Horace Davis vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Horace Davis
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Horace Davis and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Horace Davis posted stronger numbers in OPS (1.250 vs .693) and slugging (1.000 vs .344). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .250). By the career numbers, Horace Davis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Horace Davis and Bill Sweeney

Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
154.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567.23
79.85
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
30.27
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Horace Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Horace Davis and Bill Sweeney

Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Horace Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Horace Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0