Mike Sweeney vs. Walter Young — Career Comparison

Mike Sweeney
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueDesignated HitterAll-Star
Walter Young
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueFirst Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Mike Sweeney and Walter Young are closely matched on the surface stats. Mike Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.858 vs .819) and slugging (.486 vs .424). Walter Young had the advantage in on-base percentage (.395 vs .372). 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 Walter Young

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1454
149.18
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
227.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5848
600
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5188
532.28
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.861
0.861
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.811
0.811
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1540
158
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
995
102.09
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
325
33.34
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
22.06
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
545
55.92
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
908.03
93.16
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
5.24
85.02
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2520
258.55
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
14
227.03
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2136
219.15
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
227.03
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.851
0.851
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.803
0.803
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.831
0.831
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
77.87
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
909
93.26
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1453
149.08
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922.42
94.64
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
5.53
89.64
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
7.59
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
522
53.56
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
6.26
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
613
62.89
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
113.51
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.54
9.54
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
5.29
5.29
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
0.85
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
0.51
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
6.05
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
14.57
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
5.44
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
2.56
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
8
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.95
67.95
Walter Young
Career
Per 600 PA

Fielding Stats for Mike Sweeney and Walter Young

Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
789
1.09
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.67
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
748
1.03
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19539
27
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6513
9
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6015
8.31
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
0.71
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.1
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6600
9.12
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.17
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6530
9.02
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
10.17
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.94
98.94
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.276
8.276
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
0.76
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.5
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.02
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.13
Walter Young
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.07
Walter Young
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0