Larry Bleach vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Larry Bleach
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Larry Bleach and Mike Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Larry Bleach posted stronger numbers in OPS (.889 vs .858) and on-base percentage (.444 vs .372). Mike Sweeney had the advantage in slugging (.486 vs .444). By the career numbers, Larry Bleach had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Larry Bleach and Mike Sweeney

Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.964
0.964
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
126.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
144.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Larry Bleach and Mike Sweeney

Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
0.76
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Bleach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Larry Bleach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07