Billy Butler vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Billy Butler
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Billy Butler holds a real edge over Bill Sweeney in this comparison. Billy Butler led in home run production (HR/PA+ 106 vs 54), slugging (SLG+ 114 vs 102), and batting average (AVG+ 116 vs 107). Bill Sweeney held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 128). The edge belongs to Billy Butler.

Hitting Stats for Billy Butler and Bill Sweeney

Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1414
149.21
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5686
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5105
538.69
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1479
156.07
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
106.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
33.98
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
15.51
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
50.02
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
765.1
80.74
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2252
237.64
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2013
212.42
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1439
202.58
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.728
0.728
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
592
62.47
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
728
76.82
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1173
123.78
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
785.21
82.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
567.23
79.85
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
3.59
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
500
52.76
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.23
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
840
88.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
6.77
6.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
4.96
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
207
21.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.32
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
0.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Billy Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
62.5
62.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Butler and Bill Sweeney

Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
1.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
1.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10640
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3546.2
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3182
8.07
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.68
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3479
8.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3450
8.75
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.986
7.986
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Billy Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.76
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0