Steve Howard vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Steve Howard
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican 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 Howard. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .606) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .298). 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 Howard and Bill Sweeney

Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
225
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
128.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
85.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.55
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4.93
52.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
6
64.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4.79
51.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
182.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Steve Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Steve Howard and Bill Sweeney

Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Steve Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0