Mike Sweeney stats

First Baseman · #5

Age 53 · 6' 3"

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Mike Sweeney played 16 MLB seasons, 1995 to 2010.

Stats

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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.

Standard by season
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.
1995KC4411000.250
1996KC5016523464241.279
1997KC8424030587313.242
1998KC9228232738352.259
1999KC150575101185221026.322
2000KC159618105206291448.333
2001KC14755997170299910.304
2002KC1264718116024869.340
2003KC1083926211516833.293
2004KC1064115611822793.287
2005KC1224706314121833.300
2006KC6021723568332.258
2007KC7426526697380.260
2008ATH4212613362120.286
2009SEA7424225688340.281
2010SEA/PHI5615121388263.252

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

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.

Expanded by season
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.
1995KC4100000
1996KC19068144070
1997KC26687156080
1998KC311115262170
1999KC64329968100210
2000KC71732359155150
2001KC63230375213130
2002KC5452655661093.7
2003KC4631833525133.7
2004KC452207456973.5
2005KC5142436047163.6
2006KC25295234553.5
2007KC289107235493.2
2008ATH13650102033.0
2009SEA266107234243.4
2010SEA/PHI16867132053.5

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.

Advanced by season
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.
1995KC0.00.22.1.0000000
1996KC0.423.44.8.1330.20.941.30
1997KC0.925.43.5.1210.20.534.30
1998KC-0.235.44.3.1490.20.635.30
1999KC2.7109.37.1.1980.31.126.10
2000KC3.6129.57.9.1890.31.121.30
2001KC4.2110.47.2.2380.4119.30
2002KC4.8105.88.6.2230.41.319.60
2003KC1.871.36.5.1730.31.124.50
2004KC1.170.46.3.2170.30.818.70.6
2005KC1.5806.1.2170.30.522.40.6
2006KC0.134.25.5.1800.30.627.10.5
2007KC-0.332.14.2.1430.20.637.90.6
2008ATH0.416.34.7.1110.21.2630.7
2009SEA0.235.95.4.1610.20.630.30.6
2010SEA/PHI0.521.44.8.1920.30.718.90.8

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
53 yearsJul 22, 1973
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1995
Birthplace
Orange, CA
Draft
1991Rd 10, Pk 262

Latest performance

Mike Sweeney

Oct 08 · vs CIN · W 7-4

AB
1
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
BB
0
SO
0
AVG
1.000

Games

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Most recent games
DateOpponentABRHHRRBI
Fri, Oct 08vsCINW 7-410100
Sun, Oct 03atATLL 8-711000
Sat, Oct 02atATLW 7-010000
Wed, Sep 29atWSHW 7-132111
Sun, Sep 26vsNYML 7-310000
Sat, Sep 11atNYML 4-310100

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.

More on Mike Sweeney

Playoff series

Mike Sweeney played 1 game across 1 MLB postseason in one series — 1 won, 0 lost.

Mike Sweeney's line in each playoff series
SeasonOppSeriesGABAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.HH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HRHR: Home runs hit.RBIRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
2010CINWon 1-011100

What the columns mean: AB · H · HR · RBI

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.