Bill Joyce vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Bill Joyce
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueThird Baseman
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Joyce and Mike Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Joyce posted a career OPS of .902 against Mike Sweeney's .858. On the surface stats, Bill Joyce and Mike Sweeney are difficult to separate — a proper verdict would need era context to resolve.

Hitting Stats for Bill Joyce and Mike Sweeney

Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
906
130.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4163
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3310
477.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.953
0.953
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
971
139.95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
642
92.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
153
22.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
15.28
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
70
10.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
329
47.42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
837.13
120.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
222.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1800
259.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.902
0.902
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.129
1.129
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
822
118.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
609
87.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1361
196.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
816.32
117.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
15.57
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
74
7.59
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
721
103.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
54.77
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.96
10.96
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
1.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.46
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
38.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Bill Joyce and Mike Sweeney

Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
906
1.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23358
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7786
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2418
2.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1631
1.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
0.59
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4559
5.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4049
4.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.81
88.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.469
4.469
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
0.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Bill Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07