Lou Johnson vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Lou Johnson
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueLeft Fielder
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 Lou Johnson across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 107), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 59), and home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 117). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Lou Johnson and Mike Sweeney

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
677
180.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2251
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2049
546.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
529
141
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
370
98.62
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
97
25.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.73
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
12.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
159
42.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
251.44
67.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
798
212.71
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
692
184.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
65.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
232
61.84
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
428
114.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
255.24
68.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
14.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
7.59
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
29.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
320
85.3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.03
7.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
7.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
12.53
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
13.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
6.4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
19.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Lou Johnson and Mike Sweeney

Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
1.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14133
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4711
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
945
1.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
994
1.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
1.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.09
98.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.98
84.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Lou Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07