Bill Swift was born on Friday, June 19, 1908, in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania. Swift was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1932, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bill Swift baseball stats page.
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Bill SwiftBill Swift Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1932 | 24 | Pirates | 39 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.61 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 214.1 | 865 | 205 | 86 | 97 | 15 | 26 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1933 | 25 | Pirates | 37 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 3.13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 218.1 | 910 | 214 | 76 | 96 | 11 | 36 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1934 | 26 | Pirates | 37 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.98 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 212.2 | 923 | 244 | 94 | 107 | 15 | 46 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 1935 | 27 | Pirates | 39 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2.70 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 203.2 | 830 | 193 | 61 | 76 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 74 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1936 | 28 | Pirates | 45 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 4.01 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 262.1 | 1,123 | 275 | 117 | 132 | 18 | 63 | 8 | 92 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| 1937 | 29 | Pirates | 36 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 3.95 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 164.0 | 676 | 160 | 72 | 79 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1938 | 30 | Pirates | 36 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 150.0 | 633 | 155 | 54 | 65 | 9 | 40 | 6 | 77 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| 1939 | 31 | Pirates | 36 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 3.89 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 129.2 | 559 | 150 | 56 | 60 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1940 | 32 | Bees | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1941 | 33 | Dodgers | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.0 | 97 | 26 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1943 | 35 | White Sox | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.1 | 229 | 48 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 11 Years | 336 | 163 | 119 | 95 | 82 | .537 | 3.58 | 78 | 7 | 20 | 1,637.2 | 6,891 | 1,682 | 651 | 753 | 103 | 351 | 29 | 636 | 11 | 36 | 1 | - | ||
Bill SwiftBill Swift Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1932 | 24 | Pirates | 39 | 78 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .203 | .205 |
| 1933 | 25 | Pirates | 37 | 82 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .244 | .253 | .293 |
| 1934 | 26 | Pirates | 37 | 84 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .214 | .224 | .321 |
| 1935 | 27 | Pirates | 39 | 78 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .244 | .272 | .308 |
| 1936 | 28 | Pirates | 45 | 105 | 6 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 | .315 | .448 |
| 1937 | 29 | Pirates | 36 | 54 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .211 | .185 |
| 1938 | 30 | Pirates | 36 | 50 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .231 | .320 |
| 1939 | 31 | Pirates | 36 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .238 | .304 | .238 |
| 1940 | 32 | Bees | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1941 | 33 | Dodgers | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 1943 | 35 | White Sox | 18 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .308 | .100 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 11 Years | 336 | 591 | 43 | 134 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 19 | 0 | 113 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .227 | .253 | .298 | ||
Bill SwiftBill Swift Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1932 Pirates | P | 39 | 23 | 643 | 37 | 0.9 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 1.47 |
| 1933 Pirates | P | 37 | 29 | 655 | 52 | 1.4 | 50 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .962 | 2.06 |
| 1934 Pirates | P | 37 | 24 | 638 | 48 | 1.3 | 46 | 8 | 38 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.95 |
| 1935 Pirates | P | 39 | 21 | 611 | 27 | 0.7 | 27 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.19 |
| 1936 Pirates | P | 45 | 31 | 787 | 42 | 0.9 | 40 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 1.37 |
| 1937 Pirates | P | 36 | 17 | 492 | 23 | 0.6 | 23 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
| 1938 Pirates | P | 36 | 9 | 450 | 29 | 0.8 | 27 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 1.62 |
| 1939 Pirates | P | 36 | 8 | 389 | 16 | 0.4 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.11 |
| 1940 Bees | P | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
| 1941 Dodgers | P | 9 | 0 | 66 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.23 |
| 1943 White Sox | P | 18 | 1 | 154 | 4 | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.53 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 336 | 163 | 4,913 | 283 | 0.8 | 272 | 41 | 231 | 11 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.49 | |
| 11 Years | 336 | 163 | 4,913 | 283 | 0.8 | 272 | 41 | 231 | 11 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.49 | |
Bill SwiftBill Swift Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1932 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 2.46 | 2.69 | 1.09 |
| 1933 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.9 | 20.5 | 1.78 | 2.64 | 1.48 |
| 1934 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 10.5 | 1.76 | 3.43 | 1.95 |
| 1935 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 2.00 | 3.27 | 1.64 |
| 1936 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 1.46 | 3.16 | 2.16 |
| 1937 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 27.0 | 2.47 | 4.61 | 1.87 |
| 1938 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 50.0 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 1.93 | 4.62 | 2.40 |
| 1939 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 21.0 | 2.00 | 3.89 | 1.94 |
| 1940 Bees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| 1941 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.29 | 3.68 | 2.86 |
| 1943 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1.04 | 4.91 | 4.73 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 11 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 197.0 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 1.81 | 3.50 | 1.93 |
Bill SwiftBill Swift Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1932 Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1933 Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1934 Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1935 Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1936 Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1937 Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1939 Pittsburgh Pirates | 45 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1940 Boston Bees | 23 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1941 Brooklyn Dodgers | 22 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1943 Chicago White Sox | 48 | Undetermined | - | - |
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