Dansby Swanson
Bats R Throws R6'1" 190 lbBorn 1994 Kennesaw, USADebut 2016Team CHC1x All-StarDraft 2012 R38 #1158 Colorado Rockies, Marietta HS (GA)Contract 7 y/$177M (23-29) 2026: $28,000,000
Awards: Rawlings NL Gold Glove x2
Projections
2027 NEXT+ 110.1FIELD+ 103.4 at SSTotal 2.04 WAR
| Season | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | wOBA | K% | BB% | HIT+ | WAR |
|---|
| 2026 | 501 | 448 | 108 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 46 | 127 | 12 | 0.241 | 0.314 | 0.406 | 0.720 | 0.165 | 0.315 | 25.4 | 9.3 | 100.1 | 1.57 |
| 2027 | 464 | 413 | 96 | 18 | 1 | 16 | 44 | 114 | 12 | 0.234 | 0.310 | 0.398 | 0.708 | 0.165 | 0.310 | 24.6 | 9.6 | 95.6 | 1.19 |
Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.
Most similar through age 31
His ten closest age-31 comparables averaged 96 HIT+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | 464 | | 96 | 18 | 1 | 16 | | 12 | 44 | 114 | 0.234 | 0.310 | 0.398 | 0.708 | 95.6 |
| 2026* | CHN | 119 | 458 | 78 | 87 | 16 | 3 | 18 | | 17 | 48 | 106 | 0.216 | 0.300 | 0.404 | 0.704 | 101.7 |
| 2025 | CHC | 159 | 645 | 84 | 144 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 77 | 20 | 47 | 168 | 0.244 | 0.300 | 0.417 | 0.717 | 104.8 |
| 2024 | CHC | 149 | 593 | 82 | 129 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 66 | 19 | 54 | 144 | 0.242 | 0.312 | 0.390 | 0.701 | 98.4 |
| 2023 | CHC | 147 | 638 | 81 | 138 | 25 | 3 | 22 | 80 | 9 | 66 | 154 | 0.244 | 0.328 | 0.416 | 0.744 | 99.7 |
| 2022 | ATL | 162 | 696 | 99 | 177 | 32 | 1 | 25 | 96 | 18 | 49 | 182 | 0.277 | 0.329 | 0.447 | 0.776 | 115.3 |
| 2021 | ATL | 160 | 653 | 78 | 146 | 33 | 2 | 27 | 88 | 9 | 52 | 167 | 0.248 | 0.311 | 0.449 | 0.760 | 93.0 |
| 2020 | ATL | 60 | 264 | 49 | 65 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 5 | 22 | 71 | 0.274 | 0.345 | 0.464 | 0.809 | 109.7 |
| 2019 | ATL | 127 | 545 | 77 | 121 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 65 | 10 | 51 | 124 | 0.251 | 0.325 | 0.422 | 0.748 | 88.4 |
| 2018 | ATL | 136 | 533 | 51 | 114 | 25 | 4 | 14 | 59 | 10 | 44 | 122 | 0.238 | 0.304 | 0.395 | 0.699 | 79.7 |
| 2017 | ATL | 144 | 551 | 59 | 113 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 3 | 59 | 120 | 0.232 | 0.312 | 0.324 | 0.636 | 66.3 |
| 2016 | ATL | 38 | 145 | 20 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 0.302 | 0.361 | 0.442 | 0.803 | 104.1 |
| Career | | 1282 | 5263 | 680 | 1186 | 237 | 21 | 164 | 634 | 106 | 457 | 1286 | 0.251 | 0.318 | 0.414 | 0.732 | 95.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2026 | 458 | 89.5 | 16.2 | 7.6 | 41.1 | 30.6 | 26.3 | 0.223 | 0.389 | 0.307 | 28.3 |
| 2025 | 645 | 90.5 | 13.3 | 11.7 | 47.8 | 30.5 | 25.2 | 0.267 | 0.477 | 0.345 | 28.5 |
| 2024 | 593 | 89.4 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 42.7 | 28.7 | 24.1 | 0.241 | 0.423 | 0.324 | 27.8 |
