#59 Bill Swift, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Wednesday, 10/25/1937 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Swift
6/19/1908 29 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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 1 / 6 (Insignificant) Good GREAT Normal 3.5 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 $ 300,000 1937 (Possible Arbitration) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 172 Day(s) 2 Year(s), 0 Days (344 total Days) 5 Year(s)
3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 10 | 8 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 10 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 10 | 8 | |
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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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/28 | @SLA | L 3-7 | * | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | L | | | | |
9/1 | @CHA | W 8-1 | * | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
9/5 | CLE | W 4-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | W | PoG | | | |
9/10 | WAS | W 9-2 | * | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/15 | NYY | W 8-2 | * | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | W | PoG | | | |
9/19 | @CLE | W 9-3 | * | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | W | | | | |
9/24 | DET | W 6-4 | * | 10 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | W | | | | |
9/29 | @BOS | W 9-2 | * | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | W | PoG | | | |
10/4 | @BOS | W 10-6 | * | 9 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | W | | | | |
10/11 | CLE | L 7-12 | * | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
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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 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3.82 | 343.2 | 359 | 173 | 146 | 53 | 128 | 33 | 80.5 | 3 | 19 | 46.3 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3.82 | 343.0 | 359 | 173 | 146 | 53 | 128 | | | | | |
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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 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.50 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 487 | 154 | 30 | 9 | 20 | 65 | 68 | 25 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .348 | .538 | .886 |
vs. RHB | 861 | 205 | 41 | 8 | 22 | 97 | 105 | 28 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .261 | .381 | .642 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4.09 | 167.1 | 173 | 87 | 76 | 30 | 62 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3.57 | 176.1 | 186 | 86 | 70 | 23 | 66 |
Postseason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5.92 | 51.2 | 65 | 41 | 34 | 9 | 23 |
May | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.63 | 48.0 | 43 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 17 |
June | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.39 | 61.0 | 57 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 20 |
July | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4.25 | 53.0 | 62 | 30 | 25 | 7 | 22 |
August | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4.74 | 57.0 | 60 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 21 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2.47 | 73.0 | 72 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 25 |
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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 |
Total | 86 | 66 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 3.84 | 578.2 | 611 | 285 | 247 | 76 | 89 | 237 | 53 | 4 | 1.21 | .272 | |
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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 |
Total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 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 |
Total | 86 | 208 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .206 | .216 | .422 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 19 | 75 | 8 | 99 | 5 | .949 | 343.2 | 2.59 | | | | |
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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...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1936 - 3.87 - 8th
| WHIP 1936 - 1.23 - 2nd
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