Fred Hatfield vs. Alva Williams — Career Comparison

Fred Hatfield
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Alva Williams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Fred Hatfield and Alva Williams are closely matched on the surface stats. Alva Williams posted stronger numbers in OPS (.680 vs .656) and slugging (.352 vs .321). Fred Hatfield had the advantage in on-base percentage (.335 vs .328). By the career numbers, Alva Williams 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 Alva Williams

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
722
183.4
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
498
221.17
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2362
600
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1351
600
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2039
517.95
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1186
526.72
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
125.23
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
139.45
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
391
99.32
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
105.7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
17.02
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
22.65
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
10
2.54
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.21
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.35
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.89
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
25.91
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
33.75
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227.27
57.73
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147.44
65.48
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
166.38
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
417
185.2
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
196.61
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
426
189.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
259
65.79
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
111
49.3
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
41.91
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
64.4
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
399
101.35
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
254
112.81
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249.41
63.36
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163.04
72.41
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
8.38
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
7.55
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
63
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
95
42.19
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.54
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
247
62.74
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
54.63
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
9.56
9.56
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.98
10.98
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
33
8.38
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.54
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
2.29
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
44
11.18
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
15
3.81
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
11.99
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.56
Alva Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
29
7.37
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.54
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 600 PA
51.72
51.72
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.14
77.14

Fielding Stats for Fred Hatfield and Alva Williams

Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
2.14
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
0.98
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7745
27
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2581.2
9
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
2.76
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2273
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
4.82
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.27
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2253
7.85
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2661
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
7.58
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2606
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.54
96.54
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.93
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.542
3.542
Alva Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7.159
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.77
45.77
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.81
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Fred Hatfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Hatfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alva Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0