Jimmy Nelson vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Jimmy Nelson
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Swift posted a stronger line than Jimmy Nelson. Bill Swift posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.58 vs 4.12) and WHIP (1.241 vs 1.365). 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 Jimmy Nelson and Bill Swift

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.9
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.65
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.51
48.51
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
4.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
8.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
9.24
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.94
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.44
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.321
1.321
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.72
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
38.81
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.65
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
4.63
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2517
34.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Bill Swift

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1987
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662.1
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.07
91.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.47
73.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmy Nelson and Bill Swift

Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
147
424.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
191
550.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
568.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
6.64
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
60.58
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
23
66.35
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
20.19
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
28.85
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.8
-16.72
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
334.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.54
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA