Home Run Baker vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Home Run Baker
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameThird Baseman
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Home Run Baker holds a real edge over Mike Sweeney in this comparison. Home Run Baker led in home run production (HR/PA+ 408 vs 142), slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 123), and batting average (AVG+ 124 vs 118). Mike Sweeney held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 89). The edge belongs to Home Run Baker.

Hitting Stats for Home Run Baker and Mike Sweeney

Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1575
141.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6660
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5984
539.1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.833
0.833
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1838
165.59
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1324
119.28
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
315
28.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
9.28
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
8.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
514
46.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
998.73
89.98
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2647
238.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2361
212.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.805
0.805
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
887
79.91
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
987
88.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1778
160.18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1075.01
96.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
50
4.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
473
42.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
30.99
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.36
19.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
1.38
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
13.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
21.17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
4.86
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
26.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.31
81.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Home Run Baker and Mike Sweeney

Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1548
5.14
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8139
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2713
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2154
7.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3155
10.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5631
18.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6600
9.12
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5309
17.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6530
9.02
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.28
94.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.38
19.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
0.76
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Home Run Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Home Run Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07