Ryan Braun vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Ryan Braun
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueLeft FielderSilver SluggerMVPRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Ryan Braun holds a real edge over Mike Sweeney in this comparison. Ryan Braun led in home run production (HR/PA+ 209 vs 142), slugging (SLG+ 139 vs 123), and batting average (AVG+ 121 vs 118). Mike Sweeney held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 104). The edge belongs to Ryan Braun.

Hitting Stats for Ryan Braun and Mike Sweeney

Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1766
144.58
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7329
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6622
542.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.904
0.904
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1963
160.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1154
94.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
33.4
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
325
33.34
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
4.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
28.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
66.23
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
545
55.92
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1229.16
100.63
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3525
288.58
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2626
214.98
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.891
0.891
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.899
0.899
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1080
88.42
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1154
94.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1882
154.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1226.45
100.41
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
6.3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
47.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
56
4.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
1363
111.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
5.38
5.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
44
3.6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 600 PA
179
14.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
17.68
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
4.91
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
276
22.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.26
78.26
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Ryan Braun and Mike Sweeney

Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1659
1.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1634
1.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42156
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14052
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2797
1.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
0.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3102
1.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3044
1.95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.13
98.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.835
1.835
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.49
98.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07