Scott Baker vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Baker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Swift posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.95 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Baker and Bill Swift

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.95
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
9.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.65
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
38.35
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.38
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.51
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6172
34.72
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Bill Swift

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Bill Swift

Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
894.55
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
600
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
499.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
54
117.82
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Scott Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100