Mike Sweeney vs. Joel Youngblood — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Joel Youngblood
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRight FielderAll-Star

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Mike Sweeney comes out clearly ahead of Joel Youngblood across most offensive categories. Mike Sweeney led in contact rate (K%+ 173 vs 89), home run production (HR/PA+ 142 vs 111), and slugging (SLG+ 123 vs 102). Mike Sweeney was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Mike Sweeney and Joel Youngblood

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1408
207.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
4078
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3659
538.35
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.739
0.739
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1540
158
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
969
142.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
995
102.09
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
686
100.93
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
180
26.48
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
3.38
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
80
11.77
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
283
41.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
474.34
69.79
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
1435
211.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2136
219.15
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
1337
196.71
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.722
0.722
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
453
66.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
422
62.09
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
795
116.97
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
489.49
72.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
36
5.3
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
522
53.56
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
332
48.85
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
6.26
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
30
4.41
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
589
86.66
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
6.92
6.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
2.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
33
4.86
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
142
14.57
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
11.77
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
53
5.44
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
8.83
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
25
2.56
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
8.09
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
78
8
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
16.92
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 600 PA
52.17
52.17

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Joel Youngblood

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
1.32
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
1.03
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
843
0.97
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23489
27
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7829.2
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6015
8.31
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1679
1.93
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
0.87
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.1
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.13
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6600
9.12
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2550
2.93
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6530
9.02
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2435
2.8
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.94
98.94
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.49
95.49
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.123
2.123
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.5
73.5
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
0.76
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.13
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Joel Youngblood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07
Joel Youngblood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0