Herman Reich vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Herman Reich
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Herman Reich and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Herman Reich posted stronger numbers in slugging (.359 vs .344) and batting average (.279 vs .272). Bill Sweeney had the advantage in OPS (.693 vs .665). By the career numbers, Herman Reich had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Herman Reich and Bill Sweeney

Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
161.65
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
412
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
390
567.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.684
0.684
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
158.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
125.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
800
112.62
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
26.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.5
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
40.54
59.04
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
203.88
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
124
180.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.62
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
34
49.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
54.76
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
74
107.77
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
66.74
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
14
20.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
48.06
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
12.48
12.48
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
7
10.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.83
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Herman Reich
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100

Fielding Stats for Herman Reich and Bill Sweeney

Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12132
27
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4044
9
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
883
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.87
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Herman Reich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8.559
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Reich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0