Simon Nicholls vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Simon Nicholls
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican 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 Simon Nicholls across most offensive categories. Bill Sweeney led in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 80), contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 123), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 109 vs 98). Simon Nicholls held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 121 vs 54). Bill Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Simon Nicholls and Bill Sweeney

Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
147.75
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
1267
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1133
536.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
284
134.49
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
114.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
800
112.62
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
32
15.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
42
19.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
28.72
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
106.73
50.54
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
340
161.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1270
178.79
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
351
166.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.511
0.511
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
68.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
58
27.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
198
93.76
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
124.51
58.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
65
30.78
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
48.3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
12.42
12.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
31.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
19.01
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
27
12.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
27
12.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Simon Nicholls and Bill Sweeney

Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
310
1.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
0.99
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
7959
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
2653
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
1.94
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
2.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.43
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554
5.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
1427
4.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.83
91.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.603
4.603
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Simon Nicholls
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.52
94.52
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Nicholls
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0