Mike Sweeney vs. Artie Wilson — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Artie Wilson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueShortstopAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Mike Sweeney and Artie Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Artie Wilson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.888 vs .858) and on-base percentage (.428 vs .372). Mike Sweeney had the advantage in slugging (.486 vs .460). By the career numbers, Artie Wilson 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 Artie Wilson

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1454
149.18
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
131
145.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
541
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
483
535.67
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.861
0.861
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.913
0.913
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
196.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
159.7
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
23.29
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.31
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
36.6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
908.03
93.16
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102.01
113.14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
222
246.21
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
253.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.888
0.888
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.831
0.831
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.948
0.948
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
77.87
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
99.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
53.23
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1453
149.08
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
153.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
922.42
94.64
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109.05
120.95
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
54.34
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
613
62.89
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
9.54
9.54
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180.33
180.33
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.85
0.85
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.33
16.33
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.85
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.11
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
8
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.96
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.44
94.44

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Artie Wilson

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.15
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.07
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2826
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
2.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
3.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.25
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
5.89
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
5.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.925
4.925
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.58
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Artie Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07
Artie Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0