Matty Alou vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Matty Alou
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderAll-Star
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Matty Alou holds a real edge over Bill Sweeney in this comparison. Matty Alou led in contact rate (K%+ 263 vs 164), batting average (AVG+ 128 vs 107), and slugging (SLG+ 108 vs 102). Bill Sweeney held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 58). The edge belongs to Matty Alou.

Hitting Stats for Matty Alou and Bill Sweeney

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1667
160.8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6220
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5789
558.42
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1777
171.41
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1460
140.84
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
800
112.62
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
22.77
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
4.82
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
2.99
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
30.58
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742.76
71.65
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2206
212.8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2124
204.89
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1439
202.58
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.646
0.646
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
780
75.24
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
41.19
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1176
113.44
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
834.28
80.48
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
567.23
79.85
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
3.47
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
311
30
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
3.67
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
377
36.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
16.5
16.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
55
5.31
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
2.8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
101
9.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
156
15.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
7.72
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
22.77
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Matty Alou
Career
Per 600 PA
66.1
66.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matty Alou and Bill Sweeney

Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
1.12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
0.99
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35642
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11880.2
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3794
2.87
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
4041
3.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
3970
3.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.24
98.24
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.681
2.681
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Matty Alou
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.85
87.85
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matty Alou
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0