Billy Hatcher vs. Lem Williams — Career Comparison

Billy Hatcher
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Lem Williams
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCuban GiantsNegro All-Star CircuitCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Billy Hatcher and Lem Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Billy Hatcher posted stronger numbers in slugging (.364 vs .300) and batting average (.264 vs .233). Lem Williams had the advantage in OPS (.725 vs .679). By the career numbers, Billy Hatcher 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 Lem Williams

Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
155.68
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
146.34
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4752
600
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4339
547.85
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
439.02
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1146
144.7
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
102.44
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
107.58
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
26.52
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
3.79
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
6.82
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
37.12
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510.87
64.5
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
82.11
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1578
199.24
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
131.71
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1468
185.35
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
248.78
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
0.87
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
73.99
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
50.38
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
931
117.55
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
190.24
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533.84
67.4
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.07
88.85
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6.94
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
33.71
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
146.34
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
2.9
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
476
60.1
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
9.98
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
6.69
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
4.8
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
76
9.6
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
27.53
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
10.98
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
38.51
Lem Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
71.48
71.48
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Hatcher and Lem Williams

Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
1.1
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.99
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
1.01
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.89
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27981
27
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
27
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9327
9
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
9
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2289
2.21
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.58
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.06
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.03
Lem Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2389
2.31
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.78
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2356
2.27
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.58
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.62
98.62
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.058
2.058
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
91
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Billy Hatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.01
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0