Tim Anderson vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Tim Anderson
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueShortstopSilver SluggerAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Tim Anderson across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 104), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 46), and home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 83). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tim Anderson and Mike Sweeney

Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
991
143.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4139
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3939
571.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.737
0.737
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1088
157.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
787
114.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
185
26.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
14.21
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
301
43.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
479.32
69.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1603
232.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1266
183.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.714
0.714
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.639
0.639
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
552
80.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
350
50.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
804
116.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
499.95
72.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.62
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
153
22.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
980
142.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.59
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.59
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
13.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
17.69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
22.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.22
79.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Tim Anderson and Mike Sweeney

Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
1.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
1.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25330
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8443.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
1.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2384
2.54
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
4.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3678
3.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.749
3.749
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
517
0.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Tim Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07