Andy LaRoche vs. Ed Sweeney — Career Comparison

Andy LaRoche
MillenialKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueThird Baseman
Ed Sweeney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Andy LaRoche posted the stronger offensive profile against Ed Sweeney. Andy LaRoche posted stronger numbers in OPS (.644 vs .587) and slugging (.336 vs .277). Ed Sweeney had the advantage in batting average (.232 vs .226). By the career numbers, Andy LaRoche had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Andy LaRoche and Ed Sweeney

Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
404
181.44
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
644
182.35
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1336
600
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2119
600
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1184
531.74
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1841
521.28
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
267
119.91
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
120.91
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
186
83.53
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
102.78
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
23.8
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
48
13.59
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.69
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.68
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
9.88
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.85
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
36.38
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
64
18.12
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124.05
55.71
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182.49
51.67
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
398
178.74
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
144.41
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
180.99
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.08
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133
59.73
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
48.99
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
50.75
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
42.76
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
224
100.6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
90.89
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
124.43
55.88
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206.01
58.33
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.74
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.93
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121
54.34
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
51.25
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.59
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
208
93.41
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
51.53
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
6.42
6.42
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.64
11.64
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
0.99
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
19.54
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.25
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.07
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.59
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
17.84
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.35
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.96
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
11
4.94
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.8
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.82
81.82

Fielding Stats for Andy LaRoche and Ed Sweeney

Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
1.13
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.29
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.03
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.01
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8325
27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
27
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2775
9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
0.82
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
19.97
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
704
2.28
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
5.91
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.14
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.98
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
999
3.24
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3879
26.85
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
956
3.1
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3738
25.88
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.747
2.747
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.029
6.029
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.09
91.09
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.55
23.55
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.28
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.29
Andy LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.08