Bo Jackson vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Bo Jackson
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueLeft FielderAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Bo Jackson across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 46), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 95), and walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 83). Bo Jackson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 242 vs 142). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Bo Jackson and Mike Sweeney

Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
694
158.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2626
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2393
546.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
598
136.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
357
81.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
86
19.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
32.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
241
55.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
365.66
83.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1135
259.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
812
185.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.784
0.784
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
341
77.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
415
94.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
615
140.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
351.21
80.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
3.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
200
45.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
4.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
841
192.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
3.88
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
9.14
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
18.74
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
26.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.93
71.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Bo Jackson and Mike Sweeney

Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
1.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13876
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4625.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
2.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.09
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
2.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.018
2.018
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.13
97.13
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bo Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Bo Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07