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Bill
Swift		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 192
 
Born: January 10, 1908 in Usa, NY, ELMIRA
 
Hall of Fame
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1934   
Platinum Arm 1933    1942   
Bronze Rookie 1933   
Gold Glove 1942   
All-Star Selections 1933    1935    1938    1939    1940    1941    1942   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 24 MON NL   10 5 6 5 9 9 9 5 6 6
1933 25 MON NL $ 300,000 10 5 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
1934 26 MON NL $ 300,000 10 5 6 6 9 9 9 6 6 6
1935 27 MON NL $ 300,000 10 6 7 6 9 9 9 6 7 7
1936 28 MON NL $ 4,492,857 10 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
1937 29 MON NL $ 5,257,143 10 6 7 7 8 9 8 7 7 7
1938 30 MON NL $ 6,100,000 10 7 8 7 8 9 8 6 7 7
1939 31 SDP NL $ 6,100,000 10 7 8 8 8 9 8 6 7 6
1940 32 SDP NL $ 6,100,000 10 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 7 6
1941 33 SDP NL $ 6,100,000 10 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1942 34 SDP NL $ 9,320,000 10 7 8 7 7 7 7 5 5 5
1943 35 SDP NL $ 9,320,000 9 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 6 5
1944 36 SDP NL $ 9,320,000 9 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,320,000 10 7 8 8 9 9 9 7 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 24 MON NL     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1933 25 MON NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1934 26 MON NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1935 27 MON NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1936 28 MON NL $ 4,492,857   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1937 29 MON NL $ 5,257,143   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1938 30 MON NL $ 6,100,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1939 31 SDP NL $ 6,100,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1940 32 SDP NL $ 6,100,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1941 33 SDP NL $ 6,100,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1942 34 SDP NL $ 9,320,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1943 35 SDP NL $ 9,320,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1944 36 SDP NL $ 9,320,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 9,320,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1932 24 AAA   9 12 .429 27 27 1 0 0 191.7 229 80 7 38 117 3.76 .297 .330 .403 .732  
1933 25 MON NL 27 9 .750 36 36 27 1 0 311.7 343 118 12 60 83 3.41 .277 .312 .366 .678 26.6
1934 26 MON NL 17 16 .515 40 40 19 1 0 306.3 387 166 31 66 115 4.88 .309 .343 .438 .781 12.6
1935 27 MON NL 21 16 .568 40 40 24 0 0 322.0 354 130 20 49 113 3.63 .279 .305 .391 .696 22.6
1936 28 MON NL 17 11 .607 34 34 18 1 0 270.3 259 104 18 49 116 3.46 .249 .281 .375 .656 21.8
1937 29 MON NL 24 15 .615 44 44 28 6 0 366.3 363 127 16 67 155 3.12 .261 .295 .360 .655 29.7
1938 30 MON NL 19 21 .475 44 44 22 2 0 355.0 389 161 17 68 157 4.08 .280 .313 .393 .706 19.5
1939 31 SDP NL 19 16 .543 40 40 24 4 0 326.7 316 126 14 68 170 3.47 .253 .291 .355 .645 21.4
1940 32 SDP NL 21 9 .700 40 40 18 2 0 329.7 319 131 28 73 158 3.58 .256 .297 .377 .674 26.4
1941 33 SDP NL 22 10 .688 40 40 20 3 0 315.7 324 126 20 72 170 3.59 .264 .306 .374 .679 21.8
1942 34 SDP NL 26 11 .703 40 40 21 4 0 330.3 313 122 27 105 150 3.32 .252 .310 .366 .676 25.8
1943 35 SDP NL 17 15 .531 37 37 18 3 0 292.3 287 123 19 102 116 3.79 .258 .320 .354 .674 18.9
11 Years Sim 230 149 .607 435 435 239 27 0 3526.3 3654 1434 222 779 1503 3.66 .268 .307 .377 .684 246.9
1 Years AAA 9 12 .429 27 27 1 0 0 191.7 229 80 7 38 117 3.76 .297 .330 .403 .732  
