Tim Beckham vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Tim Beckham
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueShortstop
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 Tim Beckham across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 78), home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 109), and walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 77). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tim Beckham and Mike Sweeney

Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
484
163.51
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
1776
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1639
553.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.733
0.733
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
404
136.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
251
84.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
75
25.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
63
21.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
153
51.69
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
208.24
70.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
698
235.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
529
178.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
202
68.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
199
67.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
338
114.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
205.32
69.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.73
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
111
37.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
514
173.65
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
8
2.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
13
4.39
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 600 PA
52
52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Tim Beckham and Mike Sweeney

Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
1.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10454
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3484.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
1.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1556
4.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1492
3.85
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.89
95.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.391
3.391
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.86
88.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
0.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Beckham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Tim Beckham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07