Brian Buchanan vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Brian Buchanan
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Brian Buchanan and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Buchanan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.770 vs .693) and slugging (.439 vs .344). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .330). By the career numbers, Brian Buchanan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Buchanan and Bill Sweeney

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
242.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
857
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
767
536.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
198
138.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
126
88.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
25.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.4
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
50.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110.54
77.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
235.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
196.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
73.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
72.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
123.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
109.77
76.85
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
73
51.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
147.02
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56.25
56.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Buchanan and Bill Sweeney

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
1.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3835
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
3.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
3.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
3.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.244
2.244
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.95
69.95
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0