Johnny Mize vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Johnny Mize
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameFirst BasemanAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Johnny Mize comes out clearly ahead of Mike Sweeney across most offensive categories. Johnny Mize led in home run production (HR/PA+ 340 vs 142), walk rate (BB%+ 142 vs 106), and slugging (SLG+ 156 vs 123). Mike Sweeney held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 110). Johnny Mize was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Johnny Mize and Mike Sweeney

Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1884
153.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7371
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6443
524.46
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.954
0.954
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2011
163.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1202
97.84
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
29.87
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
6.76
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
359
29.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
65.85
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
545
55.92
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1397.43
113.75
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3621
294.75
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2919
237.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.959
0.959
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.006
1.006
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1118
91.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1337
108.83
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2096
170.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1432.54
116.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
52
4.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
856
69.68
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
524
42.65
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.07
14.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.63
1.63
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.63
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
8.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
28
2.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 600 PA
29
2.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.55
96.55
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Johnny Mize and Mike Sweeney

Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1675
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19539
27
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6513
9
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14862
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1033
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16028
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15895
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1320
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Mize
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Johnny Mize
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07