Charlie Sweeney vs. Kerry Wood — Career Comparison

Charlie Sweeney
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kerry Wood
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Kerry Wood built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Sweeney as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Sweeney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.067 compared to 3.67 and 1.283 for Kerry Wood. By the career numbers, Charlie Sweeney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Sweeney and Kerry Wood

Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.07
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.56
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.45
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.49
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.42
53.42
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.91
39.91
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.41
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.87
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
3.67
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3092
27
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1030.2
9
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
928
8.1
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
7.06
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.21
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.97
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
4.34
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.14
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
505
4.41
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
10.32
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.32
10.32
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.59
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.42
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.65
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4234
36.97
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5863
38.24
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.9
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
560
4.89
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
3.91
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.35
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.28
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.54
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.067
1.067
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4062
35.47
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5001
32.62
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Charlie Sweeney and Kerry Wood

Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.13
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
2.91
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.16
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5910
27
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4140
27
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
9
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
9
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
1.75
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.48
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.26
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.8
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.36
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
3.37
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.34
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.02
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.28
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.43
89.43
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.61
95.61
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.661
2.661
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Sweeney and Kerry Wood

Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
233
146.69
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
449
666.83
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
953
600
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
404
600
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
894
562.85
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
346
513.86
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
141.03
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
59
87.62
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
110.81
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
46
68.32
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
24.55
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.91
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.41
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.4
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
30.22
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
13
19.31
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.66
55.82
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
19.41
28.82
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
178.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
86
127.72
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
178.17
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
70
103.96
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
73.66
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
23
34.16
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
52.89
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
32
47.52
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
125.29
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
48
71.29
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98.99
62.32
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
15.59
23.16
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
37.15
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
11
16.34
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
54.77
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
114
169.31
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.95
10.95
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
68.32
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.49
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.49
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.93
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.93
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kerry Wood
Career
Per 600 PA