William Hoover vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

William Hoover
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia KeystonesUnion AssociationLeft Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, William Hoover and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. William Hoover posted stronger numbers in OPS (.727 vs .693) and slugging (.390 vs .344). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .337). By the career numbers, William Hoover had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for William Hoover and Bill Sweeney

William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
127
135.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039
146.27
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
564
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
525
558.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
160.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
120.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
800
112.62
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.55
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
40.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73.52
78.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
218.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
190
202.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
121.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
137.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81.37
86.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567.23
79.85
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
37
39.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
30.27
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.38
43.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
19.82
19.82
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
William Hoover
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for William Hoover and Bill Sweeney

William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
3351
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
1117
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
1.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
William Hoover
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.52
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
2.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.519
2.519
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Hoover
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0