Bill Swift vs. Dale Williams — Career Comparison

Bill Swift
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Williams
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Williams 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 4.23 and 1.530 for Dale Williams. 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 Dale Williams

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.85
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.9
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.52
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.45
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.87
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.67
53.67
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.51
48.51
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.43
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
3.58
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4913
27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1637.2
9
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1682
9.24
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
13.34
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.34
13.34
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.57
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
1.93
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
3.5
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.603
0.603
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.157
0.157
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.2
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6891
37.87
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
39.8
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.65
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
4.14
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
8.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6504
35.74
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
39.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.8
39.8

Fielding Stats for Bill Swift and Dale Williams

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.87
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.95
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.95
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.11
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Swift and Dale Williams

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
336
323.08
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
624
600
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
568.27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
128.85
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
120
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
97.12
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
120
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
25.96
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
31.73
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.32
38.77
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.26
21.64
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176
169.23
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
120
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
149.04
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
7
120
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
41.35
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.92
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
90.38
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40.63
39.06
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.31
22.54
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.92
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
18.27
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
113
108.65
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
5.52
5.52
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.54
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
20
19.23
Dale Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Williams
Career
Per 600 PA