Fred Hatfield vs. Charley Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Charley Williams
Lost GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Charley Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Fred Hatfield posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .642) and on-base percentage (.335 vs .308). Charley Williams 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 Charley Williams

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
722
183.4
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
491
150.92
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1952
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1761
541.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.683
0.683
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
457
140.47
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
111.89
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
19.36
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.76
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.46
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
28.59
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193.96
59.62
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
588
180.74
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
579
177.97
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.576
0.576
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
184
56.56
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
69.16
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
123.26
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220.69
67.84
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.46
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
114
35.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.15
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278.86
278.86
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.29
16.29
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
21.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
13.22
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Charley Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.31
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
13.52
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97.73
97.73

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Charley Williams

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
1.25
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
0.98
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
1.03
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7745
27
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10818
27
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581.2
9
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3606
9
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
2.44
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
3.04
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.27
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.31
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2322
5.8
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2197
5.48
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.62
94.62
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.542
3.542
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.377
4.377
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.77
45.77
Charley Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.87
81.87
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.27
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0