Matt Joyce vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Matt Joyce and Bill Sweeney are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 106 for Matt Joyce, 109 for Bill Sweeney), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 106 vs 102). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Bill Sweeney

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3692
519.76
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.785
0.785
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
28.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.07
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
20.53
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
50.98
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576.95
79.49
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1581
217.82
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1489
205.14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1439
202.58
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.756
0.756
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
73.98
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
69.3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
891
122.76
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
4.41
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
423
59.55
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
3.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
5.92
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
76
10.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Bill Sweeney

Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1022
1.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.29
98.29
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.56
83.56
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0