#59 Bill Swift, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Sunday, 10/22/1939 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Swift
6/19/1908 31 USA,NY,ELMIRA 5"10 197
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good GREAT Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,450,000 1939 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 7 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 10 | 7 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 9 | 7 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 10 | 7 | |
Talent | 3 | 10 | 7 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 10 59 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Versus RHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 4 (Range), .959 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 4.70 | 333.0 | 380 | 189 | 174 | 53 | 133 | 30 | 73.2 | 0 | 20 | 48.8 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 4.70 | 333.0 | 380 | 189 | 174 | 53 | 133 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.18 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 547 | 163 | 37 | 3 | 21 | 87 | 88 | 28 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 | .329 | .492 | .821 |
vs. RHB | 797 | 217 | 43 | 4 | 28 | 100 | 101 | 25 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .292 | .442 | .734 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4.90 | 178.0 | 210 | 110 | 97 | 30 | 73 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4.47 | 155.0 | 170 | 79 | 77 | 23 | 60 |
Postseason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.43 | 60.1 | 71 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 22 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.86 | 53.2 | 56 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 20 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7.14 | 51.2 | 77 | 46 | 41 | 9 | 18 |
July | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.60 | 43.0 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 21 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.42 | 55.0 | 53 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 22 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.93 | 69.1 | 78 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 30 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1936 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3.87 | 235.0 | 252 | 112 | 101 | 34 | 36 | 109 | 20 | 1 | 1.23 | .276 | PHA |
1937 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3.82 | 343.2 | 359 | 173 | 146 | 42 | 53 | 128 | 33 | 3 | 1.20 | .269 | PHA,AL |
1938 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 5.01 | 267.2 | 302 | 172 | 149 | 52 | 52 | 129 | 21 | 0 | 1.32 | .274 | PHA |
1939 | 41 | 41 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 4.70 | 333.0 | 380 | 189 | 174 | 49 | 53 | 133 | 30 | 0 | 1.30 | .285 | PHA,AL |
Total | 160 | 140 | 80 | 49 | 2 | 4.35 | 1179.1 | 1293 | 646 | 570 | 177 | 194 | 499 | 104 | 4 | 1.26 | .276 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1932, AAA | 31 | 31 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3.97 | 244.2 | 267 | 118 | 108 | 18 | 52 | 133 | 11 | 0 | 1.30 | .306 |
1933, AAA | 31 | 31 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 3.24 | 239.0 | 296 | 121 | 86 | 17 | 39 | 131 | 16 | 1 | 1.40 | .329 |
1934, AAA | 30 | 30 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 4.00 | 236.0 | 295 | 121 | 105 | 19 | 40 | 144 | 17 | 1 | 1.42 | .339 |
1935, AAA | 29 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 3.62 | 228.2 | 240 | 98 | 92 | 27 | 38 | 140 | 10 | 2 | 1.22 | .291 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1937 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.65 | 23.0 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
1939 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7.02 | 41.0 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1936 | 45 | 78 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .253 | .282 | .535 | PHA |
1937 | 41 | 130 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .178 | .177 | .355 | PHA,AL |
1938 | 33 | 91 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .253 | .264 | .516 | PHA |
1939 | 41 | 125 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .184 | .190 | .208 | .398 | PHA,AL |
Total | 160 | 424 | 83 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 38 | 9 | 89 | 0 | 0 | .196 | .211 | .224 | .436 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 19 | 56 | 7 | 78 | 3 | .962 | 333.0 | 2.11 | | | | |
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Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1932... Injured on 4/4/1935 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks... Earned first career win on 4/8/1936... Had first career hit on 6/20/1936, off Jim Moore (DET)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1937, going 5-1, 2.63... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1937, going 7-0, 2.25... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1937, going 28-11, 3.82 ERA... Injured on 6/24/1938 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,450,000 through salary arbitration... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Injured on 7/18/1939 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1936 - 3.87 - 8th 1937 - 3.82 - 7th
| WHIP 1936 - 1.23 - 2nd 1937 - 1.20 - 3rd 1938 - 1.32 - 5th
| Wins 1937 - 28 - 1st
| IP 1937 - 343.2 - 5th
| K's 1937 - 128 - 10th
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CG 1937 - 33 - 2nd
| SHO 1937 - 3 - 2nd
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