Brian Giles vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Brian Giles
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Brian Giles. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .608) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .299). Brian Giles had the advantage in home run production (10 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Giles and Bill Sweeney

Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
217.7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
791
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
537.8
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.647
0.647
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
162
122.88
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
125
94.82
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
37
28.07
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.72
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70.08
53.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
219
166.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
234
177.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
74
56.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
50
37.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
114
86.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
71.35
54.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
70
53.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.52
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
114.54
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
5.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.79
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
8.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
27
20.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
30.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
24.21
Brian Giles
Career
Per 600 PA
67.5
67.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Brian Giles and Bill Sweeney

Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
1.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5767
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
2.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
3.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
5.92
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1244
5.82
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Brian Giles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.06
76.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.76
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Giles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0