Erik Swanson
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 225LBS | Age: 31
Draft: 2014 | Rd: 8, #246, Texas Rangers | Iowa Western CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2023 4 2 2.97 69 0 4 66.2 75 1.10
2024 2 2 5.03 45 0 0 39.1 37 1.27
2025 1 0 15.19 6 0 0 5.1 3 2.44
7 Seasons 11 16 4.20 246 11 10 266 281 1.14
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2023 69 4-2 2.97 66.2 75 1.10
2024 45 2-2 5.03 39.1 37 1.27
2025 6 1-0 15.19 5.1 3 2.44
7 Seasons 246 11-16 4.20 266 281 1.14
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2019 25 971 179 22 12.3 9.0 91.4 114.3 16.4 33.5 .259 .513 .328 .341 .416 41.3 21.2 4.9 5.74 5.23
2020 26 149 24 4 16.7 10.8 93.5 109.0 15.7 45.8 .337 .631 .448 .430 .544 58.3 24.3 5.4 12.91 8.85
2021 27 564 98 8 8.2 5.6 87.7 106.9 22.0 30.6 .208 .367 .285 .274 .329 30.6 24.3 6.9 3.31 3.15
2022 28 880 125 8 6.4 3.9 85.0 110.3 20.3 37.6 .201 .291 .236 .237 .334 30.4 34.0 4.9 1.68 2.30
2023 29 1059 166 10 6.0 3.8 89.2 114.3 17.1 31.3 .199 .355 .280 .271 .340 40.4 28.6 8.0 2.97 3.04
2024 30 667 116 14 12.1 8.3 92.0 111.8 12.8 38.8 .271 .466 .349 .347 .414 50.0 22.0 8.3 5.03 5.18
2025 31 128 21 2 9.5 6.7 86.1 108.2 27.9 47.6 .312 .460 .492 .384 .349 33.3 10.0 16.7 15.19 5.96
Player 4418 729 68 9.3 6.2 89.3 114.3 17.7 35.0 .232 .408 .306 .301 .375 39.5 25.7 6.8
MLB 7.1 4.8 88.5 122.9 12.4 33.2 .245 .406 .316 .316 .369 36.8 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Swanson relies on 3 pitches.
Four Seamer
(46.1%) ,
Split Finger
(43.8%) ,
Slider
(10.2%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2019 38.5 61.5 29.6 22.9 8.9 35.2 38.0 26.8 16.8 19.0 2.8 18.4 19.0 24.0
2020 33.3 66.7 37.5 25.0 4.2 41.7 37.5 20.8 12.5 12.5 8.3 29.2 25.0 12.5
2021 32.7 67.3 37.8 15.3 14.3 33.7 29.6 36.7 17.3 9.2 6.1 16.3 20.4 30.6
2022 34.4 65.6 25.6 25.6 14.4 32.0 31.2 36.8 15.2 12.0 7.2 16.8 19.2 29.6
2023 40.4 59.6 36.7 16.3 6.6 39.8 34.3 25.9 18.1 16.9 5.4 21.7 17.5 20.5
2024 41.4 58.6 26.7 24.1 7.8 38.8 36.2 25.0 19.0 18.1 4.3 19.8 18.1 20.7
2025 23.8 76.2 42.9 23.8 9.5 42.9 14.3 42.9 14.3 4.8 4.8 28.6 9.5 38.1
Player 37.3 62.7 31.8 21.1 9.7 36.5 33.9 29.6 17.0 15.2 5.1 19.5 18.7 24.6
MLB 44.3 55.7 23.9 24.7 7.1 37.3 37.4 25.2 20.6 17.7 5.9 16.6 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2019 0.6 28.5 26.8 23.5 6.1 12.3 9.0
2020 0.0 20.8 25.0 33.3 4.2 16.7 10.8
2021 2.0 23.5 38.8 21.4 6.1 8.2 5.6
2022 8.8 20.0 34.4 25.6 4.8 6.4 3.9
2023 3.0 27.7 32.5 19.3 10.8 6.0 3.8
2024 2.6 28.4 21.6 27.6 7.8 12.1 8.3
2025 4.8 14.3 42.9 19.0 9.5 9.5 6.7
Player 3.2 25.5 30.6 23.5 7.3 9.3 6.2
MLB 4.0 32.5 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.1 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Split-Finger TOR R 56 83.3 36.6 1.2 10.1ARM 0.3 2.7 0.2 10.1ARM -1.4
2025 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 59 92.9 13.8 0.7 7.7ARM 1.2 18.1 2.3 7.7ARM 0.0
2025 Slider TOR R 13 86.4 35.6 0.7 6.0GLV 1.8 1.1 0.6 6.0GLV 1.1