Season Average 20 13 .606 39 39 21 2 0 320.6 332 130 20 70 136 3.66 .268 .307 .377 .684  
Career Highs 27 21 .750 44 44 28 6 0 366.3 389 166 31 105 170 4.88 .309 .343 .438 .781  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1663 654 99 344 909   .247 .283 .345 .628
vs LH   1991 780 123 435 594   .288 .330 .409 .739
Home 117 78 .600 217 217 128 15 0 1799.3 1903 724 115 401 760 3.62 .272 .312 .382 .694
Away 113 71 .614 218 218 111 12 0 1727.0 1751 710 107 378 743 3.70 .263 .302 .372 .674
Mar/Apr 34 28 .548 71 71 43 4 0 567.3 591 233 30 119 242 3.70 .270 .308 .371 .679
May 41 33 .554 79 79 44 3 0 642.0 697 305 44 154 284 4.28 .276 .318 .401 .719
June 46 21 .687 75 75 40 8 0 618.3 625 207 39 121 255 3.01 .263 .299 .361 .660
July 39 16 .709 65 65 39 5 0 533.3 567 201 40 103 219 3.39 .271 .306 .388 .694
August 36 24 .600 73 73 41 4 0 584.0 575 232 34 142 244 3.58 .258 .302 .362 .664
Sep/Oct 34 27 .557 72 72 48 5 0 581.3 599 256 35 140 259 3.96 .266 .309 .378 .688
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1933 25 MON NL 36 121 9 25 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 21 .207 .213 .231 .445 5.0 0.0
1934 26 MON NL 40 109 11 23 2 0 0 9 0 1 4 24 .211 .237 .229 .466 4.8 0.0
1935 27 MON NL 40 120 10 21 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 26 .175 .195 .192 .387 3.0 0.0
1936 28 MON NL 34 104 9 23 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 16 .221 .221 .231 .452 4.4 0.0
1937 29 MON NL 44 140 12 32 2 0 0 12 0 1 3 24 .229 .243 .243 .486 7.2 0.0
1938 30 MON NL 44 122 10 23 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 30 .189 .198 .197 .395 4.1 0.0
1939 31 SDP NL 40 119 6 23 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 23 .193 .193 .218 .412 4.0 0.0
1940 32 SDP NL 40 118 10 26 5 0 0 16 0 0 2 31 .220 .236 .263 .498 7.9 0.0
1941 33 SDP NL 40 120 9 21 2 0 0 11 0 0 0 23 .175 .180 .192 .372 2.8 0.0
1942 34 SDP NL 40 118 11 31 1 1 0 8 0 0 4 25 .263 .285 .288 .573 10.8 0.4
1943 35 SDP NL 37 105 13 19 2 0 0 8 2 0 3 23 .181 .209 .200 .409 4.7 0.0
11 Years Sim 435 1296 110 267 24 1 0 91 2 2 21 266 .206 .220 .226 .446 58.6 0.4
162 Game Average 482 40 99 8 0 0 33 0 0 7 99 .206 .220 .226 .446 21.8  
Career Highs 44 140 13 32 5 1 0 16 2 1 4 31 .263 .285 .288 .573 10.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   946 83 198 17 1 0 69 1 2 13 199 .209 .221 .229 .450 35.4
vs LH   350 27 69 7 0 0 22 1 0 8 67 .197 .216 .217 .433 12.0
Home 217 600 56 130 10 1 0 42 1 1 8 122 .217 .228 .237 .465 25.2
Away 218 696 54 137 14 0 0 49 1 1 13 144 .197 .212 .217 .429 22.2
RISP   345 0 64 6 0 0 88 0 0 7 77 .186 .199 .203 .402 8.7
Close/Late   108 10 21 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 .194 .193 .231 .424 3.0
Mar/Apr 71 200 19 34 3 0 0 8 1 1 2 45 .170 .176 .185 .361 2.3
May 79 246 20 59 7 0 0 25 0 0 3 44 .240 .250 .268 .518 14.1
June 75 223 17 53 6 0 0 21 0 0 4 45 .238 .249 .265 .513 12.9
July 65 201 20 39 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 40 .194 .205 .204 .409 5.4
August 73 216 17 41 4 1 0 16 0 1 7 47 .190 .221 .218 .439 7.2
Sep/Oct 72 210 17 41 2 0 0 15 1 0 2 45 .195 .206 .205 .410 5.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1933 25 MON NL P 36 36 311.7 20 80 2 9 .980 2.89    
1934 26 MON NL P 40 40 306.3 26 67 2 7 .979 2.73    
1935 27 MON NL P 40 40 322.0 21 78 2 8 .980 2.77    
1936 28 MON NL P 34 34 270.3 11 58 0 2 1.000 2.30    
1937 29 MON NL P 44 44 366.3 33 64 3 9 .970 2.38    
1938 30 MON NL P 44 44 355.0 27 83 3 2 .973 2.79    
1939 31 SDP NL P 40 40 326.7 22 69 1 4 .989 2.51    
1940 32 SDP NL P 40 40 329.7 21 86 1 8 .991 2.92    
