Fred Hatfield vs. Johnny Watwood — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Johnny Watwood
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Fred Hatfield and Johnny Watwood 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 Johnny Watwood), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 84 vs 87). The overall lean goes to Johnny Watwood, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Fred Hatfield and Johnny Watwood

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
469
173.6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
1621
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1423
526.71
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
149.17
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316
116.96
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
24.43
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.92
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.85
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
32.2
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195.99
72.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
516
190.99
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
196.61
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
563
208.39
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
65.79
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
71.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
58.48
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
127.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216.88
80.28
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.22
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
154
57
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
38.12
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.74
15.74
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
14.07
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
9.99
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.56
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
16.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.36
61.36

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Johnny Watwood

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7745
27
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581.2
9
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1478
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1620
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1565
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.6
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Johnny Watwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.065
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Watwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0