Joe Gaines vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Joe Gaines
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueUnknown
Bill Sweeney
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Gaines and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Gaines posted a career OPS of .695 against Bill Sweeney's .685. On the surface stats, Joe Gaines and Bill Sweeney are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Joe Gaines and Bill Sweeney

Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
249.66
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
308
166.19
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
870
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
771
531.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
566.55
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
186
128.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
161.87
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
131
90.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
123.56
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
25
17.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
31.29
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.21
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.32
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.48
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.7
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
55
37.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.31
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96.68
66.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.08
63.71
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
292
201.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
209.89
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
272
187.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
185.61
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
71.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
68.53
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
65.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
57.73
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
178
122.76
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
123.56
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
99.16
68.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131.83
71.13
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.45
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
55.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
44
23.74
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
197
135.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
39.39
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
4.42
4.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.23
15.23
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.71
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.76
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
16
11.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.87
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.76
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.95
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 600 PA
18
12.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
24.82
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.78
77.78
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
47.83
47.83

Fielding Stats for Joe Gaines and Bill Sweeney

Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.02
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4670
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1556.2
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.69
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2504
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2681
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.4
93.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.41
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.351
Joe Gaines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.49
83.49
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Gaines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0