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: 5-2 / in Starts: 1-2

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 4, Entered with runners on base: 0

1996 Pitching Game Log

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1996 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	354	53	Jun 3	COL	@	PIT	L,2-7	GS-4		99	3.1	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	5.40	3.47	16	52	30	11	1	12	2	1	0	0	42			0	0	0	15	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.071	1.10	-0.04%	-0.40	1b start a 2	4b 1-- 1 out tie
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
2	355	132	Aug 26	COL		CIN	W,9-5	GS-5	W(1-0)	83	5.0	6	5	4	1	0	1	0	6.48	5.21	23	63	43	10	3	12	10	5	3	0	36			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	1	1.07	-0.173	1.76	-0.17%	-1.78	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
Sept				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
3	356	144	Sep 9	COL	@	HOU	W,4-2	7-7	H(1)	13	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.79	4.99	3	9	7	1	1	3	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	0.079	.19	0.01%	0.48	7b --- 0 out a2	7b 3 out a2
4	357	146	Sep 11	COL		ATL	W,6-5	9-GF	S(1)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	5.23	4.43	3	13	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.34	0.193	.64	0.03%	0.64	9t --- 0 out a1	9t end a 1
5	358	152	Sep 17	COL		LAD	L,0-9	GS-6	L(1-1)	5	5.0	7	5	5	2	2	0	0	6.46	4.15	23	73	44	9	6	11	8	5	0	0	33			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	.71	-0.158	.12	-0.02%	-2.82	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out d5
6	359	158	Sep 24	COL	@	SDP	W,5-4	11-GF(11)	S(2)	6	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.06	4.27	5	20	10	3	1	2	2	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.36	0.197	.00	0.00%	0.49	11b --- 0 out a1	11b end a 1
7	360	162	Sep 29	COL		SFG	W,12-3	6-7		4	2.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	4.15	8	26	16	2	1	5	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.42	0.022	.00	0.00%	1.29	6t --- 0 out a6	7t 3 out a9
							5-2		W-L:1-1,Sv:2,Hld:1	4.0	18.1	23	12	11	5	5	1	0	5.40	4.15	81	256	62%	15%	6%	1.84		20%	6%	0	37	0	---%	0	0	0	75	6	1	0	2	1	1	1.23	0.089	.78	-0.19%	-2.10

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