Don Mattingly vs Mike Sweeney

Don Mattingly Mike Sweeney

Don Mattingly and Mike Sweeney compared on their MLB careers: Don Mattingly played 14 seasons, 1982 to 1995, Mike Sweeney 16 seasons, 1995 to 2010. Don Mattingly has .307 batting average to Mike Sweeney's .297.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Mattingly and Mike Sweeney career totals

1,785	GP	1,454
7,003	AB	5,188
1,007	R	759
2,153	H	1,540
222	HR	215
1,099	RBI	909
14	SB	53
0.3	AVG	0.3
0.4	OBP	0.4
0.5	SLG	0.5
0.8	OPS	0.9

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Mattingly and Mike Sweeney postseason

5	GP	1
24	AB	1
3	R	0
10	H	1
1	HR	0
6	RBI	0
0	SB	0
0.4	AVG	1
0.4	OBP	1
0.7	SLG	1
1.1	OPS	2

Where each stands all time

Don Mattingly and Mike Sweeney all-time places

207th (2,153)	Hits	—
199th (1,099)	RBI	—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Don Mattingly: 0 championships; AL MVP, AL Gold Glove ×9, AL Silver Slugger ×3, NL Manager of the Year
Mike Sweeney: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Don Mattingly and Mike Sweeney season by season

1st	1982	.167	0	1	1995	.250	0	0
2nd	1983	.283	4	32	1996	.279	4	24
3rd	1984	.343	23	110	1997	.242	7	31
4th	1985	.324	35	145	1998	.259	8	35
5th	1986	.352	31	113	1999	.322	22	102
6th	1987	.327	30	115	2000	.333	29	144
7th	1988	.311	18	88	2001	.304	29	99
8th	1989	.303	23	113	2002	.340	24	86
9th	1990	.256	5	42	2003	.293	16	83
10th	1991	.288	9	68	2004	.287	22	79
11th	1992	.288	14	86	2005	.300	21	83
12th	1993	.291	17	86	2006	.258	8	33
13th	1994	.304	6	51	2007	.260	7	38
14th	1995	.288	7	49	2008	.286	2	12
15th	—	—	—	—	2009	.281	8	34
16th	—	—	—	—	2010	.252	8	26

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI