Matt Joyce vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Matt Joyce
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRight 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 Matt Joyce across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 95), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 98), and home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 123). Matt Joyce held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 144 vs 106). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Matt Joyce and Mike Sweeney

Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1400
192.88
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4355
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3718
512.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.785
0.785
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
898
123.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
528
72.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
206
28.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
149
20.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
370
50.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
576.95
79.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1581
217.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
1489
205.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.767
0.767
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.756
0.756
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
537
73.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
503
69.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
891
122.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
564.09
77.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
32
4.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
77.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
28
3.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
935
128.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
4.66
4.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
43
5.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
10.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
35
4.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
58
7.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 600 PA
60.34
60.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Matt Joyce and Mike Sweeney

Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1022
1.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
854
1.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22818
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1628
1.93
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1691
2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
1.97
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.56
83.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Joyce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Matt Joyce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07