Mike Sweeney vs. Frank White — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Frank White
Baby BoomersMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveSilver SluggerAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Frank White across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 101), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 59), and home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 111). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Sweeney and Frank White

Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2324
164.69
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8467
600
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7859
556.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2006
142.15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1381
97.86
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
28.84
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
4.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
160
11.34
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
625
44.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
878.87
62.28
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3009
213.23
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2448
173.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.596
0.596
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
64.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
886
62.78
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1638
116.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
904.98
64.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
30
2.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
412
29.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
27
1.91
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
1035
73.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
8.18
8.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
7.16
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
4.61
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Frank White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
156
11.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
12.61
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
5.88
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
261
18.5
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.2
68.2

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Frank White

Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2324
1.11
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2151
1.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56379
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18793
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Frank White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4944
2.37
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6629
3.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Frank White
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11779
5.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11573
5.54
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Frank White
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.25
98.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Frank White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Frank White
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.56
92.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1459
0.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Frank White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07
Frank White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0