John Smoltz vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

John Smoltz
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, John Smoltz and Bill Swift are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Smoltz had the edge in ERA (3.33 vs 3.58). By the career numbers, John Smoltz 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 John Smoltz and Bill Swift

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.9
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.55
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.52
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.88
57.88
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.67
53.67
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.51
48.51
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
3.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
3.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10419
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3473
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
7.97
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1682
9.24
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
0.75
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
2.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
7.99
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14271
36.98
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6891
37.87
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.53
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.65
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
753
4.14
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12978
33.63
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for John Smoltz and Bill Swift

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
1.87
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
1.25
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10419
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3473
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.83
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
2.02
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
1.95
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.41
96.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.042
1.042
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.53
66.53
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Smoltz and Bill Swift

John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
735
377.89
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1167
600
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
624
600
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
948
487.4
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
591
568.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
77.63
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
60.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
26
13.37
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
33
16.97
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.45
23.88
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
100.77
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
119.79
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
39.59
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
31.36
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
68.38
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
39.8
20.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
40.62
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
19
18.27
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
365
187.66
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
John Smoltz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
69.92
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.54
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.51
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
7.71
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smoltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA