Harry Billiard vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Harry Billiard
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis HoosiersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Sweeney
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Harry Billiard built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Sweeney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Sweeney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 3.95 and 1.573 for Harry Billiard. By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Billiard and Bill Sweeney

Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.04
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.02
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.62
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.39
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.25
61.25
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.97
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
3.95
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.67
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
513
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2124
27
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
9
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
8.63
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
700
8.9
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.9
8.9
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5.53
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.47
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
5.36
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
32.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3019
38.38
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.42
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.74
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
5.25
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
25.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2903
36.9
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.05
32.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Harry Billiard and Bill Sweeney

Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
27.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.06
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2694
27
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
9
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.56
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
24.88
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
2.13
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.55
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
30.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
3.25
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
27.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
2.7
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.66
89.66
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.02
83.02
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.538
2.538
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Billiard and Bill Sweeney

Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
146.6
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
397
600
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
50
566.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
384
580.35
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
113.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
128.46
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
101.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
111.84
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.62
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.62
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
30.44
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.28
35.19
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
145.09
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
135.85
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
148.11
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
64.99
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.07
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
74.06
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.73
30.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.75
40.42
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.65
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
192.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Billiard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA