Ray Herbert vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Ray Herbert
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Swift posted a stronger line than Ray Herbert. Bill Swift posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.58 vs 4.01) and WHIP (1.241 vs 1.388). By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Swift

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.95
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.9
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.5
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.51
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.29
49.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.99
57.99
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.51
48.51
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.01
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2000
9.57
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
9.24
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
2.73
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.19
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
4.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.763
0.763
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.18
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8010
38.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
927
4.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.367
1.367
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7415
35.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Swift

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
1.18
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5280
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1760
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.64
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.99
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
528
2.7
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515
2.63
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.51
56.51
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Herbert and Bill Swift

Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
408
374.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
654
600
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
624
600
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
569
522.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
568.27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
109
100
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
80
73.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
21
19.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.42
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.88
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
29
26.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
38.96
35.74
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
153
140.37
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.517
0.517
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.2
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
43
41.35
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
51
46.79
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
90
82.57
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
37.1
34.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.53
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.27
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
133
122.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
4.92
4.92
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.94
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.54
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.93
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Herbert
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA