Daisy Davis vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Daisy Davis
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Daisy Davis 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 3.78 and 1.319 for Daisy Davis. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Daisy Davis and Bill Swift

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.85
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.9
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.5
97.5
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.51
48.51
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.92
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.78
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
9.9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
9.24
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.57
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
5.17
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
39.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.65
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
5.76
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1322
36.76
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6504
35.74
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Daisy Davis and Bill Swift

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.47
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.26
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.86
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.56
82.56
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Daisy Davis and Bill Swift

Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
164.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
323.08
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
575.34
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
568.27
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
22
90.41
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
19
78.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
5.08
20.89
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
106.85
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
28
115.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
36.99
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
49.32
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
15.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.66
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
18.27
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
82.19
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
113
108.65
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
5.52
5.52
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.54
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisy Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA