Mike Sweeney vs. Eric Wedge — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Eric Wedge
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueDesignated Hitter

On the career numbers, Mike Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Eric Wedge. Mike Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .770) and on-base percentage (.372 vs .340). Eric Wedge had the advantage in home run production (5 career HR at a higher rate). 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 Eric Wedge

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
234
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
86
516
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
0.78
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
20
120
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
22.06
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
13.81
82.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
37
222
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
34
204
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.77
0.77
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.773
0.773
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
78
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
12
72
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
20
120
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
13.92
83.51
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
84
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
150
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Eric Wedge

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.73
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.73
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.667
4.667
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Eric Wedge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07
Eric Wedge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2