Fred Hatfield vs. Dave Mays — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Dave Mays
Greatest GenerationTexasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Dave Mays are closely matched on the surface stats. Dave Mays posted stronger numbers in OPS (.681 vs .656) and slugging (.370 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .310). By the career numbers, Dave Mays 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 Dave Mays

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
17
167.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
61
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
531.15
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.73
0.73
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
137.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
10
98.36
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
39.34
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
66.36
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
196.72
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
18
177.05
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.681
0.681
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
88.52
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
68.85
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
157.38
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.54
74.13
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
39.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.84
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.51
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Dave Mays
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
19.67
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Dave Mays

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.81
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.95
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Dave Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0