Fred Hatfield vs. Paul Meloan — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Paul Meloan
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Paul Meloan are closely matched on the surface stats. Paul Meloan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.667 vs .656) and slugging (.350 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .316). By the career numbers, Paul Meloan 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 Paul Meloan

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
130
160.16
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
487
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
431
531.01
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
134.29
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
99.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
20.94
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.5
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52.66
64.88
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
186.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
149
183.57
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
53
65.3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
46.82
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
108.42
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57.4
70.72
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
32
39.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
77.62
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.73
7.73
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
19.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Paul Meloan

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.03
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1650
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.37
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.36
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
2.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.73
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.27
92.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.392
1.392
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Paul Meloan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.5
52.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Meloan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0