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Bill Swift

William Charles Swift

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 27, 1961 in Portland, ME
School: University of Maine at Orono (Orono, ME)
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1984. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 7, 1985
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Giants/Rockies 1985-1998
Agents: Craig Fenech [*]
Final Game: September 11, 1998
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1985 23 SEA AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 24 SEA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1988 26 SEA AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 27 SEA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 28 SEA AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 29 SEA AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 30 SFG NL 34 57 51 3 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .157 .173 .216 .389 12 11 0 0 5 0 0 1
1993 31 SFG NL 34 96 80 12 21 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 19 .263 .302 .275 .577 59 22 3 0 10 1 0 1 CYA-2
1994 32 SFG NL 18 40 32 5 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 .188 .257 .281 .538 44 9 0 0 5 0 0 1
1995 33 COL NL 19 43 36 5 7 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 5 .194 .237 .306 .542 28 11 0 0 5 0 0 1
1996 34 COL NL 7 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 63 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1997 35 COL NL 16 28 19 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 .211 .375 .263 .638 58 5 1 1 4 0 0 1
1998 36 SEA AL 29 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Yrs 410 275 229 27 48 9 0 1 15 1 0 15 54 .210 .260 .262 .522 39 60 4 1 29 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 109 90 11 19 4 0 0 6 0 0 6 21 .210 .260 .262 .522 39 24 2 0 11 0 0
SEA (7 yrs) 282 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
COL (3 yrs) 42 77 61 7 13 2 0 1 6 1 0 6 10 .213 .294 .295 .589 42 18 1 1 9 0 0
SFG (3 yrs) 86 193 163 20 35 7 0 0 9 0 0 9 42 .215 .254 .258 .512 42 42 3 0 20 1 0
AL (7 yrs) 282 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 128 270 224 27 48 9 0 1 15 1 0 15 52 .214 .266 .268 .533 42 60 4 1 29 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1985 23 SEA AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1986 24 SEA AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $75,000 1
1988 26 SEA AL 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $77,500 1
1989 27 SEA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $195,000 1
1990 28 SEA AL 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $370,000 1
1991 29 SEA AL 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $950,000 1
1992 30 SFG NL 34 57 -5 0 0 0 7 2 0.2 2 3 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $2,316,667 1
1993 31 SFG NL 34 96 -4 -0 -0 0 13 9 0.9 3 11 0.9 .526 .505 0.9 0.0 11 $3,316,667 1 CYA-2
1994 32 SFG NL 18 40 -2 -0 0 0 6 4 0.3 1 4 0.3 .520 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $2,316,667 1
1995 33 COL NL 19 43 -5 0 0 0 6 2 0.2 1 3 0.2 .509 .501 0.2 0.0 3 $3,933,333 1
1996 34 COL NL 7 6 -0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 .506 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $4,608,333 /1
1997 35 COL NL 16 28 -0 -1 -0 0 4 3 0.3 1 4 0.3 .517 .502 0.3 0.0 4 $4,608,333 1
1998 36 SEA AL 29 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $425,000 1
13 Seasons 410 275 -18 -1 0 0 36 19 1.9 8 26 1.9 .505 .501 1.9 0.3 26 $23,192,500
SEA (7 yrs) 282 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.2 0 $2,092,500
COL (3 yrs) 42 77 -5 -0 0 0 11 5 0.5 2 7 0.5 .511 .501 0.5 0.0 7 $13,149,999
SFG (3 yrs) 86 193 -11 -1 0 0 25 14 1.4 5 19 1.4 .516 .503 1.4 0.1 19 $7,950,001

