Tom O'Brien vs. Ed Sweeney — Career Comparison

Tom O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston RedsUnion AssociationSecond Baseman
Ed Sweeney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Tom O'Brien and Ed Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Tom O'Brien posted stronger numbers in slugging (.323 vs .277) and home run production (4 career HR at a higher rate). Ed Sweeney had the advantage in on-base percentage (.310 vs .267). By the career numbers, Tom O'Brien had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Tom O'Brien and Ed Sweeney

Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
270
139.06
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
644
182.35
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2119
600
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1111
572.19
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1841
521.28
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.609
0.609
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.642
0.642
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
257
132.36
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
120.91
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
102.78
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.75
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
48
13.59
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.3
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.68
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.06
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.85
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.11
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
64
18.12
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
100.55
51.79
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182.49
51.67
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
359
184.89
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
144.41
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
311
160.17
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
636
180.08
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
81.37
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
48.99
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
61
31.42
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
42.76
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
110.73
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
90.89
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
109
56.14
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206.01
58.33
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.93
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
52
26.78
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
51.25
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
12.36
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
182
51.53
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.54
48.54
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11.64
11.64
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
2.17
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
19.54
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
17.84
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.96
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
16
8.24
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.8
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82

Fielding Stats for Tom O'Brien and Ed Sweeney

Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
1.04
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.29
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.01
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7221
27
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3900
27
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
9
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1300
9
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1353
5.06
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
19.97
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
1.62
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
5.91
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.7
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.98
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1973
7.38
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3879
26.85
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1786
6.68
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3738
25.88
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.425
6.425
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.029
6.029
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.55
23.55
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.33
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.29
Tom O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.08