Bill Swift

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: October 27, 1961 in Portland, ME us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Maine (Orono, ME) and the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1984 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Maine (Orono, ME).

High School: South Portland HS (South Portland, ME)

School: University of Maine (Orono, ME)

Debut: June 7, 1985 (Age 23-223d, 15,032nd in major league history)
vs. CLE 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: September 11, 1998 (Age 36-319d)
vs. KCR 1.0 IP, 6 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1985 season

Agents: Craig Fenech

National Team: us USA (Oly,College)

Full Name: William Charles Swift

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.7

ERA

3.95

403

220

1599.2

767

WHIP

1.372

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-23 / in Starts: 9-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 37, Entered with runners on base: 11

1988 Pitching Game Log

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1988 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	53	3	Apr 6	SEA	@	OAK	W,6-5	1-7	W(1-0)	99	6.1	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	2.14	23	76	48	9	5	13	8	3	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.17	0.198	1.49	0.15%	1.33	1b 1-3 2 out d2	7b 3 out a1
2	54	11	Apr 16	SEA		CAL	W,7-6	GS-5		9	5.0	9	5	3	1	1	0	0	2.38	2.50	26	68	46	7	4	7	17	8	1	0	33			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	1	2	1.44	-0.331	1.79	-0.25%	-2.46	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
3	55	16	Apr 21	SEA	@	CAL	L,6-11	GS-4		4	3.1	7	3	3	1	2	0	0	3.68	2.50	17	58	40	10	6	6	8	5	0	0	35			0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	.94	-0.180	1.09	-0.13%	-1.99	1b start tie	4b 12- 1 out d3
4	56	20	Apr 26	SEA	@	CLE	L,6-12	4-5		4	1.0	5	4	4	1	2	0	0	5.74	2.45	9	31	18	2	4	1	5	3	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.05	-0.229	1.31	-0.17%	-3.71	4b 1-- 2 out d1	5b 12- 2 out d5
5	57	24	Apr 30	SEA	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-7		3	7.0	4	3	2	4	1	1	0	4.76	3.56	28	95	49	16	2	16	6	1	1	1	56			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	2	0	2	.83	0.040	.79	0.02%	0.28	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	58	29	May 5	SEA		CLE	W,7-2	GS-8	W(2-0)	4	8.0	9	2	2	5	3	0	0	4.11	3.65	35	112	63	12	12	16	11	4	0	0	54			1	1	0	30	2	0	0	2	0	0	.97	0.274	.69	0.12%	2.07	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
7	59	32	May 8	SEA		DET	L,3-9	7-8		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.86	3.60	6	21	13	3	0	4	2	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.01	0.001	.01	0.00%	1.02	7t --- 0 out d8	8t 3 out d8
8	60	35	May 12	SEA	@	TOR	L,2-8	GS-6	L(2-1)	3	5.0	10	6	5	1	1	0	0	4.54	3.51	24	83	46	7	7	12	10	8	0	0	25			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	.76	-0.266	.57	-0.12%	-2.90	1b start tie	6b 1-3 0 out d3
9	61	40	May 17	SEA	@	NYY	W,6-2	CG	W(3-1)	4	9.0	3	2	2	2	6	1	1	4.05	3.58	32	107	66	18	10	13	10	2	0	0	77			0	0	0	29	0	1	0	2	0	1	.72	0.196	.28	0.05%	2.36	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
10	62	44	May 23	SEA		BOS	W,14-3	CG	W(4-1)	5	9.0	8	3	3	2	2	0	1	3.88	3.54	37	103	65	18	3	21	11	5	0	0	59			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	0	.52	-0.013	.25	0.00%	1.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a11
