Danny Cater vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Danny Cater
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueFirst 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 Danny Cater across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 58), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 66), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 101). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Danny Cater and Mike Sweeney

Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1289
161.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
4785
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4451
558.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
1229
154.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
943
118.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
191
23.95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
3.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
66
8.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
286
35.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
492.98
61.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
1676
210.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
1505
188.71
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
491
61.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
519
65.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
944
118.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
533.69
66.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
22
2.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
254
31.85
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
50.91
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.79
11.79
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.76
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
36
4.51
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
160
20.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
26
3.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
3.76
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
56
7.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Danny Cater
Career
Per 600 PA
46.43
46.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Danny Cater and Mike Sweeney

Danny Cater
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
1.17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1090
1.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29181
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9727
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6175
5.71
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
875
0.81
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Danny Cater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7138
6.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7050
6.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Danny Cater
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.77
98.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Danny Cater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.556
5.556
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Danny Cater
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.89
85.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
575
0.53
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Danny Cater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Cater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Danny Cater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07