Brent Gates vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Brent Gates
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Brent Gates across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 114), walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 99), and slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 82). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brent Gates and Bill Sweeney

Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
685
156.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
2625
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2329
532.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.711
0.711
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
616
140.8
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
461
105.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
27.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
11
2.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.71
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
35.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
269.51
61.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
832
190.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
851
194.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.685
0.685
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.603
0.603
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
268
61.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
63.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
119.31
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
290.3
66.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
225
51.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
349
79.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
7.52
7.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
25
5.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
8.23
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
72
16.46
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.97
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
31
7.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Brent Gates
Career
Per 600 PA
58.06
58.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brent Gates and Bill Sweeney

Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
1.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
0.99
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15516
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5172
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
1.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1614
2.81
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
4.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2598
4.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.74
97.74
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Brent Gates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.25
84.25
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
0.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brent Gates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0