97
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.17
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
24.21
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
510.87
64.5
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
265.61
55.43
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
805
168
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468
185.35
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
863
180.1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
586
73.99
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
340
70.96
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
50.38
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
211
44.03
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
931
117.55
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
531
110.82
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533.84
67.4
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
276.82
57.77
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.71
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
45.91
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.09
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
476
60.1
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
392
81.81
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.33
7.33
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
10.02
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
3.34
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
9.6
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
10.64
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
27.53
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
39.03
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
10.98
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.23
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
38.51
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
260
54.26
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.92
71.92

Fielding Stats for Billy Hatcher and Dave Nelson

Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
1.14
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16696
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5565.1
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1229
1.99
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
2.49
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2389
2.31
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
4.62
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2356
2.27
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
4.47
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.85
96.85
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.058
2.058
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.935
3.935
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.34
88.34
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.52
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0