Eric Karros vs. Ed Sweeney — Career Comparison

Eric Karros
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueFirst BasemanSilver SluggerRookie of the Year
Ed Sweeney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Eric Karros holds a real edge over Ed Sweeney in this comparison. Eric Karros led in home run production (HR/PA+ 180 vs 79), slugging (SLG+ 118 vs 86), and batting average (AVG+ 105 vs 94). Ed Sweeney held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 139 vs 89). The edge belongs to Eric Karros.

Hitting Stats for Eric Karros and Ed Sweeney

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1755
148.31
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
644
182.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7100
600
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2119
600
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6441
544.31
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1841
521.28
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1724
145.69
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
427
120.91
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1105
93.38
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363
102.78
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
27.38
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
48
13.59
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
11
0.93
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.68
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
24
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.85
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
52.31
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
64
18.12
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
937.98
79.27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
182.49
51.67
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2922
246.93
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
510
144.41
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2307
194.96
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
636
180.08
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
797
67.35
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
173
48.99
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1027
86.79
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
151
42.76
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
130.14
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
321
90.89
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
948.18
80.13
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
206.01
58.33
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
2.62
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.93
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
46.65
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
51.25
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
1.77
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
1167
98.62
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
51.53
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
6.08
6.08
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
11.64
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
19.54
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
6.42
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
181
15.3
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
59
4.99
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
17.84
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
2.54
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.96
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
7.52
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.8
Eric Karros
Career
Per 600 PA
66.29
66.29
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82

Fielding Stats for Eric Karros and Ed Sweeney

Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1698
1.05
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.29
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1661
1.03
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.01
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43608
27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
27
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14536
9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14056
8.7
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
19.97
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359
0.84
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
5.91
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.07
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.98
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15526
9.61
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3879
26.85
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15415
9.54
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3738
25.88
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.29
99.29
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.37
96.37
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.078
9.078
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.029
6.029
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.82
97.82
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.55
23.55
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
0.78
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Karros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.29
Eric Karros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.08