| 2023 | 638 | 89.3 | 13.0 | 10.9 | 39.7 | 28.7 | 23.6 | 0.249 | 0.461 | 0.344 | 28.4 |
| 2022 | 696 | 90.2 | 15.7 | 10.8 | 46.3 | 30.7 | 26.4 | 0.256 | 0.479 | 0.342 | 28.4 |
| 2021 | 653 | 89.3 | 14.1 | 11.4 | 42.7 | 30.4 | 24.1 | 0.244 | 0.453 | 0.329 | 28.3 |
| 2020 | 264 | 89.1 | 14.7 | 11.4 | 40.7 | 31.6 | 24.1 | 0.267 | 0.474 | 0.354 | 28.4 |
| 2019 | 545 | 89.9 | 14.4 | 10.6 | 41.6 | 27.6 | 24.7 | 0.271 | 0.477 | 0.350 | 28.7 |
| 2018 | 533 | 88.0 | 14.1 | 4.5 | 34.0 | 25.4 | 31.1 | 0.231 | 0.363 | 0.281 | 29.4 |
| 2017 | 551 | 86.9 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 32.5 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 0.244 | 0.343 | 0.295 | 28.7 |
| 2016 | 145 | 89.0 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 35.7 | 24.6 | 26.8 | 0.258 | 0.397 | 0.306 | 28.9 |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | CHC | SS | 159 | 1387 | 221 | 354 | 11 | 73 | 0.981 | +3.7 |
| 2024 | CHC | SS | 148 | 1273 | 166 | 335 | 5 | 56 | 0.990 | -1.9 |
| 2023 | CHC | SS | 147 | 1279 | 187 | 382 | 11 | 72 | 0.981 | +16.5 |
| 2022 | ATL | SS | 161 | 1433 | 193 | 391 | 8 | 77 | 0.986 | +13.6 |
| 2021 | ATL | SS | 159 | 1372 | 185 | 376 | 10 | 64 | 0.982 | +12.3 |
| 2020 | ATL | SS | 60 | 513 | 74 | 152 | 2 | 39 | 0.991 | +0.2 |
| 2019 | ATL | SS | 126 | 1091 | 137 | 347 | 12 | 68 | 0.976 | +10.3 |
| 2018 | ATL | SS | 136 | 1166 | 165 | 350 | 10 | 77 | 0.981 | +8.0 |
| 2017 | ATL | SS | 142 | 1202 | 195 | 357 | 20 | 83 | 0.965 | +4.3 |
| 2016 | ATL | SS | 37 | 313 | 44 | 79 | 6 | 17 | 0.953 | +0.4 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2017 | AAA | Gwinnett Braves | Bat | 45 | 1 HR, 1 SB | 0.237 | 0.698 |
| 2016 | AA | Mississippi Braves | Bat | 377 | 8 HR, 6 SB | 0.261 | 0.744 |
| 2016 | A+ | Carolina Mudcats | Bat | 93 | 1 HR, 7 SB | 0.333 | 0.967 |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2026 | 0.345 | 0.320 | 0.335 | 0.320 |
| 2025 | 0.387 | 0.307 | 0.327 | 0.322 |
| 2024 | 0.390 | 0.295 | 0.343 | 0.289 |
| 2023 | 0.337 | 0.330 | 0.357 | 0.307 |
| 2022 | 0.380 | 0.331 | 0.374 | 0.314 |
| 2021 | 0.329 | 0.341 | 0.340 | 0.337 |
| 2020 | 0.273 | 0.392 | 0.449 | 0.294 |
| 2019 | 0.367 | 0.324 | 0.314 | 0.350 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0.154 | 0.241 | 0.192 | 0.434 |
| 2022 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.125 | 0.176 | 0.188 | 0.364 |
| 2021 | 16 | 58 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0.224 | 0.262 | 0.345 | 0.607 |
| 2020 | 12 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 0.267 | 0.333 | 0.556 | 0.889 |
| 2019 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.389 | 0.421 | 0.556 | 0.977 |
| Career | 45 | 163 | 19 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 60 | 0.233 | 0.288 | 0.387 | 0.675 |