Fred Hatfield vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

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When their careers are measured against the same standard, Hal Smith comes out clearly ahead of Fred Hatfield across most offensive categories. Hal Smith led in contact rate (K%+ 127 vs 102), slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 84), and home run production (HR/PA+ 73 vs 57). Fred Hatfield held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 68). Hal Smith was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and Hal Smith

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
879
179.33
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2941
600
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2682
547.16
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
145.87
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
499
101.8
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
30.19
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
11.83
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
44.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321.03
65.49
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1057
215.64
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
925
188.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.711
0.711
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
54.88
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
323
65.9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
108.94
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334.85
68.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
196
39.99
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
2.45
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
361
73.65
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8.15
8.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
5.92
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
18.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
41.18
41.18

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Hal Smith

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
1.13
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
1.01
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18853
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6284.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3375
4.83
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
0.77
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.1
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3981
5.7
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3914
5.61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.32
98.32
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.954
4.954
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.11
89.11
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.11
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.31
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.18