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)

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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Career

WAR

20.7

ERA

3.95

403

220

1599.2

767

WHIP

1.372

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1985	23	-0.9	Chattanooga	SOUL	AA	SEA	2	1	.667	3.69	3.69	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.0	34	16	16	2	21	0	21	2	0	3		1.410	7.8	0.5	4.8	4.8	1.00
1985	23	-5.4	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	6	10	.375	4.77	5.30	23	21	0	0	0	0	120.2	131	71	64	8	48	5	55	5	3	5	532	1.483	9.8	0.6	3.6	4.1	1.15
1986	24	-1.9	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	4	4	.500	3.95	5.21	10	8	2	3	1	1	57.0	57	33	25	5	22	2	29	2	0	2		1.386	9.0	0.8	3.5	4.6	1.32
1986	24	-4.2	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	2	9	.182	5.46	6.63	29	17	3	1	0	0	115.1	148	85	70	5	55	2	55	7	1	2	534	1.760	11.5	0.4	4.3	4.3	1.00
1987	25	-0.9	Calgary	PCL	AAA	SEA	0	0		8.84	10.80	5	5	0	0	0	0	18.1	32	22	18	2	13	1	5	0	1	2		2.455	15.7	1.0	6.4	2.5	0.38
1988	26	-2.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	8	12	.400	4.59	5.10	38	24	4	6	1	0	174.2	199	99	89	10	65	3	47	8	2	6	757	1.511	10.3	0.5	3.3	2.4	0.72
1989	27	4.0	San Bernardino	CALL	A	SEA	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	8	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0		1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	3.6	2.00
1989	27	-1.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	7	3	.700	4.43	4.98	37	16	7	0	0	1	130.0	140	72	64	7	38	4	45	2	1	4	551	1.369	9.7	0.5	2.6	3.1	1.18
1990	28	-0.4	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	6	4	.600	2.39	3.23	55	8	18	0	0	6	128.0	135	46	34	4	21	6	42	7	3	8	533	1.219	9.5	0.3	1.5	3.0	2.00
1991	29	0.5	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	1	2	.333	1.99	2.19	71	0	30	0	0	17	90.1	74	22	20	3	26	4	48	1	1	2	359	1.107	7.4	0.3	2.6	4.8	1.85
1992	30	1.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	10	4	.714	2.08	2.24	30	22	2	3	2	1	164.2	144	41	38	6	43	3	77	3	1	0	655	1.136	7.9	0.3	2.4	4.2	1.79
1993	31	2.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	21	8	.724	2.82	3.17	34	34	0	1	1	0	232.2	195	82	73	18	55	5	157	6	0	4	928	1.074	7.5	0.7	2.1	6.1	2.85
1994	32	3.9	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	8	7	.533	3.38	4.03	17	17	0	0	0	0	109.1	109	49	41	10	31	6	62	1	0	2	457	1.280	9.0	0.8	2.6	5.1	2.00
1995	33	5.1	COL	NL	Maj	COL	9	3	.750	4.94	5.28	19	19	0	0	0	0	105.2	122	62	58	12	43	2	68	1	0	2	463	1.562	10.4	1.0	3.7	5.8	1.58
1996	34	11.4	Salem	CARL	A+	COL	0	0		4.50	6.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	9	4	3	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	29	1.667	13.5	0.0	1.5	6.0	4.00
1996	34	5.6	COL	NL	Maj	COL	1	1	.500	5.40	5.89	7	3	2	0	0	2	18.1	23	12	11	1	5	0	5	0	0	0	81	1.527	11.3	0.5	2.5	2.5	1.00
1997	35		3 Teams	3 Lgs	A+-AAA	COL	0	3	.000	7.59	7.59	4	2	0	0	0	0	10.2	10	9	9	2	6	0	7	0	0	0	48	1.500	8.4	1.7	5.1	5.9	1.17
1997	35	8.9	Rochester	IL	AAA	BAL	0	1	.000	4.91	4.91	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.2	2	2	2	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	16	1.364	4.9	0.0	7.4	4.9	0.67
1997	35	8.6	Colorado Springs	PCL	AAA	COL	0	1	.000	12.00	12.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	4	4	4	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	16	2.333	12.0	3.0	9.0	12.0	1.33
1997	35	12.6	Salem	CARL	A+	COL	0	1	.000	6.75	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	1.000	9.0	2.3	0.0	2.3
1997	35	6.9	COL	NL	Maj	COL	4	6	.400	6.34	7.85	14	13	1	0	0	0	65.1	85	57	46	11	26	0	29	2	2	2	304	1.699	11.7	1.5	3.6	4.0	1.12
1998	36	6.7	SEA	AL	Maj	SEA	11	9	.550	5.85	6.41	29	26	0	0	0	0	144.2	183	103	94	21	51	2	77	10	2	1	663	1.618	11.4	1.3	3.2	4.8	1.51
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		94	78	.547	3.95	4.51	403	220	67	11	4	27	1599.2	1688	801	702	116	507	42	767	53	16	38	6817	1.372	9.5	0.7	2.9	4.3	1.51
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		7	8	.467	4.53	5.36	30	26	2	3	1	1	141.0	150	84	71	11	65	3	70	4	1	7	77	1.525	9.6	0.7	4.1	4.5	1.08
All Levels (14 Seasons)							101	86	.540	4.00	4.58	433	246	69	14	5	28	1740.2	1838	885	773	127	572	45	837	57	17	45	6894	1.385	9.5	0.7	3.0	4.3	1.46

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		4	6	.400	5.38	6.70	18	14	2	3	1	1	82.0	95	61	49	8	41	3	40	2	1	4	32	1.659	10.4	0.9	4.5	4.4	0.98
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	1	.667	3.69	3.69	7	7	0	0	0	0	39.0	34	16	16	2	21	0	21	2	0	3		1.410	7.8	0.5	4.8	4.8	1.00
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		0	1	.000	5.40	6.30	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.0	13	7	6	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	45	1.400	11.7	0.9	0.9	4.5	5.00
A (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	10.0	8	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0		1.000	7.2	0.0	1.8	3.6	2.00