Dave Smith vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 3.58 and 1.241 for Bill Swift. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Smith and Bill Swift

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
3.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
9.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6891
37.87
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.14
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Bill Swift

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2428
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809.1
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.56
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.14
92.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Bill Swift

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
568.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
18.27
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA