William Parson vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

William Parson
Lost GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and William Parson 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 4.92 and 1.856 for William Parson. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Parson and Bill Swift

William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.54
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.44
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.92
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
3.95
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.59
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
9.5
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.65
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.09
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.32
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
40.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
38.35
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.94
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.91
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.51
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
33.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for William Parson and Bill Swift

William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.37
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.86
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.63
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
2.86
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
2.71
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Parson and Bill Swift

William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
463.64
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
894.55
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
9.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-4.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
54
117.82
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
William Parson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
William Parson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100