2024 Split-Finger TOR R 206 84.9 34.3 0.5 11.2ARM 1.8 3.6 -1.0 11.2ARM 0.5
2024 Slider TOR R 128 86.8 33.0 -1.3 4.9GLV 0.6 3.2 -1.6 4.9GLV 0.1
2024 4-Seam Fastball TOR R 332 93.9 13.5 1.1 9.9ARM 3.2 17.7 2.0 9.9ARM 2.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.1 -1 59 46.1 17 .308 .385 .397 7.4 11.8 8.0 .304 .401 .397 27.3
2025 Split-Finger -4.3 -2 56 43.8 10 .333 1.000 .465 31.0 0.0 0.0 .333 .512 .365 25.0
2025 Slider -14.5 -2 13 10.2 3 .667 2.000 1.083 0.0 33.3 50.0 .303 .611 .381 100.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.7 2 332 49.8 80 .197 .352 .298 21.7 21.3 18.5 .274 .432 .346 51.9
2024 Split-Finger -2.2 -5 206 30.9 67 .242 .645 .390 28.9 28.4 22.4 .261 .514 .355 41.9
2024 Slider -1.7 -2 128 19.2 21 .350 .700 .452 16.7 4.8 5.9 .290 .436 .332 63.2
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 4-Seam Fastball 59 92.9 97 19.3 1:00 12:45 15
2025 Split-Finger 31 83.4 86 11.4 1:30 2:30 -60
2025 Slider 13 86.4 34 6.9 10:30 9:00 90
2024 4-Seam Fastball 329 93.9 99 20.0 1:00 1:00 0
2024 Split-Finger 170 84.9 89 12.4 1:45 2:30 -45
2024 Slider 127 86.8 32 6.5 10:30 9:30 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2019 244 969 4 5 -10 -3 -3
2020 37 149 -2 -1 -1 -1 -5
2021 143 564 6 7 -6 -2 5
2022 205 879 7 13 -4 -4 12
2023 262 1,059 5 12 -4 -4 8
2024 168 666 0 4 -5 -3 -4
2025 30 128 -3 0 -2 -1 -5
Player 1,089 4,414 18 40 -32 18 7
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2019 971 52.1 67.7 79.8 28.0 70.8 46.7 60.8 48.6 22.7 8.0 79.5
2020 149 53.7 65.0 67.3 27.5 78.9 40.9 67.6 47.7 29.6 7.4 72.7
2021 564 51.4 77.6 75.1 28.8 64.6 41.7 57.3 53.9 27.6 9.0 76.5
2022 880 49.8 72.6 72.6 34.5 63.2 44.3 65.5 53.4 29.4 8.8 80.5
2023 1,059 47.2 69.6 71.8 33.3 55.9 43.0 60.7 50.4 32.6 7.0 74.3
2024 667 47.7 73.6 83.8 29.2 58.8 45.7 60.1 50.4 23.5 5.7 92.1
2025 128 46.9 68.3 95.1 26.5 50.0 38.3 53.3 46.1 18.6 10.9 71.4
Player 4,418 49.6 71.2 76.5 30.8 62.2 44.1 61.1 50.8 27.3 7.8 79.0
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.1 28.4 57.6 42.6 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2019 20 30 6 2 61 39 2 2 12 36 93 27 37 41 56 86
2020 85 53 92
2021 71 69 87
2022 97 88 94 95 97 87 68 98 96 96 89 75 93 46 67 83
2023 92 93 78 53 99 79 81 43 41 84 57 89 90 44 59 70
2024 47 55 76
2025 27 54 80
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 23.62 17 15.2 2 4 11 6 35.3
2020 21.78 3 3.6 -1 0 3 2 66.7
2021 21.64 5 5.2 0 1 3 3 60.0
2022 22.62 3 2.6 0 3 2 1 33.3
2023 23.09 8 8.0 0 6 5 4 50.0
2024 24.17 11 7.7 3 5 6 2 18.2
2025 20.78 2 1.1 1 1 2 0 0.0
Player 23.14 49 43.3 6 20 32 18 36.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2019 17 17 13 16 16 16 16 14 12 12 14 15 17 16 16 16 15 15 16 15 16 17 17 17 13 15 14 16 17 15 13
2020 3 4 3 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 2 3 4 4 4 3
2021 5 7 6 4 5 5 5 6 4 3 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 6 6 5 6 6 5 7 5 4 6 6 6 4 5
2022 3 1 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 2
