Bob Bowman vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Bob Bowman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Bowman and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Bowman posted stronger numbers in OPS (.723 vs .693) and slugging (.403 vs .344). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .320). By the career numbers, Bob Bowman had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Bowman and Bill Sweeney

Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
263.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
584
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
519
533.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.735
0.735
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
129
132.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
88
90.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.47
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
42.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
67.67
69.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
214.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
183
188.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.654
0.654
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
72.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
55.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
108
110.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
69.35
71.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
48
49.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
111.99
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5.36
5.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11.3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Bowman and Bill Sweeney

Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3373
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
1.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
2.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.49
95.49
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Bob Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.82
68.82
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0