James Norwood vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

James Norwood
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and James Norwood 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 3.58 and WHIP 1.241 compared to 5.48 and 1.872 for James Norwood. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Norwood and Bill Swift

James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.74
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
11.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
9.24
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.28
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9.34
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.624
1.624
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
43.65
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.05
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.29
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.872
1.872
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
37.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6504
35.74
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for James Norwood and Bill Swift

James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
9.74
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.1
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.81
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.083
0.083
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for James Norwood and Bill Swift

James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
7200
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
568.27
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-111.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.54
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
19.23
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Norwood
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA