Bill Buckner vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Bill Buckner
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst BasemanAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Sweeney holds a real edge over Bill Buckner in this comparison. Mike Sweeney led in walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 57), home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 94), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 106). Bill Buckner held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 364 vs 173). The edge belongs to Mike Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Bill Buckner and Mike Sweeney

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2517
150.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10033
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9397
561.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2715
162.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1994
119.25
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
498
29.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
2.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
174
10.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
43.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192.07
71.29
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3833
229.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3207
191.79
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1077
64.41
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1208
72.24
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2111
126.24
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1268.38
75.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
42
2.51
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
450
26.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
6.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
453
27.09
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.15
22.15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
2.81
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
5.8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 600 PA
247
14.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
10.94
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
4.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
15.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.48
71.48
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Bill Buckner and Mike Sweeney

Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2199
1.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112
1.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55942
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18647.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15126
7.3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1379
0.67
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16651
8.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16505
7.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.12
99.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.506
7.506
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
0.58
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Buckner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Bill Buckner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07