Don Blasingame vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Don Blasingame
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Don Blasingame across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 54 vs 20), slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 85), and walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 115). Don Blasingame held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 176 vs 164). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Blasingame and Bill Sweeney

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1444
145.91
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1039
146.27
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5938
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5296
535.13
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1366
138.03
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
111.65
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
17.99
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
6.26
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
26.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.72
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603.61
60.99
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1731
174.91
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1933
195.32
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
731
73.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
308
31.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1018
102.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671.52
67.85
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.52
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
55.78
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
1.52
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
462
46.68
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
12.85
12.85
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
1.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
62
6.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1.31
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
105
10.61
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
6.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
165
16.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
63.64
63.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Don Blasingame and Bill Sweeney

Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
1.07
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
1.01
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34356
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11452
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3160
2.48
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3696
2.9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7014
5.51
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6856
5.39
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.019
5.019
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.14
94.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Don Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
0.68
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0