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Bill Swift
William Charles Swift

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 180 lb.
School University of Maine

Debut June 7, 1985
  vs. CLE 5.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W
Final Game September 11, 1998
Born October 27, 1961 in Portland, ME

Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1984. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1985 23 SEA AL   6  10  23  21   0   0   0  0  120.7  131   71   64   8   48   55   5   5   532   5   3  4.77  4.19   88 1.483
 1986 24 SEA AL   2   9  29  17   1   0   3  0  115.3  148   85   70   5   55   55   7   2   534   2   1  5.46  4.23   77 1.760
 1988 26 SEA AL   8  12  38  24   6   1   4  0  174.7  199   99   89  10   65   47   8   6   757   3   2  4.59  4.17   91 1.511
 1989 27 SEA AL   7   3  37  16   0   0   7  1  130.0  140   72   64   7   38   45   2   4   551   4   1  4.43  4.05   91 1.369
 1990 28 SEA AL   6   4  55   8   0   0  18  6  128.0  135   46   34   4   21   42   7   8   533   6   3  2.39  3.96  165 1.219
 1991 29 SEA AL   1   2  71   0   0   0  30 17   90.3   74   22   20   3   26   48   1   2   359   4   1  1.99  4.10  206 1.107
 1992 30 SFG NL  10   4  30  22   3   2   2  1  164.7  144   41   38   6   43   77   3   0   655   3   1  2.08  3.30  159 1.136
 1993 31 SFG NL  21   8  34  34   1   1   0  0  232.7  195   82   73  18   55  157   6   4   928   5   0  2.82  3.88  138 1.074 CYA-2
 1994 32 SFG NL   8   7  17  17   0   0   0  0  109.3  109   49   41  10   31   62   1   2   457   6   0  3.38  3.97  118 1.280
 1995 33 COL NL   9   3  19  19   0   0   0  0  105.7  122   62   58  12   43   68   1   2   463   2   0  4.94  5.40  109 1.562
 1996 34 COL NL   1   1   7   3   0   0   2  2   18.3   23   12   11   1    5    5   0   0    81   0   0  5.40  5.24   97 1.527
 1997 35 COL NL   4   6  14  13   0   0   1  0   65.3   85   57   46  11   26   29   2   2   304   0   2  6.34  5.18   82 1.699
 1998 36 SEA AL  11   9  29  26   0   0   0  0  144.7  183  103   94  21   51   77  10   1   663   2   2  5.85  4.61   79 1.618
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 13 Yr WL% .547  94  78 403 220  11   4  67 27 1599.7 1688  801  702 116  507  767  53  38  6817  42  16  3.95  4.17  106 1.372
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    10   8  43  24   1   0   7  2  174.3  184   87   76  12   55   83   5   4   744   4   1  3.95  4.17  106 1.372
 Career High     21  12  71  34   6   2  30 17  232.7  199  103   94  21   65  157  10   8   928   6   3  1.99  5.40  206 1.074

