Steve Garvey vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Steve Garvey
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Bill Sweeney holds a real edge over Steve Garvey in this comparison. Bill Sweeney led in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 61), contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 128), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 106). Steve Garvey held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 158 vs 54). The edge belongs to Bill Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Steve Garvey and Bill Sweeney

Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2332
147.81
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9466
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8835
560
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2599
164.74
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1844
116.88
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
800
112.62
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
440
27.89
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
2.73
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
17.24
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
755
47.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1235.33
78.3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3941
249.8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3107
196.94
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.776
0.776
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.692
0.692
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1143
72.45
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
82.91
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2179
138.12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1293.03
81.96
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
567.23
79.85
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
1.84
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
479
30.36
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
7.16
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
1003
63.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
9.44
9.44
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
33
2.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
5.7
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
251
15.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
83
5.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
3.93
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
145
9.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 600 PA
57.24
57.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Garvey and Bill Sweeney

Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2261
1.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
1.02
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58402
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19467.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19004
8.79
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
0.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20568
9.51
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20438
9.45
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.37
99.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.039
9.039
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Steve Garvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531
0.71
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Garvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0