Gerald Laird vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Gerald Laird
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueCatcher
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Bill Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Gerald Laird across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 99), walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 81), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 90). Gerald Laird held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 56 vs 54). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Gerald Laird and Bill Sweeney

Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
799
175.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
2734
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2452
538.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.683
0.683
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
597
131.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
413
90.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
30.07
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
9
1.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
8.34
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
40.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
267.49
58.7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
866
190.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
822
180.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
314
68.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
238
52.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
514
112.8
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
274.35
60.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
7.02
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
193
42.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
1.76
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
494
108.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
5.53
5.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
7.68
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
4.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
58
12.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
21
4.61
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.41
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
32
7.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 600 PA
65.63
65.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Gerald Laird and Bill Sweeney

Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
1.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
1.02
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18063
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6021
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4511
6.74
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
0.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4946
7.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4894
7.32
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.431
6.431
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerald Laird
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
0.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gerald Laird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.31
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0