Roger Maris vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Roger Maris
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRight FielderGold GloveMVPAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Sweeney holds a real edge over Roger Maris in this comparison. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 113), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 106), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 114 vs 110). Roger Maris held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 233 vs 142). The edge belongs to Mike Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Roger Maris and Mike Sweeney

Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1463
150.15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5846
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
5101
523.54
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.83
0.83
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1325
135.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
813
83.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
195
20.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
4.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
28.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
512
52.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
869.57
89.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2429
249.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
2015
206.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.822
0.822
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.814
0.814
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
826
84.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
851
87.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
1402
143.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
876.46
89.95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
38
3.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
652
66.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
42
4.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
733
75.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
7.98
7.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.23
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
43
4.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
7.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
21
2.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
9
0.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Roger Maris
Career
Per 600 PA
30
3.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
70
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Roger Maris and Mike Sweeney

Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
1.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1316
1.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35206
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11735.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2649
2.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2774
2.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2725
2.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.23
98.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Maris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Roger Maris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07