Matt Howard vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Matt Howard
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Matt Howard. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .506) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .228). Matt Howard had the advantage in home run production (1 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 Matt Howard and Bill Sweeney

Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
355.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
549.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
11
111.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.72
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.49
35.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
152.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
13
132.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
32.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7.38
7.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
19.01
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Matt Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt Howard and Bill Sweeney

Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
2.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.88
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Matt Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0