Fred Hatfield vs. Dick Higham — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Dick Higham
Pre-GenerationalEnglandThrows RightBats LeftEuropeNew York MutualsUnknownRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Dick Higham are closely matched on the surface stats. Dick Higham posted stronger numbers in OPS (.692 vs .656) and slugging (.378 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .314). By the career numbers, Dick Higham had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and Dick Higham

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
372
123.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
1803
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1786
594.34
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
549
182.7
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
445
148.09
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
28.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.99
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.33
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
34.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198.9
66.19
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
676
224.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
566
188.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
127.79
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
67.89
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
194.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
234.07
77.89
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.66
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
9.32
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.39
64.39
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
6.66
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Dick Higham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.66
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
11.31
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.82
58.82

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Dick Higham

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
1.1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.35
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10356
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3452
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Dick Higham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1039
2.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
0.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.27
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
0.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
4.3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1328
3.46
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.44
80.44
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.44
31.44
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.4
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Higham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0