Donn Clendenon vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Donn Clendenon
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational 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 Donn Clendenon across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 68), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 89), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 105). Donn Clendenon held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 143 vs 142). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Donn Clendenon and Mike Sweeney

Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1362
159.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
5112
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4648
545.54
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
1273
149.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
865
101.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
192
22.54
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
159
18.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
408
47.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
666.25
78.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
2056
241.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
1673
196.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.771
0.771
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.716
0.716
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
594
69.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
682
80.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
1117
131.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
675.56
79.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
379
44.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
46
5.4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
1140
133.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.48
4.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
5.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
14.44
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
10.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
6.69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
17.25
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 600 PA
61.22
61.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Donn Clendenon and Mike Sweeney

Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1240
1.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
0.99
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31528
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10509.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10976
9.4
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6015
8.31
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
0.71
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11951
10.23
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6600
9.12
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11801
10.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6530
9.02
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.74
98.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.517
9.517
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.276
8.276
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.55
93.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
0.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
0.76
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Clendenon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Donn Clendenon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07