Ed Poles vs. Blake Swihart — Career Comparison

Ed Poles
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIShortstop
Blake Swihart
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Ed Poles and Blake Swihart are closely matched on the surface stats. Blake Swihart posted stronger numbers in OPS (.656 vs .621) and slugging (.355 vs .308). Ed Poles had the advantage in on-base percentage (.313 vs .301). By the career numbers, Blake Swihart had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Ed Poles and Blake Swihart

Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
87
164.15
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
201.72
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
318
600
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696
600
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
279
526.42
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
639
550.86
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.657
0.657
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
70
132.08
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
133.62
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
111.32
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
95.69
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.32
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
24.14
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.43
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.45
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
10.34
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.75
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
37.93
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
28.81
54.36
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.26
59.71
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
86
162.26
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
195.69
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
95
179.25
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
180.17
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
40
75.47
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
84.48
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
25
47.17
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
57.76
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
65
122.64
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
131.9
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34.02
64.2
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70.55
60.81
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.77
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.72
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
23
43.4
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
44.83
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.43
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
190
163.79
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.6
63.6
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
3.66
3.66
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
26.42
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.72
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.07
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.77
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.62
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.45
Ed Poles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.77
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.07
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 600 PA
71.43
71.43

Fielding Stats for Ed Poles and Blake Swihart

Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.15
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.28
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.08
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.95
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2070
27
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4190
27
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
9
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1396.2
9
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
2.18
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
6.22
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
2.65
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.41
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.78
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
5.61
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1036
6.68
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
4.83
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1029
6.63
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.05
86.05
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.32
99.32
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.205
4.205
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.197
5.197
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.32
94.32
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.24
74.24
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Poles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blake Swihart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.41
Ed Poles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blake Swihart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15