Fred Hatfield vs. John Wathan — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
John Wathan
Baby BoomersIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Fred Hatfield and John Wathan 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, 100 for John Wathan), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 84 vs 86). The overall lean goes to John Wathan, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and John Wathan

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
860
186.69
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2362
600
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2764
600
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2505
543.78
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
656
142.4
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
112.88
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
19.54
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.56
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
29.52
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.02
59.05
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
859
186.47
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
869
188.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
305
66.21
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
56.66
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
118.31
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249.41
63.36
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291.45
63.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
199
43.2
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.17
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
57.53
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.43
10.43
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
6.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.29
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
3.91
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
11.18
John Wathan
Career
Per 600 PA
89
19.32
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
22.79
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
7.81
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
30.61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.47
74.47

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and John Wathan

Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
1.26
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
0.98
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17779
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5926.1
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
2.76
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3388
5.15
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
0.43
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.08
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3724
5.66
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3672
5.58
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
96.54
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.6
98.6
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.414
4.414
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.64
77.64
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.02
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Wathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.48
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.23