Ed Blake vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 3.95 and WHIP 1.398 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
13
13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.95
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
9.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
38.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6172
34.72
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Bill Swift

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.86
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
2.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
2.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.16
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
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Bill Swift

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
894.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
499.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
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
54
117.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100