Sam Langford vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Sam Langford
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Sam Langford and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Sam Langford posted stronger numbers in slugging (.382 vs .344) and home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .316). By the career numbers, Sam Langford had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Sam Langford and Bill Sweeney

Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
131
145.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039
146.27
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
539
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
495
551.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.706
0.706
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
151.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
101
112.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
24.49
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
38.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
58.6
65.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
210.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
166
184.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.605
0.605
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
67.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
125.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
65.08
72.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
26
28.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
46.75
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
12.83
12.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
14
15.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.91
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Sam Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
27.27
27.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Sam Langford and Bill Sweeney

Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12132
27
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4044
9
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Sam Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.59
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.236
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0