Buck Farmer vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Buck Farmer
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Buck Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Swift led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 78), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 77), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 88). Buck Farmer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 69). Role difference aside, Bill Swift holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Buck Farmer and Bill Swift

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.44
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
4.71
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
8.48
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
9.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.65
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
4.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.23
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
8.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.58
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
39.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
38.35
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.51
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
4.94
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.51
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.74
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1946
34.1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Buck Farmer and Bill Swift

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1541
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
513.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.79
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.178
0.178
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Farmer and Bill Swift

Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
62550
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
410
894.55
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
104.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
82.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
130.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
139.64
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
39.91
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.99
37.06
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
117.82
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Buck Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Buck Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100