Hank Gowdy vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Hank Gowdy
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
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 Hank Gowdy across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 100), batting average (AVG+ 107 vs 97), and slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 96). Hank Gowdy held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 89 vs 54). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Hank Gowdy and Bill Sweeney

Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1050
200.45
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
3143
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2735
522.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
738
140.88
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
566
108.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
23.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
27
5.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
4.01
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
32.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
382.53
73.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
979
186.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1079
205.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1439
202.58
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.688
0.688
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
270
51.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
322
61.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
571
109
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
417.02
79.61
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
5.73
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
311
59.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
247
47.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
12.72
12.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
1.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
67
12.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
59
11.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
1.34
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
66
12.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 600 PA
89.39
89.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Hank Gowdy and Bill Sweeney

Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
265.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1031
2.29
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
1006.03
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
288
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2791
6.21
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
32.91
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.78
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4718
1326.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5497
12.23
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4601
1294.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5148
11.46
Hank Gowdy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.874
4.874
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
30.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.76
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
12.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Gowdy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0