Greg Harris vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Greg Harris
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Harris 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 3.69 and 1.409 for Greg Harris. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Greg Harris and Bill Swift

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.55
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.12
45.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
3.69
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
8.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
9.24
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.79
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
7
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6293
38.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.63
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
4.23
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5464
33.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Greg Harris and Bill Swift

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.6
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4401
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1467
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.62
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
2.21
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.02
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.14
91.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.468
0.468
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.94
13.94
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Harris and Bill Swift

Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
705
5957.75
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
574.65
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
568.27
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.567
0.567
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
15
126.76
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
10
84.51
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
31.73
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.32
38.77
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
169.23
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
16
135.21
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
41.35
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
90.38
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
43.55
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.63
39.06
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
245.07
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.54
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA