What years did Bill Swift play?

Bill Swift played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1998.

Was Bill Swift a pitcher?

Yes. Bill Swift pitched in the major leagues, recording 94 wins and 767 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Bill Swift hit?

Bill Swift hit 1 career home runs with 48 hits.

Bill Swift

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1985-1998)

W–L 94–78

ERA 3.95

WHIP 1.37

SO 767

Pitcher PIV 4931.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 10/27/1961 in Portland, ME, USA
MLB Debut: 1985-06-07
Last Game: 1998-09-11

Full name: William Charles Swift

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
94	78	403	220	11	4	27	1599.7	1,688	702	116	507	767	3.95	4931.5

Career ERA 3.95 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1985	SEA	AL	6	10	23	21	0	0	0	120.7	131	64	48	55	4.77	3.89 (-23%)	-177.4
1986	SEA	AL	2	9	29	17	1	0	0	115.3	148	70	55	55	5.46	3.97 (-38%)	-60.7
1988	SEA	AL	8	12	38	24	6	1	0	174.7	199	89	65	47	4.59	3.73 (-23%)	-2162.7
1989	SEA	AL	7	3	37	16	0	0	1	130.0	140	64	38	45	4.43	3.71 (-19%)	55.7
1990	SEA	AL	6	4	55	8	0	0	6	128.0	135	34	21	42	2.39	3.86 (+38%)	2124.1
1991	SEA	AL	1	2	71	0	0	0	17	90.3	74	20	26	48	1.99	3.91 (+49%)	1816.8
1992	SFN	NL	10	4	30	22	3	2	1	164.7	144	38	43	77	2.08	3.75 (+45%)	2493.2
1993	SFN	NL	21	8	34	34	1	1	0	232.7	195	73	55	157	2.82	4.19 (+33%)	4629.7
1994	SFN	NL	8	7	17	17	0	0	0	109.3	109	41	31	62	3.38	4.51 (+25%)	1251.2
1995	COL	NL	9	3	19	19	0	0	0	105.7	122	58	43	68	4.94	4.45 (-11%)	-239.6
1996	COL	NL	1	1	7	3	0	0	2	18.3	23	11	5	5	5.40	4.61 (-17%)	210.5
1997	COL	NL	4	6	14	13	0	0	0	65.3	85	46	26	29	6.34	4.39 (-44%)	-2133.9
1998	SEA	AL	11	9	29	26	0	0	0	144.7	183	94	51	77	5.85	4.43 (-32%)	-2875.5
Career · 13 seasons			94	78	403	220	11	4	27	1,599.2	1,688	702	507	767	3.95	—	4,931

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
410	229	27	48	9	0	1	15	1	15	54	.210	.260	.262	.522	-629

Career AVG .210 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Career OBP .260 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 21.0% below league average.

Career SLG .262 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 34.5% below league average.

Career OPS .522 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 28.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1985	SEA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SEA	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SEA	AL	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SEA	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SEA	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SEA	AL	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SFN	NL	34	51	3	8	3	0	3	0	1	18	.157	.255 (-39%)	.322 (-46%)	.377 (-43%)	.699 (-44%)	-359.7
1993	SFN	NL	34	80	12	21	1	0	4	0	5	19	.263	.265 (-1%)	.332 (-9%)	.403 (-32%)	.735 (-22%)	-269.7
1994	SFN	NL	18	32	5	6	3	0	2	0	3	5	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	COL	NL	19	36	5	7	1	1	4	1	2	5	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	COL	NL	7	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	COL	NL	16	19	2	4	1	0	2	0	4	4	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SEA	AL	29	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			410	229	27	48	9	1	15	1	15	54	.210	—	—	—	—	-629

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1995	NLDS1	COL	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	1	0	6.0	7	4	2	3	6.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	NLDS1	COL	0	0	1	1	0	6.0	7	4	2	3	6.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	205	105	12	27	1	10	.257
Away	205	124	15	21	0	5	.169

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	200	822.1	853	339	261	385	3.71
Away	203	777.1	835	363	246	382	4.20

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-09-11	SEA	KCR	L	1.0	6	5	5	1	0	1
1998-09-07	SEA	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1998-09-04	SEA	BAL	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
1998-08-30	SEA	NYY	W	6.2	5	2	2	2	2	1
1998-08-25	SEA	CLE	L	4.0	7	6	6	5	0	1
1998-08-20	SEA	TOR	L	6.0	12	7	7	2	2	1
1998-08-15	SEA	CHW	W	5.0	5	2	1	2	4	0
1998-08-09	SEA	DET	—	5.0	6	3	3	2	5	0
1998-08-04	SEA	BOS	—	5.2	4	1	1	3	6	0
1998-07-30	SEA	CLE	—	5.0	7	3	3	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	403	220	151	330	28	29

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1985	SEA	P	23	21	10	18	1	1
1986	SEA	P	29	17	13	21	1	1
1988	SEA	P	38	24	19	33	4	3
1989	SEA	P	37	16	18	39	2	5
1990	SEA	P	55	8	10	21	2	1
1991	SEA	P	71	0	6	25	3	4
1992	SFN	P	30	22	18	33	1	3
1993	SFN	P	34	34	17	44	6	3
1994	SFN	P	17	17	8	13	2	1
1995	COL	P	19	19	9	28	1	2
1996	COL	P	7	3	2	4	0	0
1997	COL	P	14	13	4	22	1	2
1998	SEA	P	29	26	17	29	4	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	403

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1993	Pitcher of the Month	July
1992	Pitcher of the Month	April

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	SEA	AL	$425,000
1997	COL	NL	$4,608,333
1996	COL	NL	$4,608,333
1995	COL	NL	$3,933,333
1994	SFN	NL	$2,316,667
1993	SFN	NL	$3,316,667
1992	SFN	NL	$2,316,667
1991	SEA	AL	$950,000
1990	SEA	AL	$370,000
1989	SEA	AL	$195,000
1988	SEA	AL	$77,500
1986	SEA	AL	$75,000
Total Career Earnings			$23,192,500

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Maine at Orono	Orono	ME	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1993	Cy Young Award	NL	2nd	61.0	140	2

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bill Swift

What years did Bill Swift play?: Bill Swift played in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1998.
Was Bill Swift a pitcher?: Yes. Bill Swift pitched in the major leagues, recording 94 wins and 767 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Bill Swift hit?: Bill Swift hit 1 career home runs with 48 hits.