Mike Laga vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Mike Laga
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Laga and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .600) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .246). Mike Laga had the advantage in slugging (.355 vs .344). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Laga and Bill Sweeney

Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
251.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
449
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
565.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
84
112.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
50
66.82
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
24.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
45.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
40.15
53.65
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
200.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
108
144.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.595
0.595
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.507
0.507
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
39
52.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
73.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
78
104.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
34.51
46.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
22
29.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.01
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
153.67
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.67
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Mike Laga
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Laga and Bill Sweeney

Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
2353
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
784.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
9.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
10.3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
10.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.55
99.55
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.268
7.268
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Mike Laga
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.23
64.23
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
0.76
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Laga
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0