Fred Hatfield vs. Milt May — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Milt May comes out clearly ahead of Fred Hatfield across most offensive categories. Milt May led in contact rate (K%+ 157 vs 102), home run production (HR/PA+ 93 vs 57), and slugging (SLG+ 99 vs 84). Fred Hatfield held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 96). Milt May was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and Milt May

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
175.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4074
600
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3693
543.89
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
143
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
736
108.39
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
21.65
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.62
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
11.34
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
34.61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432.46
63.69
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1371
201.91
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1285
189.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.689
0.689
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
46.1
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
443
65.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
679
100
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456.32
67.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.33
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
44.92
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
9.57
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
53.17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.29
11.29
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
0.84
0.84
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
5.15
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
98
14.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.59
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.91
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Milt May
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Milt May

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
1.09
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
1.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25615
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8538.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5091
5.37
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
0.62
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.09
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5762
6.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5680
5.99
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.58
98.58
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.493
5.493
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt May
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
0.76
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt May
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
0.43