Ed Pabst vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Ed Pabst
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationLeft Fielder
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ed Pabst and Mike Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .797) and slugging (.486 vs .410). Ed Pabst had the advantage in on-base percentage (.386 vs .372). By the career numbers, Mike 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 Ed Pabst and Mike Sweeney

Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
39
531.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.856
0.856
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
163.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
99.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
16
218.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
231.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.797
0.797
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
150
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
104.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Ed Pabst and Mike Sweeney

Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.917
2.917
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Pabst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Ed Pabst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07