11	63	48	May 28	SEA		NYY	W,6-1	CG	W(5-1)	4	9.0	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	3.48	3.42	31	100	58	18	5	25	3	2	0	0	74			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	2	0	0	.50	0.229	.20	0.06%	3.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	64	53	Jun 2	SEA	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG(8)	L(5-2)	4	8.0	9	3	2	1	2	1	1	3.34	3.55	33	109	72	13	10	17	12	4	1	0	55			0	1	0	30	2	0	0	2	1	1	.81	0.039	.26	0.01%	0.95	1b start tie	8b 3 out d3
13	65	58	Jun 7	SEA		MIL	W,5-4	GS-8		4	8.0	7	2	2	2	1	0	1	3.24	3.56	30	95	61	9	4	20	6	3	3	0	59			0	1	0	26	1	1	0	3	0	0	1.42	0.320	.27	0.04%	2.07	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
14	66	63	Jun 12	SEA		MIN	L,2-6	GS-5	L(5-3)	4	4.2	10	6	6	3	2	2	1	3.69	3.92	26	79	44	12	5	14	4	3	0	2	19			0	1	0	22	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.13	-0.328	.18	-0.03%	-3.78	1t start tie	5t -2- 2 out d5
15	67	68	Jun 18	SEA	@	MIN	L,2-6	GS-7	L(5-4)	5	6.1	11	6	6	1	2	0	0	4.03	3.83	30	94	58	10	7	16	11	6	0	0	28			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.51	-0.200	.03	-0.01%	-2.42	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out d5
16	68	75	Jun 26	SEA		KCR	W,8-0	SHO	W(6-4)	7	9.0	6	0	0	4	2	0	0	3.67	3.81	36	124	70	16	6	17	12	6	1	0	73			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	.83	0.380	.01	0.00%	4.58	1t start tie	9t 3 out a8
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	69	80	Jul 2	SEA	@	CLE	L,7-10	GS-4	L(6-5)	5	3.1	6	5	5	2	0	0	0	3.98	3.84	17	43	22	4	0	8	7	3	0	0	26			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.13	-0.271	.02	0.00%	-2.53	1b start tie	4b 1-- 1 out d2
18	70	85	Jul 8	SEA	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(6-6)	5	8.0	4	3	3	3	4	0	1	3.94	3.80	31	100	59	9	10	17	6	3	1	0	63			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.02	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.91	1b start a 2	8b 3 out d1
19	71	91	Jul 17	SEA		CLE	L,4-7	GS-8	L(6-7)	8	7.1	8	6	5	2	2	1	0	4.07	3.86	30	94	57	12	8	15	11	5	0	0	40			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.10	-0.304	.01	0.00%	-1.46	1t start tie	8t 1-- 1 out d2
20	72	96	Jul 22	SEA		TOR	W,10-9	GS-3		4	2.0	5	5	4	3	1	0	1	4.30	3.92	14	59	27	7	6	5	4	2	1	0	26			0	0	0	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	.85	-0.334	.00	0.00%	-4.47	1t start tie	3t -23 0 out d4
21	73	101	Jul 27	SEA	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS-6	L(6-8)	4	5.1	7	6	6	5	1	1	0	4.55	4.08	28	100	53	13	4	12	10	4	0	0	26			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	.70	-0.256	.00	0.00%	-3.00	1b start tie	6b --3 1 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	74	105	Aug 1	SEA		CAL	L,4-8	GS-7	L(6-9)	4	6.2	9	5	5	3	0	2	0	4.66	4.28	28	88	48	10	4	13	10	4	0	2	33			0	0	1	25	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.02	-0.257	.00	0.00%	-1.67	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out d3
23	75	110	Aug 6	SEA	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS-5		4	4.2	11	4	4	2	2	0	0	4.76	4.24	25	77	49	14	3	10	11	10	1	0	26			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.46	-0.255	.00	0.00%	-2.11	1b start tie	5b 1-3 2 out d3
24	76	115	Aug 11	SEA		CHW	L,3-4	GS-7		4	6.1	8	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.68	4.22	28	94	56	13	3	16	10	4	0	0	47			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.14	0.217	.00	0.00%	2.37	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out a3
