Bill Boyd vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Bill Boyd
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkNorth AmericaBrooklyn AtlanticsUnknownThird Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bill Boyd and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Boyd posted stronger numbers in slugging (.374 vs .344) and batting average (.288 vs .272). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in OPS (.693 vs .673). By the career numbers, Bill Boyd had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Boyd and Bill Sweeney

Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
146
129.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039
146.27
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
676
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
666
591.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
170.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
133.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
800
112.62
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
37.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
71.05
63.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
221.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
202
179.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.673
0.673
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
83.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
80.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
161.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
82.37
73.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.88
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.54
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
30.27
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
52
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
19.82
19.82
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.78
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bill Boyd and Bill Sweeney

Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
1.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3897
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1299
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
1.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Bill Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
1.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.78
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
2.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.13
72.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.791
2.791
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.87
39.87
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0