Del Howard vs. Ed Sweeney — Career Comparison

Del Howard
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Ed Sweeney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Del Howard holds a real edge over Ed Sweeney in this comparison. Del Howard led in slugging (SLG+ 102 vs 86), batting average (AVG+ 107 vs 94), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 102 vs 98). Ed Sweeney held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 107 vs 72). The edge belongs to Del Howard.

Hitting Stats for Del Howard and Ed Sweeney

Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
536
158.03
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
644
182.35
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2035
600
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2119
600
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1833
540.44
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1841
521.28
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
482
142.11
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
427
120.91
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
117.94
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
363
102.78
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
15.92
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
48
13.59
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6.49
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.68
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.77
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.85
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
24.18
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
64
18.12
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211.61
62.39
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
182.49
51.67
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
598
176.31
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
510
144.41
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
629
185.45
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.08
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.644
0.644
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
58.67
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
173
48.99
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
56.9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
151
42.76
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
386
113.81
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
321
90.89
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239.86
70.72
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
206.01
58.33
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.61
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
28
7.93
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
111
32.73
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
51.25
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
46.88
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
182
51.53
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.8
12.8
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11.64
11.64
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
55
16.22
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
19.54
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
19.75
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
63
17.84
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.96
Del Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
67
19.75
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.8
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82

Fielding Stats for Del Howard and Ed Sweeney

Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
499
1.05
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.29
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
1.01
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.01
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12795
27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
27
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4265
9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2349
4.96
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
19.97
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
0.64
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
5.91
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.2
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.98
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2750
5.8
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3879
26.85
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2654
5.6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3738
25.88
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.51
96.51
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.319
5.319
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.029
6.029
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.55
23.55
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Del Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.29
Del Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.08