Barry Larkin vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Barry Larkin
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameShortstopGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Barry Larkin and Mike Sweeney are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 117 for Barry Larkin, 114 for Mike Sweeney), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 124 vs 123). The overall lean goes to Barry Larkin, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Barry Larkin and Mike Sweeney

Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2180
144.42
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9057
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7937
525.8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.849
0.849
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2340
155.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1625
107.65
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
29.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
5.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
198
13.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
47.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1375.19
91.1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3527
233.65
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3334
220.87
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.815
0.815
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.837
0.837
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1329
88.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
63.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2091
138.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1408.26
93.29
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
55
3.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
939
62.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
4.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
817
54.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.09
11.09
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.15
1.15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
3.91
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
4.44
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
11.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
25.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
5.1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
30.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.11
83.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Barry Larkin and Mike Sweeney

Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2088
1.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
1.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52719
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17573
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3154
1.62
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5864
3
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9253
4.74
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9018
4.62
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.46
97.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.319
4.319
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1093
0.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Barry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07