Mike Donlin vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Mike Donlin
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueCenter Fielder
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Donlin comes out clearly ahead of Mike Sweeney across most offensive categories. Mike Donlin led in home run production (HR/PA+ 235 vs 142), slugging (SLG+ 138 vs 123), and batting average (AVG+ 129 vs 118). Mike Sweeney held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 119). Mike Donlin was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Donlin and Mike Sweeney

Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1049
146.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4282
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3854
540.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.895
0.895
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1282
179.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
958
134.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
176
24.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
13.59
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
51
7.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
324
45.4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
737.16
103.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1805
252.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1614
226.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.854
0.854
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.914
0.914
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
669
93.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
543
76.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1161
162.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
792.92
111.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
20
2.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
312
43.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
43.58
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.77
13.77
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
13.45
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
29.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
29.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Mike Donlin and Mike Sweeney

Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
1.18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
0.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22107
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7369
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2416
2.95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
0.21
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2757
3.37
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
3.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.661
2.661
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.61
43.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Mike Donlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07