Mike Sweeney vs. Dave Watkins — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Dave Watkins
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueCatcher

On the career numbers, Mike Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Dave Watkins. Mike Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .574) and on-base percentage (.372 vs .291). 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 Dave Watkins

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
237.93
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
174
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
148
510.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.608
0.608
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
26
89.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
13.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
13.71
47.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
42
144.83
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
50
172.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
17
58.62
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
25
86.21
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
12.92
44.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
75.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
182.76
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3.28
3.28
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.24
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 600 PA
40
40

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Dave Watkins

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
384.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
5.78
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
6.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
6.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.16
98.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.33
63.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Dave Watkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07
Dave Watkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3