Alex Avila vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Alex Avila
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcherSilver 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 Alex Avila across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 70), home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 104), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 101). Alex Avila held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 170 vs 106). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Alex Avila and Mike Sweeney

Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1052
173.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3638
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3060
504.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.761
0.761
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
714
117.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
445
73.39
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
155
25.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.48
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
105
17.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
269
44.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
446.92
73.71
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1202
198.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1261
207.97
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.721
0.721
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
352
58.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
397
65.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
644
106.21
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
439.03
72.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
528
87.08
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
24
3.96
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1068
176.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
3.41
3.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.81
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
20
3.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
13.69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
16
2.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Alex Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Alex Avila and Mike Sweeney

Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
1.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
1.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23588
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7862.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6866
7.86
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
0.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7327
8.39
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7287
8.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.45
99.45
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.436
7.436
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.12
91.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
0.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Alex Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.24
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07