Joe Cronin vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Joe Cronin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameShortstopAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Joe Cronin and Mike Sweeney are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 114 for Joe Cronin, 114 for Mike Sweeney), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 123). The overall lean goes to Mike Sweeney, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Joe Cronin and Mike Sweeney

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2124
144.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8838
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7579
514.53
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.864
0.864
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2285
155.13
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1482
100.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
515
34.96
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
325
33.34
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
8.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
170
11.54
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
803
54.51
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1422.19
96.55
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3546
240.73
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3378
229.33
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.872
0.872
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1233
83.71
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1424
96.67
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2487
168.84
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1468.62
99.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
34
2.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
71.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
700
47.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.63
12.63
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
1.51
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
11.27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
3.87
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
5.91
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
4.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
10.73
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 600 PA
55.06
55.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Joe Cronin and Mike Sweeney

Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19539
27
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6513
9
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4303
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10865
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10355
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.165
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1241
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cronin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Joe Cronin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07