Fred Hatfield vs. Kevin Ward — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Kevin Ward
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueLeft Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Kevin Ward are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .627) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .288). Kevin Ward had the advantage in slugging (.339 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 Kevin Ward

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
265.02
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
283
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
538.52
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
493
125.23
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
55
116.61
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
391
99.32
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
36
76.33
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.44
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
6.35
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
40.28
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227.27
57.73
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23.06
48.9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
182.33
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
81
171.73
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.627
0.627
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
25
53
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
399
101.35
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
40
84.81
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
21.22
44.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.36
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
23
48.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
62.74
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
137.81
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.12
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.32
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.72
51.72
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
30
30

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Kevin Ward

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.46
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1552
27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
517.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
2.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.24
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
2.16
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.12
96.12
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Kevin Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.48
65.48
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0