Jorge Posada vs. Mike Sweeney — Career Comparison

Jorge Posada
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcherSilver SluggerAll-Star
Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star

Jorge Posada and Mike Sweeney are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 119 for Jorge Posada, 114 for Mike Sweeney), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 120 vs 123). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Jorge Posada and Mike Sweeney

Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1829
153.48
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7150
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6092
511.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.855
0.855
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1664
139.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1000
83.92
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
379
31.8
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
0.84
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
23.08
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
664
55.72
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1097.35
92.09
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2888
242.35
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2674
224.39
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.848
0.848
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.845
0.845
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
900
75.52
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1065
89.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1690
141.82
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080.93
90.71
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
74
6.21
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
78.55
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
6.55
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1453
121.93
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
4.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
0.64
0.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
47
3.94
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
186
15.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
20
1.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
41
3.44
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 600 PA
48.78
48.78
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95

Fielding Stats for Jorge Posada and Mike Sweeney

Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1617
1.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476
1.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39356
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13118.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10207
7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
0.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11014
7.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10922
7.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.755
6.755
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
0.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jorge Posada
Career
Per 9 Innings
984
0.68
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Jorge Posada
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07