Dixie Howell vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Dixie Howell
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Bill Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Dixie Howell. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .652) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .315). Dixie Howell had the advantage in home run production (12 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 Dixie Howell and Bill Sweeney

Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
340
201.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1013
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
910
538.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
224
132.68
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
169
100.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.11
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
32.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
96.78
57.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
307
181.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
315
186.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.652
0.652
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
98
58.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
55.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
179
106.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
104.2
61.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
87
51.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
82.92
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
7.24
7.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.92
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.85
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.78
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dixie Howell and Bill Sweeney

Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
22.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1031
2.29
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
84.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
9.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2791
6.21
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.57
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.78
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1344
96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5497
12.23
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
94.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5148
11.46
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.144
4.144
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.76
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dixie Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0