Fred Hatfield vs. Bill Sommers — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Sommers
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Bill Sommers are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sommers posted stronger numbers in OPS (.677 vs .656) and on-base percentage (.370 vs .335). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in slugging (.321 vs .307). By the career numbers, Bill Sommers 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 Sommers

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
229.41
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
170
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2039
517.95
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
137
483.53
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
35
123.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
102.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.65
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
25.91
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.18
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
15.73
55.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
166.38
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
42
148.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
196.61
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
211.76
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
84.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.41
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
134.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.62
65.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
63
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
88.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.41
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
12.14
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
1.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.65
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Bill Sommers

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7745
27
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581.2
9
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Bill Sommers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.79
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.345
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sommers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0