Buddy Bell vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Buddy Bell
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueThird BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-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 Buddy Bell across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 117), slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 115), and contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 167). Buddy Bell held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 118 vs 106). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Buddy Bell and Mike Sweeney

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2405
144.17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10009
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8995
539.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.759
0.759
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2514
150.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1832
109.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
25.48
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
3.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
201
12.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
40.88
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1213.99
72.77
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3654
219.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3388
203.1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1106
66.3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2056
123.25
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1285.83
77.08
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
38
2.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
836
50.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
5.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
776
46.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.9
12.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
4.8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
255
15.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
3.3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
4.74
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
8.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
41.04
41.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Buddy Bell and Mike Sweeney

Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2373
1.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2315
1.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61133
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20377.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2196
0.97
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5009
2.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
0.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7467
3.3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7205
3.18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.036
3.036
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
0.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Buddy Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07