Mike Sweeney vs. Jay Ward — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Jay Ward
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueSecond Baseman

On the career numbers, Mike Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Jay Ward. Mike Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .530) and on-base percentage (.372 vs .305). By the career numbers, Mike 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 Mike Sweeney and Jay Ward

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
279.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
49
506.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Jay Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4.1
42.4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
17
175.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.518
0.518
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.488
0.488
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
4
41.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3.72
38.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Jay Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
196.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
0.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Jay Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95
Jay Ward
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Jay Ward

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Jay Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
4.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
4.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.9
61.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Jay Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Jay Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07
Jay Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0