Bill Swift vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas 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 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Bill Swift had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Swift and Roy Thomas

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.67
53.67
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.51
48.51
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.43
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1682
9.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
8.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.57
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.93
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
4.21
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
3.5
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
6.2
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.603
0.603
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.2
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
38.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6504
35.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Bill Swift and Roy Thomas

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.28
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.495
0.495
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Swift and Roy Thomas

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
323.08
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
568.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
34
566.67
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
97.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.65
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
266.67
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.52
5.52
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.54
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA