Lenny Dykstra vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Lenny Dykstra
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerAll-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 Lenny Dykstra in this comparison. Mike Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 74), slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 110), and contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 164). Lenny Dykstra held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 158 vs 106). The edge belongs to Mike Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Lenny Dykstra and Mike Sweeney

Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
1278
145.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
5282
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
4559
517.87
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.835
0.835
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
1298
147.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
893
101.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
281
31.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
4.88
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
81
9.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
405
46.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
805.36
91.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
1908
216.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1969
223.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.793
0.793
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.849
0.849
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
802
91.1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
404
45.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
1125
127.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
809.31
91.93
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
31
3.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
640
72.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
50
5.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
57.14
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.5
10.5
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
1.27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.84
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 600 PA
27
3.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
4.43
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
32.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
8.18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
357
40.55
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79.83
79.83
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Lenny Dykstra and Mike Sweeney

Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
1.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
1.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29749
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9916.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3108
2.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3207
2.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3166
2.87
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.72
98.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.593
2.593
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lenny Dykstra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Lenny Dykstra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07