Jose Alvarez vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Jose Alvarez
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Alvarez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Swift led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 96), walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 95). Jose Alvarez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 69). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bill Swift.

Pitching Stats for Jose Alvarez and Bill Swift

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.44
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
2.99
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
7.76
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
9.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.38
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.39
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
38.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6817
38.35
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.78
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.31
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.83
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
32.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.14
38.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Jose Alvarez and Bill Swift

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.89
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.85
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.439
0.439
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.16
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Alvarez and Bill Swift

Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
3960
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
894.55
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
11
440
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
499.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
104.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
82.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
40.93
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.68
34.21
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
139.64
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
57.76
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.99
37.06
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
54
117.82
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.27
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Jose Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Jose Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100