Don Heffner vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Don Heffner
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican 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 Don Heffner across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 105), home run production (HR/PA+ 54 vs 15), and walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 95). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Don Heffner and Bill Sweeney

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
743
156.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
2846
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2526
532.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.644
0.644
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
610
128.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
486
102.46
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
99
20.87
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
19
4.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.55
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
124
26.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.72
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
249.01
52.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
765
161.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
889
187.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.539
0.539
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
275
57.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
248
52.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
517
109
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
279.03
58.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
270
56.92
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
218
45.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
13.06
13.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
1.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
41
8.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
30
6.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
5.48
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
44
9.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Don Heffner
Career
Per 600 PA
40.91
40.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Don Heffner and Bill Sweeney

Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12132
27
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4044
9
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1618
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1966
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3695
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3584
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.098
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Don Heffner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Heffner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0