Leo Cardenas vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Leo Cardenas
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstopGold GloveAll-Star
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 Leo Cardenas across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 96), home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 94), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 106). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Leo Cardenas and Mike Sweeney

Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1941
157.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7402
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6707
543.66
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1725
139.83
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1273
103.19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
285
23.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
3.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
118
9.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
452
36.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
762.06
61.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
2462
199.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2275
184.41
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
662
53.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
689
55.85
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
1233
99.95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
786.09
63.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
522
42.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
9.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
1135
92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
6.52
6.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
7.86
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
48
3.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
14.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
39
3.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
3.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
7.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 600 PA
44.83
44.83
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Leo Cardenas and Mike Sweeney

Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915
1.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1831
1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49337
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16445.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3271
1.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5429
2.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
0.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8966
4.91
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8700
4.76
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
97.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.543
4.543
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
0.57
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leo Cardenas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Leo Cardenas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07