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1992 30 SFG NL 57 48 2 1.1 88 .242 .157 .253 .173 .318 .216 .373 .389 .691 12 .085 -5.8 -0.6 .279 .078 .059
1993 31 SFG NL 96 73 7 2.6 100 .339 .263 .266 .302 .331 .275 .406 .577 .736 59 .253 -4.5 -0.4 .435 .075 .013
1994 32 SFG NL 40 31 3 2.6 104 .222 .188 .267 .257 .333 .281 .418 .538 .751 44 .237 -2.4 -0.2 .462 .188 .094
1995 33 COL NL 43 34 3 2.4 129 .200 .194 .301 .237 .374 .306 .469 .542 .843 28 .212 -4.4 -0.4 .483 .194 .111 1.0
1996 34 COL NL 6 4 1 6.7 125 .400 .333 .295 .333 .368 .333 .462 .667 .830 63 .645 -0.4 -0.0 .500 .000 .000
1997 35 COL NL 28 20 2 2.7 126 .267 .211 .295 .375 .370 .263 .463 .638 .833 58 .251 -1.2 -0.1 .625 .263 .053
1998 36 SEA AL 5 5 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .271 .000 .339 .000 .431 .000 .770 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
13 Yrs 275 215 18 2.2 106 .269 .210 .272 .260 .340 .262 .417 .522 .757 39 .209 -20.1 -2.0 .416 .122 .052 1.0
162 Game Avg. 109 85 7 2.2 106 .269 .210 .272 .260 .340 .262 .417 .522 .757 39 .209 -20.1 -2.0 .416 .122 .052
COL (3 yrs) 77 58 6 2.8 128 .240 .213 .299 .294 .372 .295 .466 .589 .839 42 .265 -6.0 -0.6 .531 .197 .082 1.0
SFG (3 yrs) 193 152 12 2.1 97 .287 .215 .262 .254 .327 .258 .398 .512 .725 42 .199 -12.7 -1.3 .389 .098 .043
SEA (7 yrs) 5 5 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .271 .000 .339 .000 .431 .000 .770 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
NL (6 yrs) 270 210 18 2.3 106 .273 .214 .272 .266 .340 .268 .416 .533 .756 42 .218 -18.6 -1.9 .428 .125 .054 1.0
AL (7 yrs) 5 5 0 0.0 109 .000 .000 .271 .000 .339 .000 .431 .000 .770 -100 .000 -1.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1995 33 COL NL NLDS ATL L 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1992 30 SFG NL 57 0.0% 31.6% 1.8% 5.3% 38% 18.00 2.8 17.0 0.83 1.07 58% 18% 0.0% 17%
1993 31 SFG NL 96 0.0% 19.8% 5.2% 1.0% 5% 3.80 4.2 20.0 1.54 2.79 65% 15% 0.0% 21%
1994 32 SFG NL 40 0.0% 12.5% 7.5% 7.5% 50% 1.67 6.4 16.0 1.67 3.17 68% 9% 0.0% 11%
1995 33 COL NL 43 2.3% 11.6% 4.7% 4.7% 29% 2.50 7.2 36.0 9.0 1.08 1.64 70% 11% 10.0% 23%
1996 34 COL NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 6.0 1.50 83% 40% 0.0% 0%
1997 35 COL NL 28 0.0% 14.3% 14.3% 3.6% 25% 1.00 4.8 9.5 1.50 4.00 54% 21% 0.0% 0%
1998 36 SEA AL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 2.00 1.00 60% 0% 0.0% 0%
13 Yrs 275 0.4% 19.6% 5.5% 3.6% 21% 3.60 4.2 229.0 15.3 1.30 2.16 64% 15% 1.6% 16%
MLB Averages 2.4% 15.5% 8.7% 7.1% 31% 1.78 5.7 37.6 8.0 0.81 1.08 72% 21% 7.2% 18%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1985 23 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1986 24 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1988 26 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1989 27 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1990 28 SEA AL 0.0 0.0
1991 29 SEA AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1992 30 SFG NL -5.7 -0.6 57 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 .82 -0.5 -0.1 -5.8 -0.6 0.96 -4.6 0
1993 31 SFG NL -4.6 -0.4 97 -0.4 1.1 -1.6 .88 -0.6 0.1 -8.3 -0.8 1.00 -6.0 0
1994 32 SFG NL -2.4 -0.2 40 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 1.13 -0.2 -0.1 -3.6 -0.4 1.04 -2.2 0
1995 33 COL NL -4.4 -0.4 44 -0.1 0.6 -0.7 .90 -0.3 0.1 -2.4 -0.2 0.97 -3.3 0
1996 34 COL NL -0.4 -0.0 6 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 .61 -0.0 -0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.55 -0.5 0
1997 35 COL NL -1.2 -0.1 29 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 .96 -0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.00 -0.2 0.51 0
1998 36 SEA AL -1.5 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 1.12 -0.0 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 1.23 -0.5 0
13 Yrs -20.2 -2.0 278 -1.6 3.0 -4.6 .91 -1.7 -0.1 -21.3 -2.1 0.99 -17.3 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1992 30 SFG NL 1 0 33% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1
1993 31 SFG NL 2 0 46% 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29% 8 7 1 0 0 0 6 3 3
1994 32 SFG NL 1 0 56% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 43% 3 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 3
1995 33 COL NL 0 0 50% 11 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1996 34 COL NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1997 35 COL NL 1 0 22% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
1998 36 SEA AL 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Yrs 6 0 41% 102 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 31% 13 11 2 4 4 0 15 7 8

