Mike Piazza vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Mike Piazza
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameCatcherSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Piazza comes out clearly ahead of Mike Sweeney across most offensive categories. Mike Piazza led in home run production (HR/PA+ 225 vs 142), slugging (SLG+ 140 vs 123), and walk rate (BB%+ 113 vs 106). Mike Sweeney held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 120). Mike Piazza was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Piazza and Mike Sweeney

Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1912
148.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7745
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6911
535.39
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.919
0.919
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2127
164.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1348
104.43
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
26.65
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
0.62
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
33.08
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
779
60.35
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
545
55.92
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1349.28
104.53
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3768
291.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2520
258.55
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2916
225.9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.922
0.922
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.909
0.909
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1048
81.19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1335
103.42
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
909
93.26
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1956
151.53
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1351.19
104.68
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
58.8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
11.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
1113
86.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
6.96
6.96
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
0.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45
3.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
229
17.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
17
1.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
37
2.87
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 600 PA
45.95
45.95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Mike Piazza and Mike Sweeney

Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1700
1.09
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
1.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42224
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14074.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11347
7.26
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
768
0.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12247
7.83
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12115
7.75
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.127
7.127
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.41
98.41
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.8
94.8
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Piazza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
0.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Mike Piazza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
0.27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07