Dave Parker vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Dave Parker
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueHall of FameRight FielderGold GloveSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Dave Parker and Mike Sweeney each had the upper hand in different parts of the game — this one doesn't fall neatly to either side. Dave Parker had the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 206 vs 142), while Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 91). This one is too close to call definitively — both players brought genuine strengths the other couldn't match.

Hitting Stats for Dave Parker and Mike Sweeney

Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2466
145.29
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10184
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9358
551.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.818
0.818
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2712
159.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1772
104.4
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
30.99
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
4.42
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
19.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
940
55.38
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1461.69
86.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4405
259.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3451
203.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
0.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.76
0.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1272
74.94
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1493
87.96
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2426
142.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1473.58
86.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
56
3.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
683
40.24
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
10.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1537
90.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
6.63
6.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
5.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
209
12.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
9.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
6.66
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
267
15.73
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Dave Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
57.68
57.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Dave Parker and Mike Sweeney

Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1887
1.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.09
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1859
1.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49056
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16352
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3949
2.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4245
2.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4101
2.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.173
2.173
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.52
98.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Dave Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07