Fred Hatfield vs. Bill Sadler — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Sadler
Greatest GenerationDelawareThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn EaglesNegro National League IIShortstop

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Bill Sadler are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sadler posted stronger numbers in OPS (.688 vs .656) and slugging (.358 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .330). By the career numbers, Bill Sadler 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 Bill Sadler

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
27
155.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
548.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
161.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
132.69
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.85
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.2
64.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
196.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
33
190.38
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
11
63.46
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
92.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
155.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.27
76.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Bill Sadler

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
2.63
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.27
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.73
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
5.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.69
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.51
86.51
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.192
4.192
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Bill Sadler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sadler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0