Mike Sweeney vs. Walt Williams — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Walt Williams
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRight Fielder

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Walt Williams across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 64), walk rate (BB%+ 106 vs 55), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 101). Walt Williams held the edge in contact rate (K%+ 177 vs 173). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Sweeney and Walt Williams

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
842
197.73
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2555
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2373
557.26
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
640
150.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
115.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
106
24.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
2.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
7.75
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
150
35.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
263.25
61.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
867
203.6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
784
184.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.675
0.675
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.582
0.582
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
284
66.69
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
173
40.63
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
424
99.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
286.85
67.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
18
4.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
126
29.59
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.64
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
49.55
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.11
12.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
5.87
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
3.05
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
10.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
7.98
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
4.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
12.45
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95
Walt Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
64.15
64.15

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Walt Williams

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13010
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4336.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
1.9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
0.71
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.12
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.04
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
2.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
2.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.08
98.08
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.695
1.695
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.12
84.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Walt Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07
Walt Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0