Jose Altuve vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Jose Altuve
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Jose Altuve comes out clearly ahead of Mike Sweeney across most offensive categories. Jose Altuve led in contact rate (K%+ 186 vs 173), batting average (AVG+ 130 vs 118), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 124 vs 114). Mike Sweeney held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 109). Jose Altuve was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jose Altuve and Mike Sweeney

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1975
136.27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8696
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7881
543.77
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2388
164.77
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1646
113.57
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
31.39
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
2.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
17.59
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
742
51.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
90.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3672
253.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3123
215.48
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.826
0.826
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1236
85.28
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
889
61.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1870
129.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1346.68
92.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
5.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
45.19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
1139
78.59
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
7.63
7.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
1.86
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
53
3.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 600 PA
215
14.83
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
22.42
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
6.62
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
29.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.2
77.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Jose Altuve and Mike Sweeney

Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1880
1.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1855
1.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48287
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16095.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
2652
1.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4390
2.45
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7153
4
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7042
3.94
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.45
98.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.746
3.746
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.67
98.67
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1016
0.57
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Altuve
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Jose Altuve
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07