1941 33 SDP NL P 40 40 315.7 27 63 1 7 .989 2.57    
1942 34 SDP NL P 40 40 330.3 31 80 0 15 1.000 3.02    
1943 35 SDP NL P 37 37 292.3 17 66 2 5 .976 2.56    
Career Totals   435 435 3526.3 256 794 17 76 .984 2.68    
Career Highs   44 44 366.3 33 86 3 15 1.000 3.02    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1933 25 MON NL 4 2 .667 6 6 2 0 0 45.0 66 35 7 10 13 7.00 .355 .388 .538 .925
1934 26 MON NL 3 1 .750 5 5 2 0 0 39.0 39 17 1 8 16 3.92 .269 .307 .345 .652
1935 27 MON NL 1 1 .500 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 16 6 0 4 4 3.00 .242 .286 .288 .574
1936 28 MON NL 3 2 .600 5 5 5 1 0 43.3 44 13 3 9 20 2.70 .267 .305 .382 .686
1939 31 SDP NL 0 2 .000 2 2 2 0 0 17.0 24 13 3 4 4 6.88 .338 .373 .549 .923
1940 32 SDP NL 2 1 .667 4 4 0 0 0 29.3 30 13 2 11 14 3.99 .275 .342 .394 .736
1941 33 SDP NL 2 2 .500 4 4 2 1 0 30.7 33 14 0 12 13 4.11 .289 .357 .325 .682
1942 34 SDP NL 0 1 .000 2 2 1 0 0 16.0 21 8 3 3 2 4.50 .339 .369 .532 .901
Career Post-Season Pitching 15 12 .556 30 30 16 2 0 238.3 273 119 19 61 86 4.49 .297 .341 .418 .759
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1933 25 MON NL 6 18 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333
1934 26 MON NL 5 15 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .133 .133 .133 .267
1935 27 MON NL 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286
1936 28 MON NL 5 17 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 .118 .111 .118 .229
1939 31 SDP NL 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1940 32 SDP NL 4 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .091 .091 .091 .182
1941 33 SDP NL 4 12 1 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1942 34 SDP NL 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800
Career Post-Season Batting 30 91 5 17 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 17 .187 .185 .187 .372
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1933-5-3.41
1935-5-3.63
1936-2-3.46
1937-4-3.12
1939-8-3.47
1941-9-3.59
1942-4-3.32
 Wins
1933-1-27
1935-3-21
1937-3-24
1938-9-19
1939-5-19
1940-2-21
1941-1-22
1942-1-26
1943-10-17
CAR-43-230
 Losses
1934-6-16
1935-6-16
1938-1-21
1939-10-16
1943-7-15
 Winning Pct
1933-1-.750
1936-8-.607
1937-6-.615
1940-2-.700
1941-2-.688
1942-2-.703
CAR-48-.607
 Games Started
1934-5-40
1935-10-40
1937-1-44
1938-1-44
1939-8-40
1940-10-40
1942-7-40
 Complete Games
1933-1-27
1934-4-19
1935-1-24
1936-8-18
1937-1-28
1938-3-22
1939-1-24
1940-7-18
1941-3-20
1942-3-21
1943-5-18
CAR-11-239
Shutouts
1933-9-1
1934-9-1
1936-9-1
1937-1-6
1938-8-2
1939-3-4
1940-6-2
1941-2-3
1942-1-4
1943-7-3
CAR-27-27
 Innings Pitched
1933-6-311.7
1934-5-306.3
1935-6-322.0
1937-1-366.3
1938-1-355.0
1939-6-326.7
1940-5-329.7
1941-9-315.7
1942-3-330.3
 Hits Allowed
1933-10-343
1934-2-387
1935-5-354
1937-4-363
1938-2-389
1940-9-319
1941-8-324
1942-8-313
CAR-44-3654
 Homeruns Allowed
1934-1-31
1935-5-20
1940-3-28
1942-5-27
 Strikeouts
1937-5-155
1938-6-157
1939-7-170
1940-6-158
1941-7-170
1942-6-150
 Walks Allowed
1943-9-102
Walks per 9IP
1933-4-1.7
1934-7-1.9
1935-1-1.4
1936-4-1.6
1937-4-1.6
1938-3-1.7
1939-5-1.9
1940-5-2.0
1941-7-2.1
 Hits per 9IP
1936-4-8.6
1937-8-8.9
1939-8-8.7
1941-9-9.2
1942-6-8.5
1943-10-8.8
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1939-9-4.7
1940-9-4.3
1941-7-4.8
1942-10-4.1
 WHiP
1933-7-1.29
1935-3-1.25
1936-2-1.14
1937-3-1.17
1938-9-1.29
1939-3-1.18
1940-5-1.19
1941-6-1.25
1942-7-1.27
 OAVG
1936-4-.249
1937-9-.261
1939-8-.253
1941-8-.264
1942-6-.252
 OOBP
1933-6-.312
1935-3-.305
1936-2-.281
1937-3-.295
1939-3-.291
1940-6-.297
1941-6-.306
1942-7-.310
OSLG
1933-8-.366
1936-10-.375