25	77	120	Aug 17	SEA	@	BOS	L,2-7	GS-2	L(6-10)	5	1.2	6	4	4	3	0	0	0	4.87	4.26	13	58	28	8	2	5	5	3	1	0	24			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	-0.289	.00	0.00%	-3.76	1b start tie	2b 123 2 out d4
26	78	126	Aug 22	SEA	@	BAL	W,7-3	GS-4		4	3.1	5	3	3	3	0	0	1	4.94	4.31	18	62	30	6	3	8	6	3	0	0	35			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.233	.00	0.00%	-1.99	1b start tie	4b 12- 1 out d1
27	79	129	Aug 26	SEA		BOS	L,3-5	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.88	4.31	6	17	7	2	0	5	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	.14	0.012	.00	0.00%	1.02	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
28	80	130	Aug 27	SEA		BOS	W,8-6	6-7		0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.86	4.30	2	6	4	1	0	2	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.038	.00	0.00%	0.85	6t -23 2 out d3	7t --- 1 out d3
29	81	134	Aug 31	SEA		NYY	L,1-4	5-7		3	2.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.77	4.26	11	38	24	5	3	7	3	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	0.075	.00	0.00%	1.55	5t 1-- 1 out d3	7t 3 out d3
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
30	82	139	Sep 6	SEA	@	MIN	W,8-3	7-8	H(1)	5	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.81	4.26	4	20	13	0	2	2	2	2	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.74	7b 12- 2 out a4	8b -2- 1 out a3
31	83	140	Sep 7	SEA	@	MIN	W,2-1	9-GF(10)	W(7-10)	0	1.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.76	4.26	6	17	10	1	0	3	2	0	2	0		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.35	0.407	.00	0.00%	1.41	9b 12- 1 out tie	10b end a 1
32	84	143	Sep 11	SEA	@	MIL	L,3-5	5-6		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	4.70	4.22	7	28	18	6	4	4	1	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.61	5b -2- 0 out d3	6b 3 out d4
33	85	145	Sep 13	SEA		MIN	L,1-2	8-GF	BL(7-11)	1	1.2	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.76	4.22	8	16	7	0	0	3	4	3	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.10	-0.285	.00	0.00%	0.09	8t 123 1 out a1	9t end d 1
34	86	149	Sep 18	SEA		MIL	L,2-10	7-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.73	4.22	3	15	8	1	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.08	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.51	7t --- 0 out d6	7t 3 out d6
35	87	151	Sep 20	SEA		KCR	W,11-10	5-6		1	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	4.74	4.29	8	25	10	3	0	4	1	1	0	1		1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.22	-0.009	.00	0.00%	0.14	5t -2- 0 out d5	6t 1-3 2 out d5
36	88	156	Sep 26	SEA	@	KCR	L,0-5	GS-7	L(7-12)	5	6.1	8	5	3	1	0	0	0	4.72	4.25	29	82	50	8	4	16	12	9	0	0	40			1	0	0	27	2	0	1	0	0	1	.75	-0.054	.00	0.00%	-1.11	1b start tie	7b 123 1 out d3
37	89	159	Sep 30	SEA		TEX	L,6-11	4-6		3	2.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4.65	4.26	10	31	16	3	1	8	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	-0.006	.00	0.00%	0.55	4t 1-- 1 out d6	6t 3 out d7
38	90	160	Oct 1	SEA		TEX	W,4-3	9-GF(11)	W(8-12)	0	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.59	4.23	8	29	19	5	3	5	2	1	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.73	0.451	.00	0.00%	1.80	9t 123 2 out tie	11t end tie
							15-23		W-L:8-12,BSv:1,Hld:1	3.8	174.2	199	99	89	65	47	10	8	4.59	4.23	757	2454	58%	13%	6%	1.59		19%	2%	6	43	19	16%	4	5	1	675	32	2	3	36	3	9	.96	-1.240	.29	-0.27%	-8.48

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