Ryan Sweeney
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| 28-year-old Right fielder |
| Chicago Cubs |
| Date of Birth: February 20, 1985 |
| Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 |
| Bats/Throws: L/L |
| Drafted: Round 2 of 2003 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 20 | AA | Birmingham | 483 | 429 | 64 | 128 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 35 | 53 | .298 | .352 | .371 | 723 | |
| 2006 | 21 | Wint | Guaira | 60 | 50 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 8 | .260 | .383 | .400 | 783 | |
| 2006 | 21 | AAA | Charlotte | 492 | 449 | 64 | 133 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 70 | 3 | 35 | 73 | .296 | .348 | .452 | 800 | |
| 2006 | 21 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 35 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .229 | .229 | .229 | 458 | |
| 2007 | 22 | Wint | Phoenix | 95 | 84 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 18 | .286 | .347 | .345 | 692 | |
| 2007 | 22 | AAA | Charlotte | 450 | 397 | 50 | 107 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 48 | 71 | .270 | .347 | .398 | 745 | |
| 2007 | 22 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 49 | 45 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .200 | .265 | .333 | 598 | |
| 2008 | 23 | Rookie | AZL Athletics | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .400 | .000 | 400 |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | Sacramento | 37 | 34 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .412 | .459 | .618 | 1077 |
| 2008 | 23 | MLB | Oakland | 433 | 384 | 53 | 110 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 38 | 67 | 9 | .286 | .349 | .383 | 732 |
| 2009 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 534 | 484 | 68 | 141 | 31 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 3 | 40 | 67 | 6 | .291 | .345 | .405 | 750 |
| 2010 | 25 | MLB | Oakland | 331 | 303 | 41 | 88 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 41 | 1 | .290 | .338 | .380 | 718 |
| 2011 | 26 | MLB | Oakland | 299 | 264 | 34 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 48 | 1 | .265 | .344 | .341 | 685 |
| 2012 | 27 | AA | Portland | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 | 286 |
| 2012 | 27 | MLB | Boston | 219 | 204 | 22 | 53 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 43 | 0 | .260 | .301 | .373 | 674 |
| 2013 | 28 | AAA | Iowa | 91 | 83 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1 | .337 | .396 | .627 | 1023 |
| 2013 | 28 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 80 | 73 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | .329 | .375 | .534 | 909 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | wOBA+ | OPS+ | |
| 2005 | 20 | AA | Birmingham | 483 | 429 | .073 | 7.2% | 11.0% | .339 | 55 | 4.58 | .317 | ||||
| 2006 | 21 | Wint | Guaira | 60 | 50 | .140 | 16.7% | 13.3% | .293 | 50% | 8 | 5.84 | .343 | |||
| 2006 | 21 | AAA | Charlotte | 492 | 449 | .156 | 7.1% | 14.8% | .331 | 51% | 19% | 70 | 5.87 | .341 | ||
| 2006 | 21 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 35 | 35 | .000 | 0.0% | 20.0% | .286 | 52% | 11% | 2 | 2.00 | .206 | ||
| 2007 | 22 | Wint | Phoenix | 95 | 84 | .059 | 9.5% | 18.9% | .354 | 42% | 16% | 11 | 4.71 | .314 | ||
| 2007 | 22 | AAA | Charlotte | 450 | 397 | .128 | 10.7% | 15.8% | .307 | 47% | 21% | 56 | 5.09 | .328 | ||
| 2007 | 22 | MLB | Chi White Sox | 49 | 45 | .133 | 8.2% | 10.2% | .205 | 64% | 13% | 4 | 2.92 | .266 | ||
| 2008 | 23 | Rookie | AZL Athletics | 5 | 3 | .000 | 40.0% | 0.0% | .000 | 67% | 0 | 0.00 | .288 | 91 | 18 | |
| 2008 | 23 | AAA | Sacramento | 37 | 34 | .206 | 8.1% | 10.8% | .448 | 46% | 23% | 10 | 13.50 | .464 | 134 | 167 |
| 2008 | 23 | MLB | Oakland | 433 | 384 | .097 | 8.8% | 15.5% | .337 | 45% | 20% | 53 | 5.04 | .321 | 97 | 92 |
| 2009 | 24 | MLB | Oakland | 534 | 484 | .114 | 7.5% | 12.5% | .328 | 46% | 23% | 48 | 3.21 | .330 | 100 | 98 |
| 2010 | 25 | MLB | Oakland | 331 | 303 | .090 | 7.3% | 12.4% | .333 | 51% | 23% | 31 | 3.46 | .315 | 99 | 97 |
| 2011 | 26 | MLB | Oakland | 299 | 264 | .076 | 11.0% | 16.1% | .321 | 49% | 19% | 26 | 3.27 | .306 | 97 | 90 |
