Alek Jacob vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Alek Jacob 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 3.95 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Bill Swift

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.65
54.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.94
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
9.5
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.65
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
38.35
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
4.51
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
33.88
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Bill Swift

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Bill Swift

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
894.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229
499.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
54
117.82
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100