Bill Swift vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 99), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 69). Bill Swift held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 91). Role difference aside, Dale Thayer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Swift and Dale Thayer

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.44
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
3.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
9.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
8.55
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.65
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6817
38.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
37.26
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
4.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.31
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.17
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
953
34.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Bill Swift and Dale Thayer

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Swift and Dale Thayer

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
894.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
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
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
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
54
117.82
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
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
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA