Jeff Heathcock vs. Brian Sweeney — Career Comparison

Jeff Heathcock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brian Sweeney
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Brian Sweeney a clear advantage over Jeff Heathcock across the core pitching metrics. Brian Sweeney led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 187 vs 172), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 118). Jeff Heathcock held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 63 vs 51). Brian Sweeney was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Heathcock and Brian Sweeney

Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.19
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.62
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.21
23.21
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
3.76
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.38
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
8.32
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
8.69
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.91
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.92
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.39
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.92
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.65
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.675
0.675
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
37.25
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
37.15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
4.5
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.77
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
33.78
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
34.23
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.25
37.25
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.15
37.15

Fielding Stats for Jeff Heathcock and Brian Sweeney

Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
3.19
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.62
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
27
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
9
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.54
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.46
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.39
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.08
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.28
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.08
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.21
23.21
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Heathcock and Brian Sweeney

Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
56
781.4
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
7300
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
488.37
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.65
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.98
-27.57
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-50.08
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
279.07
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Brian Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Heathcock
Career
Per 600 PA
Brian Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA