Earl Averill vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Earl Averill
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter FielderAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Earl Averill holds a real edge over Mike Sweeney in this comparison. Earl Averill led in home run production (HR/PA+ 266 vs 142), slugging (SLG+ 136 vs 123), and walk rate (BB%+ 118 vs 106). Mike Sweeney held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 120). The edge belongs to Earl Averill.

Hitting Stats for Earl Averill and Mike Sweeney

Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1668
138.71
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7215
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6353
528.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.925
0.925
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2019
167.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252
104.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
401
33.35
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
325
33.34
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
10.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
19.79
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
767
63.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
545
55.92
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1327.45
110.39
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3390
281.91
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2826
235.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.534
0.534
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.928
0.928
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
0.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1224
101.79
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1164
96.8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2150
178.79
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1371.6
114.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
64.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
43.08
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.93
13.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
1.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
4.57
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
0.58
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
5.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
4.74
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
10.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Earl Averill
Career
Per 600 PA
55.12
55.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Earl Averill and Mike Sweeney

Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1589
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19539
27
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6513
9
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3969
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4210
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4084
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Averill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Earl Averill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07