Mike Sweeney vs. Ernie Whitt — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Ernie Whitt
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueCatcherAll-Star

Adjusted for the eras they played in, Mike Sweeney holds a real edge over Ernie Whitt in this comparison. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 132), batting average (AVG+ 118 vs 98), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 109). Ernie Whitt held the edge in walk rate (BB%+ 131 vs 106). The edge belongs to Mike Sweeney.

Hitting Stats for Mike Sweeney and Ernie Whitt

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1328
186.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4271
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5188
532.28
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
3774
530.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.749
0.749
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
938
131.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
613
86.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
176
24.72
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
134
18.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
325
45.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
512.62
72.01
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1546
217.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
1378
193.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.734
0.734
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.679
0.679
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
447
62.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
534
75.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
847
118.99
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
512.99
72.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.56
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
61.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
43
6.04
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
491
68.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
8.7
8.7
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
0.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
2.81
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
37
5.2
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
13.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.09
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
3.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
48
6.74
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 600 PA
45.83
45.83

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Ernie Whitt

Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
1.19
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
1.01
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28202
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9400.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6091
5.83
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
0.48
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6647
6.36
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6588
6.31
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.11
99.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.287
5.287
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.27
84.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.06
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.02
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.07
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.13
Ernie Whitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
691
0.66
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.07
Ernie Whitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.33