Steve Hovley vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Steve Hovley
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Steve Hovley. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .670) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .340). Steve Hovley had the advantage in home run production (8 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 Steve Hovley and Bill Sweeney

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
227.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
1152
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1019
530.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
263
136.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
211
109.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
39
20.31
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
52
27.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.72
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
121.59
63.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
336
175
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
383
199.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
63.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
88
45.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
202
105.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
131.34
68.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
60.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
59.55
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.69
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
66.67
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.91
0.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
4.69
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
13
6.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
29
15.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.25
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
41
21.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 600 PA
70.73
70.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Hovley and Bill Sweeney

Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
0.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6369
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
2.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
2.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.23
98.23
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Steve Hovley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.8
61.8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Hovley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0