Yoenis Cespedes vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Yoenis Cespedes
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Sweeney holds a real edge over Yoenis Cespedes in this comparison. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 102), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 86), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 104). Yoenis Cespedes held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 164 vs 142). The edge belongs to Mike Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Yoenis Cespedes and Mike Sweeney

Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
834
143.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
3490
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3191
548.6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.832
0.832
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
870
149.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
508
87.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
173
29.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
4.13
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
165
28.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
62.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
55.92
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
514.07
88.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1586
272.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1141
196.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.824
0.824
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.789
0.789
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
475
81.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
528
90.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
838
144.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
509.58
87.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
31
5.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
240
41.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
33
5.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
742
127.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
4.7
4.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PA
28
4.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
11.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
7.39
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
3.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
10.83
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.25
68.25
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Yoenis Cespedes and Mike Sweeney

Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
1.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
1.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18797
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6265.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1448
2.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
2.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1515
2.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.99
97.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.101
2.101
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.58
99.58
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yoenis Cespedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Yoenis Cespedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07