Dan Sweeney
Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1895)
Dan Sweeney was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball in 1895 for the Louisville Colonels. In 22 career games, he hit .267 with 24 hits, 1 home runs, and 16 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 21.
- AVG (Batting Average):
- Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
- HR (Home Runs):
- Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
- RBI (Runs Batted In):
- Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
- OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
- On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.
Data updated
- Position
- Outfielder
- Height / Weight
- 5'5" / 160 lb
- Died
- 7/13/1913 in Louisville, KY, USA
- MLB Debut
- 1895-04-18
- Last Game
- 1895-06-04
Full name: Daniel J. Sweeney
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 90 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .267 | .389 | .356 | .744 | 21 |
Career AVG .267 vs. league average .296 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.
Career OBP .389 vs. league average .361 across their career seasons — +7.6% above league average.
Career SLG .356 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.
Career OPS .744 vs. league average .761 across their career seasons — near league average.
Season-by-Season Batting
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| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | Lg AVG | Lg OBP | Lg SLG | Lg OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | LS3 | NL | 22 | 90 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .267 | .296 (-10%) | .361 (+8%) | .399 (-11%) | .761 (-2%) | 21.2 |
| Career · 1 season | 22 | 90 | 18 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .267 | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||
Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.
Career Games by Position
Circle size = games played at each position.
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Center Field | 1 |
| Right Field | 21 |
Dan Sweeney: the record in brief
April 18, 1895 and June 4, 1895 bracket Dan Sweeney's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Sweeney spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Louisville Colonels. At 160 pounds on a 5-foot-5 frame, Sweeney is listed as an outfielder. The recorded birth is January 28, 1868, in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The bio records the death on July 13, 1913, in Louisville, KY, USA. On the record, Dan Sweeney was born Daniel J. Sweeney.
Sweeney finished with 24 hits from 90 at bats in 22 games, which works out to .267, plus 1 home run and 16 RBI. On-base and slugging figures of .389 and .356 give Sweeney a career OPS of .744. The league as a whole hit .296 across Sweeney's seasons, which puts the .267 career mark 10.0% below average. Only one season appears, 1895 for the Louisville Colonels, when Sweeney played 22 games and went 24 for 90. That year the league hit .296, the figure in the row's Lg AVG column.
Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Sweeney
- Was Dan Sweeney a pitcher?
- No. Dan Sweeney was a position player (Outfielder).
- How many home runs did Dan Sweeney hit?
- Dan Sweeney hit 1 career home run with 24 hits.
- What teams did Dan Sweeney play for?
- Dan Sweeney played for one team, the Louisville Colonels (1895).
- What were Dan Sweeney's career stats?
- In 22 games, Dan Sweeney had 24 hits, 1 home runs, 16 RBI, 18 runs, and 2 stolen bases, with a .267 batting average.
- What position did Dan Sweeney play?
- Dan Sweeney played primarily as an outfielder, the position where he appeared in the most games.
- How tall was Dan Sweeney and how much did he weigh?
- Dan Sweeney was listed at 5 feet 5 inches and 160 pounds.
- What was Dan Sweeney's career batting average?
- Dan Sweeney batted .267 over his career, with 24 hits in 90 at bats.
- How many RBI did Dan Sweeney have?
- Dan Sweeney drove in 16 runs in his career.
- Is Dan Sweeney in the Hall of Fame?
- No. Dan Sweeney has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.