Fred Hatfield vs. Billy Sample — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Billy Sample
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Billy Sample comes out clearly ahead of Fred Hatfield across most offensive categories. Billy Sample led in contact rate (K%+ 155 vs 102), home run production (HR/PA+ 73 vs 57), and slugging (SLG+ 96 vs 84). Fred Hatfield held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 87). Billy Sample was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and Billy Sample

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
177.13
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2798
600
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2516
539.53
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
684
146.68
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
107.65
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
27.23
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.93
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
9.86
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
39.03
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332.46
71.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
967
207.36
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
907
194.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
79.56
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
555
119.01
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351.61
75.4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
195
41.82
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.72
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
49.32
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.17
12.17
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Billy Sample
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
7.93
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.72
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.72
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
21.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
6.65
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
27.66
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.97
75.97

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Billy Sample

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
1.16
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
1.01
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16644
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5548
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
2.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.05
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.03
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428
2.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
2.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.74
98.74
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Billy Sample
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.08
87.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Sample
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0