Bill Swift vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Swift built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Thomas posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.31 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 3.95 and 1.398 for Bill Swift. By the career numbers, Tom Thomas had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Swift and Tom Thomas

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.44
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1688
9.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.5
9.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
2.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.796
0.796
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6817
38.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
37.97
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
4.51
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6172
34.72
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Bill Swift and Tom Thomas

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.76
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.47
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.5
94.5
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Swift and Tom Thomas

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
410
894.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
530.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.3
30.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
138.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.457
0.457
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.29
29.81
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.73
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
54
117.82
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
5.09
5.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.73
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA