Hank Bauer vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Hank Bauer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-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 Hank Bauer across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 95), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 110), and walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 99). Hank Bauer held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 143 vs 142). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Bauer and Mike Sweeney

Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1544
160.39
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
5776
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5145
534.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1424
147.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
974
101.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
229
23.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
5.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
164
17.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
450
46.75
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
782.48
81.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2259
234.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1979
205.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.744
0.744
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
833
86.53
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
703
73.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
1372
142.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
820.05
85.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
34
3.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
54.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
638
66.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
9.05
9.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
0.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
5.3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
9.87
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
50
5.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
3.43
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
8.62
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
60.24
60.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Hank Bauer and Mike Sweeney

Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
1.95
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20081
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6693.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2384
3.21
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2537
3.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
3.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.19
98.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.718
1.718
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.45
51.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Hank Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07