Fred Hatfield vs. Buck Martinez — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Buck Martinez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Buck Martinez are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .628) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .285). Buck Martinez had the advantage in slugging (.343 vs .321). By the career numbers, Fred Hatfield 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 Buck Martinez

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1049
204.88
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3072
600
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2743
535.74
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
120.7
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
422
82.42
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
25
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.95
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.33
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
38.28
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
273.96
53.51
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
940
183.59
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
856
167.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
245
47.85
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
62.7
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
508
99.22
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276.36
53.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.56
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
230
44.92
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
419
81.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
7.33
7.33
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.55
0.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
10.94
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
6.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
59
11.52
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.95
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Buck Martinez

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1010
1.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
846
1.04
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22053
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7351
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4040
4.95
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
0.49
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.09
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4507
5.52
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4437
5.43
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.45
98.45
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.393
4.393
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.76
83.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck Martinez
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
0.57
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Martinez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.32