Jimmy Burke vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Jimmy Burke
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Jimmy Burke across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 13), slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 79), and walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 70). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Burke and Mike Sweeney

Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
550
154.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
2142
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1947
545.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
475
133.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
112.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
58
16.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
72
20.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
189.78
53.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
562
157.42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
617
172.83
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.584
0.584
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
200
56.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
187
52.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
386
108.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
215.67
60.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
8.4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
7.59
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
112
31.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
29.13
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.6
20.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
24.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
24.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Burke and Mike Sweeney

Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
1.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
13959
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4653
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
766
1.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1152
2.23
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2136
4.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1918
3.71
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.79
89.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.513
3.513
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.77
43.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Jimmy Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07