Erik Swanson
Bats R Throws R6'3" 222 lbBorn 1993 Terrace Park, USADebut 2019Team TORDraft 2014 R8 #246 Texas Rangers, Iowa Western CC
Projections
| Season | BF | K% | BB% | HR% | 1B% | XBH% | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2026 | 126 | 21.7 | 8.5 | 3.47 | 20.5 | 6.35 | 102.1 |
| 2027 | | | | | | | 103.6 |
| 2028 | | | | | | | 103.2 |
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 77 PITCH+ the next season; 4 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+ |
|---|
| 2025 | TOR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2024 | TOR | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2023 | TOR | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2022 | SEA | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2021 | SEA | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2020 | SEA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 2019 | SEA | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -106.6 |
| Career | | 246 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | -106.6 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 2027 proj | | | | | | | | | 126 | | | | 103.6 | | |
| 2026* | | | | | | | | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2025 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 15.19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 45.8 | 99.9 | 45.6 |
| 2024 | TOR | 2 | 2 | 5.03 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 | 168 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 88.3 | 99.4 | 87.7 |
| 2023 | TOR | 4 | 2 | 2.97 | 69 | 0 | 4 | 66.7 | 262 | 8 | 21 | 75 | 111.5 | 98.2 | 109.7 |
| 2022 | SEA | 3 | 2 | 1.68 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 53.7 | 206 | 3 | 10 | 70 | 122.1 | 99.9 | 121.9 |
| 2021 | SEA | 0 | 3 | 3.31 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 35.3 | 144 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 106.7 | 97.5 | 104.2 |
| 2020 | SEA | 0 | 2 | 12.91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 57.4 | 99.5 | 56.8 |
| 2019 | SEA | 1 | 5 | 5.74 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 58.0 | 245 | 17 | 12 | 52 | 95.7 | 100.5 | 96.3 |
| Career | | 11 | 16 | 4.20 | 246 | 11 | 10 | 266.0 | 1092 | 49 | 74 | 281 | 102.1 | | 101.3 |
Statcast
| Year | PA | EV | LA | Barrel% | HardHit% | Whiff% | Chase% | xBA | xSLG | xwOBA | Sprint |
|---|
| 2019 | 2 | | | | 0.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 2025 | TOR | P | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2024 | TOR | P | 45 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | -0.1 |
| 2023 | TOR | P | 69 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.6 |
| 2022 | SEA | P | 57 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | -0.0 |
| 2021 | SEA | P | 33 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | -0.4 |
| 2020 | SEA | P | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | -0.0 |
| 2019 | SEA | P | 27 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | +0.2 |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Minor leagues
| Year | Level | Team | Side | PA / BF | Line | AVG / ERA | OPS |
|---|
| 2024 | AAA | Buffalo Bisons | Pit | 90 | 16.2 IP, 19% K | 11.67 | |
| 2019 | AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pit | 111 | 24.1 IP, 25% K | 5.60 | |
| 2018 | AA | Trenton Thunder | Pit | 158 | 42.2 IP, 35% K | 0.43 | |
| 2018 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | Pit | 291 | 72.1 IP, 27% K | 3.87 | |
| 2017 | A+ | Tampa Yankees | Pit | 416 | 100.1 IP, 20% K | 3.96 | |
| 2016 | A | Hickory Crawdads | Pit | 340 | 81.1 IP, 23% K | 3.44 | |
| 2016 | A | Charleston RiverDogs | Pit | 62 | 15.0 IP, 24% K | 3.60 | |
| 2016 | A | nan | Pit | 402 | 96.1 IP, 23% K | 3.47 | |
| 2015 | A | Hickory Crawdads | Pit | 48 | 12.1 IP, 21% K | 2.23 | |
Splits
| Year | vs LHP | vs RHP | Home | Away |
|---|
| 2019 | 0.000 | | | 0.000 |
wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2.73 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Career | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.43 |