Mike Sweeney stats
First Baseman · #5
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1991Rd 10, Pk 262
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1991Rd 10, Pk 262
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,454
- AB
- 5,188
- R
- 759
- H
- 1,540
- HR
- 215
- RBI
- 909
- SB
- 53
- AVG
- .297
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | KC | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1996 | KC | 50 | 165 | 23 | 46 | 4 | 24 | 1 | .279 |
| 1997 | KC | 84 | 240 | 30 | 58 | 7 | 31 | 3 | .242 |
| 1998 | KC | 92 | 282 | 32 | 73 | 8 | 35 | 2 | .259 |
| 1999 | KC | 150 | 575 | 101 | 185 | 22 | 102 | 6 | .322 |
| 2000 | KC | 159 | 618 | 105 | 206 | 29 | 144 | 8 | .333 |
| 2001 | KC | 147 | 559 | 97 | 170 | 29 | 99 | 10 | .304 |
| 2002 | KC | 126 | 471 | 81 | 160 | 24 | 86 | 9 | .340 |
| 2003 | KC | 108 | 392 | 62 | 115 | 16 | 83 | 3 | .293 |
| 2004 | KC | 106 | 411 | 56 | 118 | 22 | 79 | 3 | .287 |
| 2005 | KC | 122 | 470 | 63 | 141 | 21 | 83 | 3 | .300 |
| 2006 | KC | 60 | 217 | 23 | 56 | 8 | 33 | 2 | .258 |
| 2007 | KC | 74 | 265 | 26 | 69 | 7 | 38 | 0 | .260 |
| 2008 | ATH | 42 | 126 | 13 | 36 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .286 |
| 2009 | SEA | 74 | 242 | 25 | 68 | 8 | 34 | 0 | .281 |
| 2010 |  SEA/PHI | 56 | 151 | 21 | 38 | 8 | 26 | 3 | .252 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- AB
- 1
- R
- 0
- H
- 1
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- 1.000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,848
- TB
- 2,520
- XBH
- 545
- HBP
- 74
- IBB
- 61
- GIDP
- 142
- P/PA
- 1.86
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | KC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | KC | 190 | 68 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | KC | 266 | 87 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | KC | 311 | 115 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | KC | 643 | 299 | 68 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | KC | 717 | 323 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | KC | 632 | 303 | 75 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | KC | 545 | 265 | 56 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | KC | 463 | 183 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 3.7 |
| 2004 | KC | 452 | 207 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | KC | 514 | 243 | 60 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3.5 |
| 2006 | KC | 252 | 95 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 2007 | KC | 289 | 107 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3.2 |
| 2008 | ATH | 136 | 50 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 |
| 2009 | SEA | 266 | 107 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 2010 | SEA/PHI | 168 | 67 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 21.7
- RC
- 900.0
- RC/27
- 6.30
- ISOP
- .189
- SECA
- .295
- BB/K
- 0.85
- AB/HR
- 24.1
- GO/FO
- 0.60
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | KC | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | KC | 0.4 | 23.4 | 4.8 | .133 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 41.3 | 0 |
| 1997 | KC | 0.9 | 25.4 | 3.5 | .121 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 34.3 | 0 |
| 1998 | KC | -0.2 | 35.4 | 4.3 | .149 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 35.3 | 0 |
| 1999 | KC | 2.7 | 109.3 | 7.1 | .198 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 26.1 | 0 |
| 2000 | KC | 3.6 | 129.5 | 7.9 | .189 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 21.3 | 0 |
| 2001 | KC | 4.2 | 110.4 | 7.2 | .238 | 0.4 | 1 | 19.3 | 0 |
| 2002 | KC | 4.8 | 105.8 | 8.6 | .223 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 19.6 | 0 |
| 2003 | KC | 1.8 | 71.3 | 6.5 | .173 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 24.5 | 0 |
| 2004 | KC | 1.1 | 70.4 | 6.3 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 18.7 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | KC | 1.5 | 80 | 6.1 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 22.4 | 0.6 |
| 2006 | KC | 0.1 | 34.2 | 5.5 | .180 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 27.1 | 0.5 |
| 2007 | KC | -0.3 | 32.1 | 4.2 | .143 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 37.9 | 0.6 |
| 2008 | ATH | 0.4 | 16.3 | 4.7 | .111 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 63 | 0.7 |
| 2009 | SEA | 0.2 | 35.9 | 5.4 | .161 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30.3 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | SEA/PHI | 0.5 | 21.4 | 4.8 | .192 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 18.9 | 0.8 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Mike Sweeney's career stats?
Mike Sweeney played 16 seasons for the Royals, the Athletics and the Mariners. He was a career .297 hitter with 1,540 hits, 215 home runs and 909 RBI. His best season was 2002: a .340 batting average, 24 home runs and 86 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1995 to 2010
Mike Sweeney finished top 10 in a stat 3 times.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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