Tom Downey vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationMaineThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueShortstop
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Tom Downey across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 114), walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 95), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 96). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Tom Downey and Bill Sweeney

Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
651
158.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
2468
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2170
527.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
520
126.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
419
101.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
69
16.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
6.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
101
24.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.72
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
233.51
56.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
660
160.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
726
176.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.61
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
62.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
188
45.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
437
106.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
259.09
62.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
198
48.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
50.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
11.98
11.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
0.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
22.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
19.01
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
87
21.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
87
21.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Tom Downey
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Tom Downey and Bill Sweeney

Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.81
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1031
2.29
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
5.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
7.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2791
6.21
Tom Downey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.13
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.78
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3177
14.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5497
12.23
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2923
13.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5148
11.46
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.01
92.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.76
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Downey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0