Bob Chance vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Bob Chance
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Bob Chance and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bob Chance posted stronger numbers in OPS (.737 vs .693) and slugging (.406 vs .344). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .331). By the career numbers, Bob Chance had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bob Chance and Bill Sweeney

Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
277
200.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
828
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
747
541.3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.741
0.741
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
136
98.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
24.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
17.39
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
42.75
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
100.05
72.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
219.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
267
193.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.664
0.664
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
76
55.07
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
81.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
118.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
101.43
73.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
68
49.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.25
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
141.3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
12
8.7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.62
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
8
5.8
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Bob Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
37.5
37.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Bob Chance and Bill Sweeney

Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.18
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4615
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1538.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1180
6.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254
7.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
7.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.154
6.154
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Bob Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.05
90.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0