Fred Hatfield vs. Eric Patterson — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Eric Patterson
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Eric Patterson are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .637) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .294). Eric Patterson had the advantage in slugging (.343 vs .321). By the career numbers, Fred Hatfield 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 Eric Patterson

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
226
236.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
574
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
508
531.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.701
0.701
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
114.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
76.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
20.91
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
10.45
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
38.68
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61.09
63.85
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
181.88
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
168
175.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
67.94
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.26
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
109.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
59.71
62.42
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
59.58
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
154.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.14
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.23
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.18
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.59
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.23
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
41.81
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87.5
87.5

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Eric Patterson

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
1.37
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3587
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1195.2
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
2.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.77
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.09
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
2.97
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.34
96.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Eric Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.33
70.33
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0