Fred Hatfield vs. Hal Smith — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Hal Smith
Silent GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Fred Hatfield holds a real edge over Hal Smith in this comparison. Fred Hatfield led in walk rate (BB%+ 100 vs 63), home run production (HR/PA+ 57 vs 50), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 97 vs 90). Hal Smith held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 194 vs 102). The edge belongs to Fred Hatfield.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and Hal Smith

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
187.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1822
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1697
558.84
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
437
143.91
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
343
112.95
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
20.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
7.57
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
30.95
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
168.78
55.58
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
585
192.65
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
542
178.49
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
126
41.49
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
56.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
275
90.56
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
178.68
58.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
102
33.59
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
10.87
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
42.15
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.23
14.23
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
0.8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.28
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
50
16.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.63
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Hal Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
42.86
42.86

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Hal Smith

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
548
1.16
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.03
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12734
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4244.2
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2810
5.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.52
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3090
6.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3057
6.48
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.93
98.93
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.579
5.579
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.32
88.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.09
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.33
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.24