Ben Davis vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Ben Davis
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Ben Davis and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .677) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .311). Ben Davis had the advantage in slugging (.366 vs .344). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ben Davis and Bill Sweeney

Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
486
171.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1698
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1512
534.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
358
126.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
241
85.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
27.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
13.43
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
41.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
174.11
61.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
553
195.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
518
183.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
168
59.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
72.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
334
118.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
172.43
60.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
153
54.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.24
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
385
136.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
4.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
6.71
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
14.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
3.18
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
6.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Ben Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
52.94
52.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ben Davis and Bill Sweeney

Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
1.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10942
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2808
6.93
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3009
7.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2984
7.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.363
6.363
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.14
86.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.28
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0