Earle Combs vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Earle Combs
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameCenter Fielder
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Earle Combs and Mike Sweeney each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Earle Combs had the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 123 vs 106), while Mike Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 76). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Earle Combs and Mike Sweeney

Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1455
134.16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6507
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5746
529.83
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.866
0.866
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1866
172.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1345
124.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
309
28.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
14.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
58
5.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
521
48.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1086.1
100.15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2657
245
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2553
235.41
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.859
0.859
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.871
0.871
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.334
0.334
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1186
109.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
632
58.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1760
162.29
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1152.18
106.24
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
670
61.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
25.63
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.41
23.41
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
6.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
8.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
6.55
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
15.4
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Earle Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
57.49
57.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Earle Combs and Mike Sweeney

Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19539
27
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6513
9
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3449
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3518
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.536
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earle Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Earle Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07