2023 8 7 10 9 9 6 9 6 8 5 7 10 7 7 7 9 10 7 7 11 6 8 13 10 7 5 6 9 8 9 8
2024 11 9 6 7 7 8 8 9 8 7 7 8 10 6 7 6 6 7 7 8 11 6 11 10 5 7 8 7 12 7 6
2025 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 2 1 2
Player 49 46 41 43 46 44 47 41 38 31 40 46 43 42 42 42 43 41 43 48 45 47 57 52 36 36 41 46 51 43 39
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-   2024 +/-   2025
Fastball Velocity 92.7 2.9 95.6 -0.9 94.7 -1.1 93.6 0.1 93.7 0.2 93.9 -1.0 92.9
Offspeed Velocity 85.8 -1.9 83.9 -0.3 83.6 -0.1 83.5 1.6 85.1 -0.2 84.9 -1.6 83.3
Breaking Velocity 85.4 2.7 88.1 -1.9 86.2 -1.3 84.9 1.7 86.6 0.2 86.8 -0.4 86.4
Exit Velocity 91.4 2.1 93.5 -5.8 87.7 -2.7 85.0 4.2 89.2 2.8 92.0 -5.9 86.1
Launch Angle 16.4 -0.7 15.7 6.3 22.0 -1.7 20.3 -3.2 17.1 -4.3 12.8 15.1 27.9
Barrel % 12.3 4.4 16.7 -8.5 8.2 -1.8 6.4 -0.4 6.0 6.1 12.1 -2.6 9.5
Hard Hit % 41.3 17.0 58.3 -27.7 30.6 -0.2 30.4 10.0 40.4 9.6 50.0 -16.7 33.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 33.5 12.3 45.8 -15.2 30.6 7.0 37.6 -6.3 31.3 7.5 38.8 8.8 47.6
xBA .259 0.078 .337 -0.129 .208 -0.007 .201 -0.002 .199 0.072 .271 0.041 .312
BA .243 0.101 .344 -0.132 .212 -0.010 .202 0.015 .217 0.018 .235 0.129 .364
xwOBA .341 0.089 .430 -0.156 .274 -0.037 .237 0.034 .271 0.076 .347 0.037 .384
wOBA .328 0.120 .448 -0.163 .285 -0.049 .236 0.044 .280 0.069 .349 0.143 .492
xSLG .513 0.118 .631 -0.264 .367 -0.076 .291 0.064 .355 0.111 .466 -0.006 .460
SLG .517 0.171 .688 -0.286 .402 -0.112 .290 0.068 .358 0.158 .516 0.257 .773
K% 21.2 3.1 24.3 0.0 24.3 9.7 34.0 -5.4 28.6 -6.6 22.0 -12.0 10.0
BB% 4.9 0.5 5.4 1.5 6.9 -2.0 4.9 3.1 8.0 0.3 8.3 8.4 16.7
Swing % 48.6 -0.9 47.7 6.2 53.9 -0.5 53.4 -3.0 50.4 0.0 50.4 -4.3 46.1
Whiff% 22.7 6.9 29.6 -2.0 27.6 1.8 29.4 3.2 32.6 -9.1 23.5 -4.9 18.6
In Zone % 52.1 1.6 53.7 -2.3 51.4 -1.6 49.8 -2.6 47.2 0.5 47.7 -0.8 46.9
Out of Zone % 47.9 -1.6 46.3 2.3 48.6 1.6 50.2 2.6 52.8 -0.5 52.3 0.8 53.1
Out of Zone Swing % 28.0 -0.5 27.5 1.3 28.8 5.7 34.5 -1.2 33.3 -4.1 29.2 -2.7 26.5
First Pitch Swing % 31.0 -4.0 27.0 11.5 38.5 2.8 41.3 -9.2 32.1 -0.6 31.5 -8.2 23.3
First Pitch Strike % 60.8 6.8 67.6 -10.3 57.3 8.2 65.5 -4.8 60.7 -0.6 60.1 -6.8 53.3
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2019 Shifts 244 .328 131 5 3.8 113 51 45.1
2020 Shifts 37 .448 19 0 0.0 18 14 77.8
2021 Shifts 143 .285 75 10 13.3 68 40 58.8
2022 Shifts 204 .237 95 23 24.2 109 73 67.0
2023 Shades 262 .280 144 3 2.1 118 32 27.1
2024 Shades 168 .349 96 17 17.7 72 54 75.0
2025 Shades 30 .492 17 1 5.9 13 7 53.8
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2019 306 15.0 50.0% 0.0% 141 20.8 2.1% 2.1%
2020 51 19.7 5.9% 2.0% 20 21.5 0.0% 10.0%
2021 136 19.9 4.4% 2.9% 86 23.3 0.0% 9.3%
2022 231 19.4 1.7% 0.9% 130 21.9 0.0% 6.2%
2023 280 16.2 21.8% 0.0% 173 19.3 1.2% 0.6%
2024 183 16.2 19.7% 0.0% 106 18.5 5.7% 0.9%
2025 17 16.0 17.6% 0.0% 31 18.4 0.0% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution