Ernie Banks vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Ernie Banks
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Sweeney holds a real edge over Ernie Banks in this comparison. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 104), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 110), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 107). Ernie Banks held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 252 vs 142). The edge belongs to Mike Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Ernie Banks and Mike Sweeney

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2528
145.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10395
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9421
543.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.834
0.834
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2583
149.09
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1574
90.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
23.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
512
29.55
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1009
58.24
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
545
55.92
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537.63
88.75
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4706
271.63
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3416
197.17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1305
75.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1636
94.43
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2429
140.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1525.68
88.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
70
4.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
763
44.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
11.43
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
1236
71.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
8.41
8.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
2.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
5.54
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
13.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
50
2.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
3.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
5.95
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 600 PA
48.54
48.54
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Ernie Banks and Mike Sweeney

Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2476
1.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2425
1.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64280
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21426.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14206
5.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4355
1.83
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
0.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18822
7.91
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18561
7.8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.61
98.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.496
7.496
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.94
97.94
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1742
0.73
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Banks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Ernie Banks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07