Bill Hoffer vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Bill Hoffer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hoffer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hoffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.95 and 1.398 for Bill Swift. By the career numbers, Bill Hoffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Swift

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.16
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.66
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.53
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.33
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.65
54.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
3.75
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3763
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1254.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
9.56
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
9.5
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
3.25
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
2.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.612
0.612
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5453
39.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
38.35
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.38
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
712
5.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.51
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4940
35.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6172
34.72
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.13
39.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Swift

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4158
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1386
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.68
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
1.86
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.86
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.18
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
2.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
2.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.53
93.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.203
2.203
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.194
1.194
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hoffer and Bill Swift

Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
180
174.76
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
894.55
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
275
600
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
560
543.69
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.631
0.631
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
124.27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
48
104.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
94.17
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
38
82.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.39
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
9
19.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.97
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
30.1
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.15
53.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
15.68
34.21
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
165.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
60
130.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
172.82
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
64
139.64
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
79.61
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
27
58.91
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
46.6
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
15
32.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
125.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
41
89.45
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.77
58.03
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
16.99
37.06
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
15.53
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
15
32.73
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
75.73
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
117.82
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
7.92
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hoffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.68
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Bill Hoffer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100