Johnny Bench vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Johnny Bench
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherGold GloveMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Sweeney holds a real edge over Johnny Bench in this comparison. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 87), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 107). Johnny Bench held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 269 vs 142). The edge belongs to Mike Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Bench and Mike Sweeney

Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2158
149.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8669
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7658
530.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.827
0.827
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2048
141.75
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1254
86.79
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
26.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
1.66
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
26.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
794
54.95
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1259.87
87.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3644
252.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2958
204.73
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.817
0.817
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.79
0.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1091
75.51
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1376
95.24
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2078
143.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1241.05
85.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
19
1.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
61.67
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
9.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
1278
88.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
6.78
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
0.76
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
6.23
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
59
6.05
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
13.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
4.71
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
2.98
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
7.68
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 600 PA
61.26
61.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Johnny Bench and Mike Sweeney

Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2193
1.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2003
1.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53143
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17714.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10469
5.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1191
0.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11811
6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11660
5.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.72
98.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.317
5.317
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.34
91.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
0.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Bench
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
0.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Johnny Bench
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
0.24
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07