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1992 30 SFG NL 57 33% 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 8 0 0% 13 3 23% 37 3 8% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1993 31 SFG NL 96 30% 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 91% 28 3 11% 25 5 20% 66 4 6% 5 2 40% 3 1 33% 0
1994 32 SFG NL 40 38% 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 83% 10 0 0% 10 4 40% 30 2 7% 3 1 33% 1 1 100% 0
1995 33 COL NL 43 28% 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8 5 63% 11 0 0% 8 4 50% 29 4 14% 1 1 100% 2 2 100% 0
1996 34 COL NL 6 33% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 35 COL NL 28 14% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 5 1 20% 6 1 17% 20 3 15% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1998 36 SEA AL 5 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 5 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
13 Yrs 275 30% 48 11 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 36 29 81% 65 4 6% 65 17 26% 187 16 9% 11 4 36% 9 6 67% 0
MLB Averages 58% 73% 11% 35% 15% 52% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1992 30 SFG NL 57 180 3.16 131 73% 29% 20% 22% 29% 71% 0% 52% 72% 47% 2% 1 0 11% 6 2 5% 3 1 39% 0 0 0
1993 31 SFG NL 94 290 3.09 197 68% 25% 13% 27% 36% 75% 0% 51% 83% 45% 5% 5 0 13% 12 3 4% 4 3 39% 2 0 0
1994 32 SFG NL 40 123 3.08 82 67% 27% 11% 23% 39% 73% 0% 49% 85% 45% 3% 1 0 15% 6 2 8% 3 1 40% 0 0 0
1995 33 COL NL 40 116 2.90 84 72% 21% 12% 26% 40% 79% 0% 57% 85% 45% 0% 0 0 8% 3 3 5% 2 1 25% 3 0 0
1996 34 COL NL 6 11 1.83 9 82% 11% 33% 0% 56% 89% 0% 73% 63% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1997 35 COL NL 22 73 3.32 45 62% 22% 22% 18% 36% 76% 0% 47% 69% 41% 5% 1 0 18% 4 0 18% 4 3 0% 6 0 1
1998 36 SEA AL 5 12 2.40 11 92% 36% 9% 27% 27% 64% 0% 58% 86% 40% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 50% 0 0 0
7 Yrs 264 805 3.05 559 69% 25% 15% 24% 35% 74% 0% 52% 80% 45% 3% 8 0 12% 31 10 6% 16 9 35% 11 0 1
MLB Averages 3.66 62% 25% 15% 27% 33% 75% 2% 46% 80% 31% 6% 16% 9% 27%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 30 287 57 51 3 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 18 .157 .173 .216 .389 12 11 0 0 5 0 0
1993 31 321 153 131 15 29 4 0 0 7 0 0 6 37 .221 .254 .252 .506 42 33 3 0 15 1 0
1994 32 339 193 163 20 35 7 0 0 9 0 0 9 42 .215 .254 .258 .512 42 42 3 0 20 1 0
1995 33 358 236 199 25 42 8 0 1 13 1 0 11 47 .211 .251 .266 .518 40 53 3 0 25 1 0
1996 34 365 242 205 25 44 8 0 1 13 1 0 11 48 .215 .253 .268 .522 40 55 3 0 25 1 0
1997 35 381 270 224 27 48 9 0 1 15 1 0 15 52 .214 .266 .268 .533 42 60 4 1 29 1 0
1998 36 410 275 229 27 48 9 0 1 15 1 0 15 54 .210 .260 .262 .522 39 60 4 1 29 1 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1992 30 34 57 51 3 8 3 0 0 3 0 1 18 .157 .173 .216 .389 2 34
1993 31 34 96 80 12 21 1 0 0 4 0 5 19 .263 .302 .275 .577 7 34
1994 32 25 56 45 6 8 4 0 0 2 0 4 7 .178 .245 .267 .512 3 18
1995 33 21 48 40 4 7 1 0 1 3 1 2 6 .175 .214 .275 .489 2 19
1996 34 7 7 7 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 .429 .429 .857 1 7
1997 35 16 26 18 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 .167 .318 .222 .540 1 16
1998 36 29 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 29
7 Yrs 166 295 246 26 50 10 0 1 13 1 15 57 .203 .251 .256 .507 16 157
162 Game Avg. 162 288 240 25 49 10 0 1 13 1 15 56 .203 .251 .256 .507 16 157

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1993 NL (2, 44%)
0.44 Career Shares (109th)

                                          

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