Brian Downing vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Brian Downing
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Sweeney holds a real edge over Brian Downing in this comparison. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 125), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 108), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 116). Brian Downing held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 157 vs 106). The edge belongs to Mike Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Brian Downing and Mike Sweeney

Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2344
151.08
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9309
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7853
506.16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.812
0.812
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2099
135.29
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1436
92.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
23.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1.8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
17.72
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
42.73
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1286.96
82.95
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3340
215.28
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3425
220.75
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.796
0.796
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.787
0.787
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1188
76.57
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
69.16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1986
128.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1326.5
85.5
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
8.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
74
7.59
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
77.15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.54
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
1127
72.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
8.26
8.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
1.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
3.87
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
4.51
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197
12.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
3.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
2.84
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
6.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Brian Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
53.19
53.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Brian Downing and Mike Sweeney

Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
1.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1364
1.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35469
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11823
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4881
3.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
0.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5305
4.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5254
4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.04
99.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.599
3.599
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
0.4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Brian Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
0.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07