John Russell vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

John Russell
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, John Russell and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .657) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .286). John Russell had the advantage in slugging (.371 vs .344). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Russell and Bill Sweeney

John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
448
226.07
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1039
146.27
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1087
548.53
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.669
0.669
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
245
123.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
141.34
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
158
79.73
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
25.23
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
5.63
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
17.16
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
43.9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
117.69
59.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
403
203.36
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
335
169.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.653
0.653
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
113
57.02
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
442
62.22
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
65.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
208
104.96
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
820
115.44
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
111.58
56.3
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
1.69
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
84
42.39
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
355
179.14
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.35
3.35
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.01
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.05
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
26
13.12
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.51
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.03
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
John Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for John Russell and Bill Sweeney

John Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
1.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
0.97
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7207
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2402.1
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1256
4.71
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2357
5.25
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.37
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
0.78
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1387
5.2
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1356
5.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.798
3.798
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.993
4.993
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.83
72.83
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.03
44.03
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.11
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
0.75
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.25
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0