Joe Lis vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Joe Lis
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Joe Lis and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Joe Lis posted stronger numbers in OPS (.733 vs .693) and slugging (.399 vs .344). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .334). By the career numbers, Joe Lis had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Joe Lis and Bill Sweeney

Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
235.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
907
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
780
515.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3692
519.76
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.747
0.747
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
182
120.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
118
78.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
31
20.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.17
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
42.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
106.19
70.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
311
205.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
300
198.46
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.731
0.731
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.686
0.686
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
63.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
60.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
156
103.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
105.24
69.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
72.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
59.55
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.98
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
138.26
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
4.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.97
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
17.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.98
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.65
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Joe Lis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Joe Lis and Bill Sweeney

Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
1.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5431
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1810.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
6.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1516
7.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1499
7.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.491
5.491
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Joe Lis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.09
75.09
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0