Mike Sweeney vs. Eric Yelding — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Eric Yelding
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueShortstop

On the career numbers, Mike Sweeney posted the stronger offensive profile against Eric Yelding. Mike Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .590) and on-base percentage (.372 vs .296). 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 Yelding

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
368
203.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
1085
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
993
549.12
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
242
133.82
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
113.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
27
14.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.87
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
37
20.46
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
90.47
50.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
292
161.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
313
173.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.586
0.586
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
122
67.47
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
67
37.05
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
186
102.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
92.52
51.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.55
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
70
38.71
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
97.88
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
6.13
6.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
7.19
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.42
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.06
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
49.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
22.67
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
71.89
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
67.95
67.95
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
68.46

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Eric Yelding

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
1.27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.97
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
6469
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2156.1
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
2.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.81
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.18
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
996
4.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
952
3.97
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.132
3.132
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.32
76.32
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Eric Yelding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07
Eric Yelding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0