Aaron Bates vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Aaron Bates
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

On the career numbers, Aaron Bates posted the stronger offensive profile against Mike Sweeney. Aaron Bates posted stronger numbers in OPS (.962 vs .858) and on-base percentage (.417 vs .372). Mike Sweeney had the advantage in home run production (215 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Aaron Bates had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Aaron Bates and Mike Sweeney

Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.958
0.958
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
325
33.34
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
55.92
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
122.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
117.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Aaron Bates and Mike Sweeney

Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
10.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6015
8.31
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
10.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6600
9.12
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
10.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6530
9.02
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
0.76
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Aaron Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07