Fred Hatfield vs. Bob Melvin — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Bob Melvin
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Fred Hatfield comes out clearly ahead of Bob Melvin across most offensive categories. Fred Hatfield led in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 49), contact rate (K%+ 102 vs 85), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 97 vs 84). Bob Melvin held the edge in batting average (AVG+ 93 vs 93). Fred Hatfield was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and Bob Melvin

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
692
198.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2095
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1955
559.9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
130.6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
330
94.51
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
24.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.72
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
36.09
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
171.39
49.09
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
658
188.45
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
555
158.95
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.604
0.604
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.487
0.487
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
174
49.83
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
60.72
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
351
100.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
170.24
48.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
98
28.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
396
113.41
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
6.01
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.73
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
50
14.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.72
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
17
4.87
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 600 PA
23.53
23.53

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Bob Melvin

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
1.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.01
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13969
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4656.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2961
5.72
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.49
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.05
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3238
6.26
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3214
6.21
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.26
99.26
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.53
81.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Melvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.72
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Melvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.34