Sam Bowens vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Sam Bowens
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Bowens and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .659) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .285). Sam Bowens had the advantage in slugging (.375 vs .344). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Bowens and Bill Sweeney

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
479
202.68
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
1418
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1287
544.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.681
0.681
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
287
121.44
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
188
79.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
48
20.31
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
19.04
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
41.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
142.08
60.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
482
203.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
397
167.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
141
59.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
60.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
239
101.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
135.15
57.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
100
42.31
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.69
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
293
123.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
4.84
4.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
5.92
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.96
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
13.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
10.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.5
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
38
16.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 600 PA
65.79
65.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Bowens and Bill Sweeney

Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
1.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
0.97
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8694
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2898
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
1.88
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
2.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
1.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.37
97.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Sam Bowens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.91
83.91
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Bowens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0