Ray Bates vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Ray Bates
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Ray Bates. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .595) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .277). Ray Bates had the advantage in home run production (2 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ray Bates and Bill Sweeney

Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
164.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
561
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
550.8
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
120
128.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
89
95.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
20
21.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
33.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
49.53
52.97
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
164
175.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
151
161.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
51
54.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
74.87
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
127.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
54
57.75
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.49
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
24
25.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
51.34
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
11.69
11.69
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
15
16.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Ray Bates
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ray Bates and Bill Sweeney

Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12132
27
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4044
9
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Ray Bates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Bates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0