Ed Stauffer vs. Bill Swift — Career Comparison

Ed Stauffer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Stauffer 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 5.85 and 1.887 for Ed Stauffer. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Stauffer and Bill Swift

Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.85
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.85
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.86
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
9.24
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.57
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.12
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
42.59
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.78
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.68
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.887
1.887
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
36.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6504
35.74
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.59
42.59
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Ed Stauffer and Bill Swift

Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Stauffer and Bill Swift

Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
3150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
568.27
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
128.85
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
97.12
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
149.04
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
41.35
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
90.38
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.63
39.06
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.54
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Stauffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA