Ed Sweeney vs. Tommy Thompson — Career Comparison

Ed Sweeney
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueCatcher
Tommy Thompson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRight Fielder

Ed Sweeney and Tommy Thompson are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Ed Sweeney, 99 for Tommy Thompson), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 86 vs 84). The overall lean goes to Tommy Thompson, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Ed Sweeney and Tommy Thompson

Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
644
182.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
190.41
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2119
600
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1251
600
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1841
521.28
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1107
530.94
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.642
0.642
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
427
120.91
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
294
141.01
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
102.78
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
118.47
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
13.59
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
16.31
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.68
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.85
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.32
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
18.12
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
22.54
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182.49
51.67
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
121.02
58.04
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
144.41
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
363
174.1
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
636
180.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
409
196.16
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.587
0.587
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
48.99
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
68.11
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
42.76
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
57.07
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
90.89
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
252
120.86
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206.01
58.33
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140.25
67.27
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
7.93
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.36
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
51.25
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
51.8
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
182
51.53
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
30.22
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
11.64
11.64
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.86
19.86
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
0.99
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
1.71
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
19.54
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
13.91
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
13.43
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
17.84
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.36
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
3.96
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
21.8
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.36
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
81.82
81.82
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Ed Sweeney and Tommy Thompson

Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
4.29
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
1.01
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3900
27
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1300
9
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2885
19.97
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
5.91
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.98
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3879
26.85
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3738
25.88
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.37
96.37
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.72
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.029
6.029
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.229
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.55
23.55
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.35
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.42
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.29
Tommy Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.08
Tommy Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0