Bill Swift vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Thayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.58 and 1.241 for Bill Swift. By the career numbers, Dale Thayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Swift and Dale Thayer

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
3.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
9.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6891
37.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
4.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.241
1.241
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Bill Swift and Dale Thayer

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Swift and Dale Thayer

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
568.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.54
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA