Ed Beecher vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Ed Beecher
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ed Beecher and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Ed Beecher posted stronger numbers in slugging (.363 vs .344) and home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .322). By the career numbers, Ed Beecher had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Beecher and Bill Sweeney

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
283
133.07
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039
146.27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1276
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
559.56
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.724
0.724
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
152.82
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
117.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
800
112.62
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
24.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
35.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
152.27
71.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
203.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
411
193.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
69.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
83.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
318
149.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
167.8
78.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
71
33.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
22.57
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
30.27
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.58
26.58
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
19.82
19.82
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
1.48
1.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
49
23.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
49
23.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Beecher and Bill Sweeney

Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7527
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2509
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
1.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Ed Beecher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
2.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
2.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.67
84.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.004
2.004
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Beecher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0