Eugene Jones vs. Cy Swaim — Career Comparison

Eugene Jones
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Cy Swaim
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eugene Jones built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Swaim as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Swaim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.489 compared to 6.08 and 2.070 for Eugene Jones. By the career numbers, Cy Swaim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eugene Jones and Cy Swaim

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.28
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.32
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.69
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.19
76.19
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.73
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.08
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.48
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
856
27
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.1
9
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.27
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
10.66
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.27
10.27
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
8.37
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.74
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.08
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
2.59
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.606
1.606
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
45.63
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
39.68
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.85
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
6.5
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
37.27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1157
36.49
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Eugene Jones and Cy Swaim

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.28
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.29
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.9
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
27
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
9
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.49
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.66
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.29
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.56
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.05
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.78
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.57
86.57
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eugene Jones and Cy Swaim

Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
327.27
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
233.33
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
600
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
588.89
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
116.67
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
111.11
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
17.84
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
26.12
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
122.22
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
50
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
72.22
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
122.22
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
15.48
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
26.24
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
16
88.89
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.75
6.75
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.67
Eugene Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Swaim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100