| 2012 | 27 | AA | Portland | 7 | 7 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .143 | 29% | 29% | 0 | 0.00 | .129 | 41 | -20 |
| 2012 | 27 | MLB | Boston | 219 | 204 | .113 | 5.5% | 19.6% | .329 | 47% | 22% | 20 | 3.33 | .296 | 94 | 85 |
| 2013 | 28 | AAA | Iowa | 91 | 83 | .290 | 8.8% | 16.5% | .355 | 40% | 21% | 18 | 8.24 | .431 | 129 | 163 |
| 2013 | 28 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 80 | 73 | .205 | 7.5% | 16.3% | .379 | 47% | 29% | 12 | 5.79 | .388 | 127 | 155 |
Extended Statistics
2013: Chi Cubs | 2013: Iowa | 2012: Boston
| Split Statistics with Boston in 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 71 | 67 | .194 | 0 | 4.2% | 21.1% | .481 | 43% | 28% | .373 | .394 | .567 | .409 |
| May | 71 | 67 | .059 | 0 | 2.8% | 19.7% | .321 | 53% | 22% | .254 | .282 | .313 | .265 |
| June | 41 | 37 | .054 | 0 | 9.8% | 24.4% | .296 | 54% | 19% | .216 | .293 | .270 | .262 |
| July | 36 | 33 | .121 | 0 | 8.3% | 11.1% | .103 | 36% | 11% | .091 | .167 | .212 | .172 |
| AWAY | 99 | 93 | .118 | 0 | 5.1% | 21.2% | .347 | 48% | 20% | .269 | .303 | .387 | .301 |
| HOME | 120 | 111 | .108 | 0 | 5.8% | 18.3% | .315 | 46% | 23% | .252 | .300 | .360 | .292 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| June 18 | MLB | @ St. Louis | CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| June 17 | MLB | @ St. Louis | CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 15 | MLB | @ NY Mets | CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 14 | MLB | @ NY Mets | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 13 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| June 12 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 11 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | CF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 10 | MLB | vs. Cincinnati | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 9 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 8 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 7 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June 5 | MLB | @ LA Angels | CF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 4 | MLB | @ LA Angels | LF | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| June 2 | MLB | vs. Arizona | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 30 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 29 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 27 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| May 26 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | PH-RF-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 25 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| May 24 | MLB | @ Cincinnati | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 23 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 22 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 21 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 19 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| May 18 | MLB | vs. NY Mets | PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 15 | MLB | vs. Colorado | LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 14 | MLB | vs. Colorado | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| May 12 | MLB | @ Washington | CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| May 11 | MLB | @ Washington | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May 10 | MLB | @ Washington | CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
Player Notes
January 2013
Sox Prospects: Red Sox re-sign Ryan Sweeney to minor league dealcom, the Red Sox have brought back outfielder Ryan Sweeney on a minor league deal.
May 2010
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April 2010
Athletics Nation: Sweeney's Big Hit Turns Defeat Into Victory as A's Continue to RollSecond thought: Oh my goodness; the poor, poor Orioles.
February 2010
Athletics Nation: Esmeralda Attempts to Predict Ryan Sweeney's Future.I am so happy that Jeffro's 10 year old daughter loves me like his wife once loved Jordan Knight.
April 2008
The Hardball Times: THT Live:Frank Thomas to the A?s, Mariners fans disappointedSweeney and Chris Denorfia in the outfield, moved Cust and his lead feet to DH and didn't start Mike Sweeney a...