Fred Hatfield vs. Ed Sweeney — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Ed Sweeney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Fred Hatfield and Ed Sweeney are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 97 for Fred Hatfield, 98 for Ed Sweeney), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 84 vs 86). The overall lean goes to Ed Sweeney, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and Ed Sweeney

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
644
182.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2119
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1841
521.28
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
427
120.91
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363
102.78
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.02
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
48
13.59
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.68
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.85
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
25.91
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
64
18.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
182.49
51.67
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
166.38
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
510
144.41
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.08
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
173
48.99
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
42.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
321
90.89
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
206.01
58.33
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
28
7.93
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
181
51.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
51.53
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
11.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
19.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
17.84
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.96
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.8
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Ed Sweeney

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
2.14
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.29
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
19.97
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
4.82
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
5.91
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.98
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2253
7.85
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3879
26.85
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2175
7.58
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3738
25.88
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.029
6.029
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.55
23.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.08