Luke Appling vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Luke Appling
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Luke Appling holds a real edge over Mike Sweeney in this comparison. Luke Appling led in walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 106), contact rate (K%+ 182 vs 173), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 121 vs 114). Mike Sweeney held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 48). The edge belongs to Luke Appling.

Hitting Stats for Luke Appling and Mike Sweeney

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2422
141.87
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10243
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8856
518.75
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.816
0.816
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2749
161.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2162
126.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
25.77
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
5.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
45
2.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
587
34.38
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1488.21
87.17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3528
206.66
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4062
237.94
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.798
0.798
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.791
0.791
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1319
77.26
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1116
65.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2390
140
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1608.48
94.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1302
76.27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
30.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
19.4
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
2.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
4.33
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
7.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
10.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
6.33
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
16.81
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Luke Appling
Career
Per 600 PA
62.37
62.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Luke Appling and Mike Sweeney

Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2359
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19539
27
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6513
9
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4674
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7543
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12889
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12217
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.179
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1475
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Appling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Luke Appling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07