Billy Hatcher vs. Walter Thomas — Career Comparison

Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Walter Thomas
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Hatcher and Walter Thomas are closely matched on the surface stats. Walter Thomas posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.326 vs .316) and batting average (.277 vs .264). Billy Hatcher had the advantage in home run production (54 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Walter Thomas had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Hatcher and Walter Thomas

Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1233
155.68
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
182.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
354
546.02
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
144.7
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
151.16
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
107.58
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
120.31
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
13
20.05
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
20
30.85
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43.13
66.52
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
126
194.34
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
191.26
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.615
0.615
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
84.83
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
58.61
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
141.9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49.24
75.95
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
6.94
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.71
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
33.71
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
32.39
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.54
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
9.98
9.98
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
389
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
9.25
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.8
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71

Fielding Stats for Billy Hatcher and Walter Thomas

Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
1.1
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.26
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
1.01
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.02
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2429
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.2
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.39
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Walter Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2389
2.31
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.76
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2356
2.27
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.66
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.3
94.3
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.058
2.058
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.42
81.42
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.01
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0