Ed Blake vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Blake 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 3.58 and WHIP 1.241 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Bill Swift

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
9.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
3.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.603
0.603
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6504
35.74
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Bill Swift

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Bill Swift

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
323.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
568.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
113
108.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA