Earl Battey vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Earl Battey
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueCatcherGold GloveAll-Star
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 Earl Battey across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 142), home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 113), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 110). Earl Battey held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 113 vs 106). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Earl Battey and Mike Sweeney

Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1141
166.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
4104
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
3586
524.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
969
141.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
698
102.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
150
21.93
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
104
15.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
271
39.62
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
507.4
74.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
1465
214.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
207.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.409
0.409
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.757
0.757
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
393
57.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
449
65.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
738
107.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
529.59
77.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
421
61.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
42
6.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
68.71
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
8.73
8.73
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
5.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.39
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
18.57
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.75
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
25
3.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Earl Battey
Career
Per 600 PA
52
52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Earl Battey and Mike Sweeney

Earl Battey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1087
1.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
1.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26308
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8769.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6176
6.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Earl Battey
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
0.51
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6746
6.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6677
6.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Earl Battey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.143
6.143
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Earl Battey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.47
93.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Earl Battey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Earl Battey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Earl Battey
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
0.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Battey
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
0.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Earl Battey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07