Willie Nixon vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Willie Nixon
Greatest GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueRight Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Nixon and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Willie Nixon posted stronger numbers in OPS (.778 vs .693) and slugging (.440 vs .344). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.349 vs .338). By the career numbers, Willie Nixon had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Nixon and Bill Sweeney

Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
165.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
145
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
125
517.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3692
519.76
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.793
0.793
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
33
136.55
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
20
82.76
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
28.97
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.41
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19.38
80.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
227.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
47
194.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
91.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
82.76
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
161.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.57
85.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
567.23
79.85
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
30.27
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
19.01
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Nixon and Bill Sweeney

Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.18
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.66
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.87
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.81
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Willie Nixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Nixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0