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 30 SFG NL  34   51    3    8   3  0   0    3   0  0   1  18  .157  .173  .216   13   11   5   0   0   0   0
 1993 31 SFG NL  34   80   12   21   1  0   0    4   0  0   5  19  .263  .302  .275   59   22  10   1   0   0   3
 1994 32 SFG NL  18   32    5    6   3  0   0    2   0  0   3   5  .188  .257  .281   44    9   5   0   0   0   0
 1995 33 COL NL  19   36    5    7   1  0   1    4   1  0   2   5  .194  .237  .306   28   11   5   0   0   0   0
 1996 34 COL NL   7    6    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .333  .333  .333   63    2   0   0   0   0   0
 1997 35 COL NL  14   19    2    4   1  0   0    2   0  0   4   4  .211  .375  .263   58    5   4   0   0   1   1
 1998 36 SEA AL   2    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 13 Seasons     381  229   27   48   9  0   1   15   1  0  15  54  .210  .260  .262   39   60  29   1   0   1   4
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         97   11   20   4  0   0    6   0  0   6  23  .210  .260  .262   39   26  12   0   0   0   2
 Career High     71   80   12   21   3  0   1    4   1  0   5  19                          22  10   1   0   1   3
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 30 SFG NL   57   48    2   1.1    87| .157  .252| .173  .317| .216  .371| .389  .688|  13  .085  -5.7  -0.6   0%
 1993 31 SFG NL   96   73    7   2.6   101| .263  .267| .302  .332| .275  .407| .577  .740|  59  .253  -4.6  -0.5   0%
 1994 32 SFG NL   40   31    3   2.6   104| .188  .267| .257  .333| .281  .418| .538  .751|  44  .236  -2.4  -0.2   0%
 1995 33 COL NL   43   34    3   2.4   130| .194  .302| .237  .376| .306  .470| .543  .846|  28  .212  -4.5  -0.4 100%
 1996 34 COL NL    6    4    1   6.7   125| .333  .295| .333  .368| .333  .462| .666  .830|  63  .645  -0.4   0.0   0%
 1997 35 COL NL   28   20    2   2.7   126| .211  .295| .375  .370| .263  .463| .638  .833|  58  .251  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1998 36 SEA AL    5    5    0   0.0   109| .000  .271| .000  .339| .000  .430| .000  .769|-100  .000  -1.5  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 13 Seasons      275  215   18   2.2   106| .210  .273| .260  .340| .262  .417| .522  .758|  39  .209 -20.2  -1.9 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1985 23 SEA AL P 23 10 18 1 1 .966 .952 1.22 0.70 2.09 1.86 21 120.7 1986 24 SEA AL P 29 13 21 1 1 .971 .958 1.17 0.68 2.65 1.83 17 115.3 1988 26 SEA AL P 38 19 33 4 3 .929 .961 1.37 0.67 2.68 1.78 24 174.7 1989 27 SEA AL P 37 18 39 2 5 .966 .960 1.54 0.66 3.95 1.87 16 130.0 1990 28 SEA AL P 55 10 21 2 1 .939 .954 0.56 0.59 2.18 1.78 8 128.0 1991 29 SEA AL P 71 6 25 3 4 .912 .957 0.44 0.58 3.09 1.80 0 90.3 1992 30 SFG NL P 30 18 33 1 3 .981 .953 1.70 0.60 2.79 1.94 22 164.7 1993 31 SFG NL P 34 17 44 6 3 .910 .953 1.79 0.54 2.36 1.84 34 232.7 1994 32 SFG NL P 17 8 13 2 1 .913 .959 1.24 0.54 1.73 1.86 17 109.3 1995 33 COL NL P 19 9 28 1 2 .974 .956 1.95 0.51 3.15 1.84 19 105.7 1996 34 COL NL P 7 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.86 0.51 2.95 1.82 3 18.3 1997 35 COL NL P 14 4 22 1 2 .963 .952 1.86 0.52 3.58 1.85 13 65.3 1998 36 SEA AL P 29 17 29 4 3 .920 .958 1.59 0.50 2.86 1.78 26 144.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1985 23 SEA AL P 23 10 18 1 1 .966 .952 1.22 0.70 2.09 1.86 21 120.7 1986 24 SEA AL P 29 13 21 1 1 .971 .958 1.17 0.68 2.65 1.83 17 115.3 1988 26 SEA AL P 38 19 33 4 3 .929 .961 1.37 0.67 2.68 1.78 24 174.7 1989 27 SEA AL P 37 18 39 2 5 .966 .960 1.54 0.66 3.95 1.87 16 130.0 1990 28 SEA AL P 55 10 21 2 1 .939 .954 0.56 0.59 2.18 1.78 8 128.0 1991 29 SEA AL P 71 6 25 3 4 .912 .957 0.44 0.58 3.09 1.80 0 90.3 1992 30 SFG NL P 30 18 33 1 3 .981 .953 1.70 0.60 2.79 1.94 22 164.7 1993 31 SFG NL P 34 17 44 6 3 .910 .953 1.79 0.54 2.36 1.84 34 232.7 1994 32 SFG NL P 17 8 13 2 1 .913 .959 1.24 0.54 1.73 1.86 17 109.3 1995 33 COL NL P 19 9 28 1 2 .974 .956 1.95 0.51 3.15 1.84 19 105.7 1996 34 COL NL P 7 2 4 0 0 1.000 .952 0.86 0.51 2.95 1.82 3 18.3 1997 35 COL NL P 14 4 22 1 2 .963 .952 1.86 0.52 3.58 1.85 13 65.3 1998 36 SEA AL P 29 17 29 4 3 .920 .958 1.59 0.50 2.86 1.78 26 144.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 403 151 330 28 29 .945 .956 1.19 0.60 2.71 1.84 220 1599.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 403 151 330 28 29 .945 .956 1.19 0.60 2.71 1.84 220 1600
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1995   NLDS  COL ATL     L   1   1   6.00  0  0  0  0   6     7   4   2   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1995   NLDS  COL ATL     L   1   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1993-NL-2-0.44
Car-100-0.44 shares

ERA
1992 NL-2.08-1
1993 NL-2.82-4

Wins
1993 NL-21-3

Won-Loss %
1992 NL-.714-2
1993 NL-.724-6
1995 NL-.750-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1992 NL-1.136-8
1993 NL-1.075-2

Hits Allowed/9IP
1993 NL-7.54-2

Bases on Balls/9IP
1993 NL-2.13-8

Games
1991 AL-71-4

Innings
1993 NL-232.7-7

Strikeouts
1993 NL-157-9

Games Started
1993 NL-34-7

SO to Walk
1993 NL-2.85-10

Hit Batsmen
1988 AL-8-10
1990 AL-7-8
1998 AL-10-9

Adjusted ERA+
1992 NL-159-2
1993 NL-138-4

       

Black Ink: Pitching - 4 (461) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 34 (684) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1070) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 19.0 (615) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 6, 1983: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1984 amateur draft. Player signed June 15, 1984.

December 11, 1991: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Dave Burba and Mike Jackson to the San Francisco Giants for Kevin Mitchell and Mike Remlinger.

October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 8, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.

August 20, 1997: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

August 26, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.

August 30, 1997: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.

February 14, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

October 23, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1986Seattle Mariners$75,000
1988Seattle Mariners$77,500
1989Seattle Mariners$195,000
1990Seattle Mariners$370,000
1991Seattle Mariners$950,000
1992San Francisco Giants$2,316,667
1993San Francisco Giants$3,316,667
1994San Francisco Giants$2,316,667
1995Colorado Rockies$3,933,333
1996Colorado Rockies$4,608,333
1997Colorado Rockies$4,608,333
1998Seattle Mariners$425,000
Career (may be incomplete)$23,192,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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