Bill Pettus vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Bill Pettus
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)First Baseman
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Pettus and Mike Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Pettus posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.378 vs .372) and batting average (.316 vs .297). Mike Sweeney had the advantage in home run production (215 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Bill Pettus had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Bill Pettus and Mike Sweeney

Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
277
140.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
1183
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
1048
531.53
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.885
0.885
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
331
167.88
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
227
115.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
60
30.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
10.14
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
24
12.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
104
52.75
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
197.99
100.42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
503
255.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
221.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.858
0.858
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.898
0.898
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
100.93
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
186
94.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
361
183.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
210.95
106.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
10
5.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
95
48.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394.33
394.33
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.67
31.67
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
18.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
18.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Bill Pettus and Mike Sweeney

Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
7105
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2368.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2526
9.6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6015
8.31
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2783
10.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6600
9.12
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2725
10.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6530
9.02
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.364
9.364
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.276
8.276
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.58
30.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pettus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Bill Pettus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07