Willie Norwood vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Willie Norwood
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueLeft Fielder
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Willie Norwood and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .658) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .291). Willie Norwood had the advantage in slugging (.367 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 Willie Norwood and Bill Sweeney

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
189.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
932
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
854
549.79
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
207
133.26
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
143
92.06
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.75
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.86
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
11.59
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
41.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
91.8
59.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
313
201.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
267
171.89
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
70.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
59.87
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
118.45
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
90.12
58.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
57
36.7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.29
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
93.35
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
6.43
6.43
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.51
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
27
17.38
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
26.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
24.21
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.94
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
37.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
24.21
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
70.69
70.69
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Willie Norwood and Bill Sweeney

Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5416
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1805.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
2.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
2.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.86
95.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.104
2.104
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Willie Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0