Alan Bannister vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Alan Bannister
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
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 Alan Bannister across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 29), contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 141), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 91). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Alan Bannister and Mike Sweeney

Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
972
172.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
3373
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3007
534.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.727
0.727
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
811
144.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
621
110.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
143
25.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
4.98
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
190
33.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
379.02
67.42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
1067
189.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
1116
198.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.334
0.334
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.689
0.689
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
430
76.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
288
51.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
699
124.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
406.87
72.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
292
51.94
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
56.57
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.61
10.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
5.87
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
19.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
6.58
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
25.79
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74.48
74.48
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Alan Bannister and Mike Sweeney

Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
1.25
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
0.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
18860
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
6286.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
2.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
1.5
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2692
3.85
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2582
3.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.91
95.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.968
2.968
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.77
79.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Bannister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Alan Bannister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07