Rick Cerone vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Rick Cerone
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Rick Cerone across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 124), walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 92), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 93). Rick Cerone held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 64 vs 54). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Rick Cerone and Bill Sweeney

Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1329
177.04
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4504
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4069
542.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
998
132.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
734
97.78
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
25.31
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
7.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
35.17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
409.07
54.49
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1395
185.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
1342
178.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
393
52.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
58.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
770
102.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
433.52
57.75
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.2
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
320
42.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.2
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
450
59.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
10.01
10.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
48
6.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.73
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
118
15.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
0.8
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.93
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 600 PA
21.43
21.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Rick Cerone and Bill Sweeney

Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
1.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
1.01
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30375
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10125
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6555
5.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
0.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7161
6.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7091
6.3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.514
5.514
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.26
88.26
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Cerone
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
0.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Cerone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
0.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0