Fred Hatfield vs. Sammy Meeks — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Sammy Meeks
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Sammy Meeks are closely matched on the surface stats. Sammy Meeks posted stronger numbers in slugging (.337 vs .321) and batting average (.251 vs .242). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in OPS (.656 vs .620). By the career numbers, Sammy Meeks 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 Sammy Meeks

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
292.82
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
209
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
571.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
143.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
111.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.97
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.58
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
18.31
52.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
192.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
59
169.38
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
71.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
51.67
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
114.83
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
19.35
55.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
9
25.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
103.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
5.81
5.81
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.87
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.22
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Sammy Meeks

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7745
27
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581.2
9
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Sammy Meeks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.517
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Meeks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0