Dan Norman vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Dan Norman and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .653) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .291). Dan Norman had the advantage in slugging (.362 vs .344). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Dan Norman and Bill Sweeney

Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
303.16
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
380
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
348
549.47
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.678
0.678
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
79
124.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
57
90
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
21.54
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
17.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
34.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
39.92
63.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
198.95
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
109
172.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.601
0.601
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
29
45.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
58.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
55
86.84
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
40.08
63.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
29
45.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.16
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
120
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.16
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
12.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.58
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
14.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Dan Norman
Career
Per 600 PA
88.89
88.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Dan Norman and Bill Sweeney

Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
1.4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2059
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
686.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
2.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.98
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.05
98.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.411
1.411
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Dan Norman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.22
68.22
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Norman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0