Pete Browning vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Pete Browning
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationCenter Fielder
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Pete Browning and Mike Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Pete Browning posted stronger numbers in OPS (.869 vs .858) and on-base percentage (.403 vs .372). Mike Sweeney had the advantage in slugging (.486 vs .467). By the career numbers, Pete Browning had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Pete Browning and Mike Sweeney

Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1183
133.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
5315
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4820
544.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1646
185.81
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1220
137.72
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
295
33.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
9.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
46
5.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
426
48.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
976.29
110.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
2249
253.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2141
241.69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.869
0.869
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.946
0.946
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
954
107.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
659
74.39
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1567
176.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1026.91
115.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
29
3.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
466
52.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
27.66
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.69
21.69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
29.13
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Pete Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
29.13
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Pete Browning and Mike Sweeney

Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1193
1.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31911
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10637
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2490
2.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
0.45
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
0.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3439
2.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3025
2.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.96
87.96
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.536
2.536
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Pete Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07