Ray Boone vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Ray Boone
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Ray Boone and Mike Sweeney are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 109 for Ray Boone, 114 for Mike Sweeney), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 123). The overall lean goes to Mike Sweeney, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ray Boone and Mike Sweeney

Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1373
155.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
5297
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4589
519.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1260
142.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
901
102.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
162
18.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
5.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
151
17.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
359
40.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
712.08
80.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1967
222.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1895
214.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
645
73.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
737
83.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1231
139.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
751.23
85.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
68.87
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
463
52.44
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.44
11.44
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
1.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
5.1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
15.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
19
2.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
40
4.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Ray Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
52.5
52.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Ray Boone and Mike Sweeney

Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1260
1.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
1.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
17642
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5880.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3725
5.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2456
3.76
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6399
9.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6600
9.12
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6181
9.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6530
9.02
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.906
4.906
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.89
53.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
0.99
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.76
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Ray Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07