Doc Lavan vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Doc Lavan
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueShortstop
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 Doc Lavan across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 59), contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 109), and home run production (HR/PA+ 54 vs 12). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Doc Lavan and Bill Sweeney

Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1163
163.61
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4265
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3891
547.39
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
954
134.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
768
108.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
134
18.85
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
6.33
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
0.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.55
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
186
26.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.72
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
351.52
49.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1199
168.68
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1187
166.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
338
47.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
377
53.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
708
99.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
396.27
55.75
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
3.38
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
209
29.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
376
52.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
11.34
11.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
19.84
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
135
19.01
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
71
9.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
7.88
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
127
17.87
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 600 PA
55.91
55.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Doc Lavan and Bill Sweeney

Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1149
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12132
27
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4044
9
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2489
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3668
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6618
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6157
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.359
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Doc Lavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
564
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Lavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0