How Bill Swift's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Bill Swift totaled 1,688 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1996, posting 23, well below the starting pitcher average of 118.0 that year. The highest point came in 1988 at 199, well above the starting pitcher average of 119.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 23 in 1996 to 85 in 1997 and 183 in 1998, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 23 to 199 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Bill Swift Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

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Hits
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Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings
Career16889.5
Season Avg.129.859.5
162 Game Avg.678.559.5
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Bill Swift Hits Per Season

Bill Swift's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Bill Swift Hits per season line chart

Bill Swift Hits by Team

Bill Swift's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Bill Swift career Hits by team bar chart

Bill Swift Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Bill Swift's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Bill Swift Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Bill Swift Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Bill Swift's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Bill Swift Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Bill Swift Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Bill Swift's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Bill Swift Hits season-by-season breakdown table