Fred Hatfield vs. Bill Van Dyke — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Van Dyke
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Bill Van Dyke are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .624) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .290). Bill Van Dyke had the advantage in slugging (.334 vs .321). By the career numbers, Fred Hatfield 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 Van Dyke

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
136
146.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
558
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
530
569.89
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
144.09
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
113.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
17.02
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.13
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.83
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
30.11
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64.51
69.36
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
190.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
162
174.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.624
0.624
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
83.87
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
60.22
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
141.94
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70.83
76.16
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.23
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
25
26.88
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.15
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
279
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.5
12.5
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
79.57
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
79.57
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Bill Van Dyke

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.06
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3519
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1173
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
2.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
2.1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.84
89.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.986
1.986
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Van Dyke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Van Dyke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02