Al Oliver vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Al Oliver
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueCenter FielderSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Al Oliver comes out clearly ahead of Bill Sweeney across most offensive categories. Al Oliver led in home run production (HR/PA+ 135 vs 54), slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 102), and batting average (AVG+ 122 vs 107). Bill Sweeney held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 128 vs 70). Al Oliver was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Al Oliver and Bill Sweeney

Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2368
145.31
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1039
146.27
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9778
600
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9049
555.27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2743
168.32
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1918
117.69
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
800
112.62
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
32.46
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
4.72
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
13.44
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
825
50.62
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1341.44
82.31
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
516.96
72.78
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4083
250.54
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3360
206.18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1439
202.58
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.795
0.795
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.698
0.698
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1189
72.96
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1326
81.37
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2296
140.89
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1407.28
86.35
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
567.23
79.85
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
5.03
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
535
32.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
7.3
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
756
46.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
12.93
12.93
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
0.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
5.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
254
15.59
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
84
5.15
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
3.93
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
148
9.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Al Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
56.76
56.76
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Al Oliver and Bill Sweeney

Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2109
1.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
1.03
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
1.01
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53755
27
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17918.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9040
4.54
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
0.25
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.07
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9669
4.86
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9538
4.79
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.523
4.523
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
Al Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
0.26
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0