Fred Hatfield vs. Rube Walker — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Rube Walker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Rube Walker are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .640) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .299). Rube Walker had the advantage in slugging (.341 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 Rube Walker

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
608
207.51
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1758
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1585
540.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.655
0.655
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
360
122.87
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
253
86.35
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
23.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.95
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
36.52
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
160.74
54.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
540
184.3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
515
175.77
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
114
38.91
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
65.53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
271
92.49
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
160.75
54.86
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.71
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
150
51.19
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.1
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
72.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
8.25
8.25
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.39
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
51
17.41
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
3.81
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.34
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
7.37
Rube Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.37
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Rube Walker

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
2.14
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.83
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4444
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1481.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1976
12.01
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2253
7.85
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
13.48
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2175
7.58
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2180
13.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.678
4.678
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.19
35.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.24
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.24