1937-6-.360
1939-7-.355
1942-10-.366
1943-6-.354
 OOPS
1933-7-.678
1935-10-.696
1936-2-.656
1937-6-.655
1939-5-.645
1940-10-.674
1941-8-.679
1942-7-.676
1943-10-.674
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 35    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 210    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 77    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  4. Rick Reuschel (916)
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  6. Stubby Overmire (894)
  7. Bob Miller (886)
  8. Frank Tanana (875)
  9. Vito Tamulis (872)
  10. Paul Dean (872)
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  1. Joe Haynes (985)
  2. Carl Scheib (983)
  3. Ernie White (982)
  4. Whit Wyatt (977)
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  6. Joe Nuxhall (968)
  7. Van Mungo (966)
  8. Dizzy Trout (965)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 6th overall pick, by Montreal in 1932
Injured on 8/15/1932 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/9/1933
Had first career hit on 5/3/1933, off Belve Bean (SLC)
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game
Won Bronze Rookie in 1933, going 27-9, 3.41 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1933, going 27-9, 3.41 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 4/14/1934, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1934, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Won World Championship with Montreal in 1934
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1935, going 6-1, 2.95
Was selected to the 1935 Allstar game
Injured on 8/6/1935 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,492,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/9/1936 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1936, going 6-0, 2.97
Won World Series with Montreal in 1936
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,257,143 through salary arbitration
6/1/1937: Signed a contract extension with Montreal, $6,100,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1937, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1937, going 5-1, 0.58
Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game
Traded from Montreal to San Diego on 2/1/1939 (Going to SDP: P Bill Swift. Going to MON: 2B Benny Mccoy)
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1939, winning 2 games with a 1.08 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1939, going 6-1, 1.93
Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/22/1939, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1940, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Was selected to the 1940 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/25/1940, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1940, going 6-0, 2.26
Won World Series with San Diego in 1940
Was selected to the 1941 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1941, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
9/1/1941: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $9,320,000 per year, for 4 years
Won World Series with San Diego in 1941
Won Platinum Arm in 1941, going 22-10, 3.59 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 5/5/1942, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1942 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1942, going 6-0, 1.80
Won Platinum Arm in 1942, going 26-11, 3.32 ERA
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1942
Injured on 4/20/1943 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/11/1943 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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