Bill Swift vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Luis Tiant a clear advantage over Bill Swift across the core pitching metrics. Luis Tiant led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 69), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 99), and run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 86). Bill Swift held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 74). Luis Tiant was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bill Swift and Luis Tiant

Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.44
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.65
54.65
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.48
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
3.95
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1280
3.3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1688
9.5
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3075
7.94
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
2.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
2.85
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.14
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6817
38.35
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.38
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
4.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.31
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13081
33.77
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Bill Swift and Luis Tiant

Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
2.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.48
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
1.24
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
1.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
2.86
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.71
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.59
54.59
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Swift and Luis Tiant

Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
410
894.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
573
603.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
275
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
21.82
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
121.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
37.89
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
15
32.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.45
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
78.95
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
117.82
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
43.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50