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Bill Swift
	William Charles Swift


	Born: October 27, 1961 in Portland, ME
	51 years old
	Bats: R	Throws: R	Ht: 6'0"	Wt: 170

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Notes:
- Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in 1984 - (Round 1 / Pick 2)
- High School: South Portland (South Portland, ME)
- College/Univ: University of Maine (1981-1984)

All-Teammate Team

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Barry Bonds	2	1993	1994	16.1
Ellis Burks	3	1995	1997	9.5
Phil Bradley	2	1985	1986	7.9
Dante Bichette	3	1995	1997	2.1

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ken Griffey	4	1989	1998	22.1
Darren Lewis	3	1992	1994	2.9
Henry Cotto	4	1988	1991	2.9
Dave Henderson	2	1985	1986	2.0

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Larry Walker	3	1995	1997	15.7
Jay Buhner	5	1988	1998	5.5
Willie McGee	3	1992	1994	4.4
Danny Tartabull	2	1985	1986	1.9

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Alex Rodriguez	1	1998	1998	8.5
Royce Clayton	3	1992	1994	6.2
Walt Weiss	3	1995	1997	4.5
Omar Vizquel	3	1989	1991	4.2

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Harold Reynolds	6	1985	1991	12.0
Robby Thompson	3	1992	1994	10.7
Eric Young	3	1995	1997	7.1
Joey Cora	1	1998	1998	2.5

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Edgar Martinez	5	1988	1998	17.6
Matt Williams	3	1992	1994	12.3
Vinny Castilla	3	1995	1997	8.9
Jim Presley	4	1985	1989	2.7

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Alvin Davis	6	1985	1991	11.9
Andres Galarraga	3	1995	1997	9.1
Will Clark	2	1992	1993	5.3
David Segui	1	1998	1998	3.3

Manager	Yrs	First	Last	mPts
Don Baylor	3	1995	1997	5.9
Dusty Baker	2	1993	1994	4.3
Jim Lefebvre	3	1989	1991	3.2
Lou Piniella	1	1998	1998	0.9

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Kirt Manwaring	4	1992	1997	3.8
Dave Valle	6	1985	1991	3.6
Jeff Reed	4	1993	1997	2.9
Bob Kearney	2	1985	1986	2.3

Designated Hitter	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Ken Phelps	3	1985	1988	4.9
Gorman Thomas	2	1985	1986	1.4
Steve Balboni	1	1988	1988	1.0
John Rabb	1	1988	1988	0.2

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mike Moore	3	1985	1988	14.7
Erik Hanson	4	1988	1991	11.8
Mark Langston	4	1985	1989	9.0
Brian Holman	3	1989	1991	8.2
Kevin Ritz	3	1995	1997	7.9
Scott Bankhead	4	1988	1991	7.7
Randy Johnson	4	1989	1998	7.0
Jamie Moyer	1	1998	1998	5.7
Roger Bailey	3	1995	1997	5.3
Armando Reynoso	2	1995	1996	4.3
Jeff Fassero	1	1998	1998	4.1
John Thomson	1	1997	1997	3.1
Bill Krueger	1	1991	1991	2.8
John Burkett	3	1992	1994	2.4
Mike Morgan	2	1985	1986	2.3

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Bill Swift	13	1985	1998	20.9
Matt Young	3	1985	1990	4.5
Mike Trujillo	1	1986	1986	1.7
Russ Swan	2	1990	1991	1.6

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mike Jackson	7	1988	1994	7.8
Steve Reed	4	1992	1997	7.5
Rod Beck	3	1992	1994	6.0
Mike Schooler	4	1988	1991	4.6
Darren Holmes	3	1995	1997	4.4
Curt Leskanic	3	1995	1997	3.9
Bruce Ruffin	3	1995	1997	3.5
Jerry Reed	4	1986	1990	3.0
Mike Timlin	1	1998	1998	2.6
Roy Thomas	1	1985	1985	2.0
Karl Best	2	1985	1986	1.6
Keith Comstock	3	1989	1991	1.6
Pete Ladd	1	1986	1986	1.5
Calvin Jones	1	1991	1991	1.4
Mike DeJean	1	1997	1997	1.3

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The statistics used were obtained free of charge from The Baseball Databank.

Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James