Bill Day vs. Rudy Schwenck — Career Comparison

Bill Day
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy Schwenck
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy Schwenck built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Schwenck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.66 and 1.802 for Bill Day. By the career numbers, Rudy Schwenck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Day and Rudy Schwenck

Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.36
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.07
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.97
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
4.66
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92.2
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
10.49
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
10.29
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.49
10.49
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
5.73
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.79
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
42.93
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
8.74
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.5
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.802
1.802
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
37.1
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
33.43
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.313
0.313
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Bill Day and Rudy Schwenck

Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.35
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.13
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.81
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.42
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Day and Rudy Schwenck

Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
195.35
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
600
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
1.15
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
69.77
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.02
-42.13
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
74.51
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Bill Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA