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Erik Swanson

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Born: September 4, 1993 in Fargo, ND us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 8th round of the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft from Iowa Western Community College (Council Bluffs, IA).

High School: Mariemont HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Schools: Iowa Western Community College (Council Bluffs, IA), Wabash Valley College (Mount Carmel, IL)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2019 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$2.75M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 4.096 • Arb Eligible: 2025 • Free Agent: 2026

Agents: Meister Sports Management

Full Name: Erik Donald Swanson

Nicknames: Swanny Pops

Twitter: @Erik_Swanson03

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

-0.7

1.6

ERA

9.22

4.10

212

13.2

235.0

251

WHIP

1.756

1.128

2023 Player Pitching Game Log

2023 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2023-03-30	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	St. Louis Cardinals	5-6		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	17	10	5	2	1	0	0	0
2	2023-04-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	St. Louis Cardinals	8-8		1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	19	13	2	5	3	0	0	0
3	2023-04-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	1	1	0	1	0	1
4	2023-04-05	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Kansas City Royals	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	0	3	1	1	0	0
5	2023-04-07	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	17	12	2	1	0	4	2	0
6	2023-04-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Los Angeles Angels	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	12	9	2	3	0	3	1	1
7	2023-04-11	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Detroit Tigers	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	16	8	3	1	0	0	0	0
8	2023-04-14	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	8	3	2	1	2	0	1
9	2023-04-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Tampa Bay Rays	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	19	10	4	1	0	2	0	0
10	2023-04-21	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	6	2	0	1	1	0	1
11	2023-04-23	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	9	3	3	1	1	0	0
12	2023-04-26	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Chicago White Sox	6-7		1.1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	13	3	6	0	0	0	0
13	2023-04-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Seattle Mariners	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	1	5	0	1	0	0
14	2023-04-29	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Seattle Mariners	10-10	W	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	12	4	6	0	0	0	0
15	2023-05-02	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	8-8	L	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	14	9	3	1	1	2	0	0
16	2023-05-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	14	11	2	2	2	2	1	0
17	2023-05-05	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	5	0	1	1	1	0
18	2023-05-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	21	17	2	4	2	1	1	0
19	2023-05-10	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Philadelphia Phillies	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	9	3	2	1	1	0	0
20	2023-05-13	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Atlanta Braves	7-8	W	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	20	13	2	3	1	2	0	0
21	2023-05-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	8-8	L	1.0	3	2	2	2	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	25	14	1	2	2	4	0	1
22	2023-05-19	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	9-9		0.2	2	2	2	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	14	11	3	5	0	2	1	0
23	2023-05-20	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	7-8		1.0	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	11	4	2	1	2	1	0
24	2023-05-26	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Minnesota Twins	6-7		1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	26	13	6	1	1	0	0	0
25	2023-05-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Minnesota Twins	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	11	2	2	0	1	0	0
26	2023-06-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Milwaukee Brewers	7-8		1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	18	11	1	0	1	3	0	0
27	2023-06-03	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Mets	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	16	10	2	4	1	2	0	0
28	2023-06-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Mets	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	7	1	3	1	1	0	0
29	2023-06-06	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	1	4	0	1	0	0
30	2023-06-08	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Houston Astros	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	10	3	2	2	0	0	0
31	2023-06-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Minnesota Twins	9-9		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	4	2	0	1	0	0
32	2023-06-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	13	10	4	0	1	3	0	0
33	2023-06-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Texas Rangers	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	14	9	5	1	0	3	1	0
34	2023-06-20	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Miami Marlins	8-8		0.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	8	3	1	1	1	1	0
35	2023-06-21	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Miami Marlins	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	7	2	0	2	0	0	0
36	2023-06-23	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Oakland Athletics	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	16	13	3	4	0	0	0	0
37	2023-06-27	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		San Francisco Giants	8-9		1.1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	20	11	2	2	1	4	1	0
38	2023-06-29	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		San Francisco Giants	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	6	1	0	2	1	0	0
39	2023-07-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	14	1	4	1	3	1	0
40	2023-07-02	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	7-7		1.0	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	24	14	1	5	1	4	1	1
41	2023-07-04	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Chicago White Sox	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	11	1	3	0	4	1	1
42	2023-07-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Detroit Tigers	7-8		1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	17	11	1	2	3	0	0	0
43	2023-07-15	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Arizona Diamondbacks	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	11	8	2	1	3	0	0	0
44	2023-07-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Arizona Diamondbacks	9-9	S	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	5	1	1	0	2	1	0
45	2023-07-20	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		San Diego Padres	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	17	12	4	1	2	0	0	0
46	2023-07-21	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Seattle Mariners	7-7		1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	22	13	3	3	1	2	0	0
47	2023-07-23	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Seattle Mariners	7-7		0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	19	11	4	2	1	1	0	0
48	2023-07-25	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	9-9		1.0	5	4	4	1	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	28	16	1	4	3	3	2	0
49	2023-07-28	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Los Angeles Angels	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	7	1	3	0	1	0	0
50	2023-08-02	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Baltimore Orioles	9-9	S	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	16	14	3	2	0	1	1	0
51	2023-08-05	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Boston Red Sox	9-9	S	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	12	2	3	2	2	1	0
52	2023-08-07	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Cleveland Guardians	7-7	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11	8	1	5	0	1	1	0
53	2023-08-09	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Cleveland Guardians	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	15	10	2	2	3	0	0	0
54	2023-08-12	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Chicago Cubs	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	2	2	0	2	0	0
55	2023-08-13	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Chicago Cubs	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	6	2	0	1	2	0	2
56	2023-08-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Philadelphia Phillies	6-6		0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
57	2023-08-18	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Cincinnati Reds	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	28	16	4	4	1	1	0	0
58	2023-08-22	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Baltimore Orioles	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	11	1	4	0	0	0	0
59	2023-08-25	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Cleveland Guardians	7-7		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	6	1	2	2	1	1	0
60	2023-08-26	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Cleveland Guardians	7-7		0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	4	0	0	1	1	1	0
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-IL
61	2023-09-09	AAA-IL	Buffalo Bisons		Lehigh Valley IronPigs	9-9	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	13	9	4	2	0	2	1	0
		Player Moved from AAA-IL to Maj-AL
62	2023-09-12	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Texas Rangers	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	12	7	2	0	2	1	1	0
63	2023-09-14	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Texas Rangers	7-7		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	15	11	2	3	2	1	1	0
64	2023-09-16	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	9-9		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	5	0	2	0	2	0	0
65	2023-09-17	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Boston Red Sox	9-9	W	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	19	13	4	3	0	2	1	0
66	2023-09-20	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	New York Yankees	9-9		1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	23	15	3	4	1	3	1	1
67	2023-09-24	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays	@	Tampa Bay Rays	8-8		1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	24	13	2	4	0	2	0	0
68	2023-09-26	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		New York Yankees	8-8		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	15	9	1	4	1	1	0	0
69	2023-09-30	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Tampa Bay Rays	6-6		1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	18	10	1	1	1	2	1	1
70	2023-10-01	Maj-AL	Toronto Blue Jays		Tampa Bay Rays	9-9		1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	16	13	4	0	3	0	0	0

2023 Player Pitching Splits

2023 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	70	265	243	22	52	8	1	8	8	1	21	76	.214	.277	.354	.630	.277	86	8	0	1	0	0

Home	37	137	124	12	23	5	0	4	2	1	13	40	.186	.263	.323	.585	.238	40	5	0	0	0	0
Away	33	128	119	10	29	3	1	4	6	0	8	36	.244	.291	.387	.678	.317	46	3	0	1	0	0

March	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
April	13	46	40	2	4	1	0	1	1	1	6	17	.100	.217	.200	.417	.136	8	1	0	0	0	0
May	11	51	43	7	9	2	0	3	3	0	7	14	.209	.320	.465	.785	.231	20	1	0	1	0	0
June	13	45	44	3	7	2	0	1	1	0	1	12	.159	.178	.273	.451	.194	12	2	0	0	0	0
July	11	49	45	7	17	3	1	1	2	0	4	10	.378	.429	.556	.984	.471	25	2	0	0	0	0
August	11	34	33	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	.212	.235	.212	.447	.333	7	0	0	0	0	0
September	9	33	31	2	7	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	.226	.273	.419	.692	.238	13	2	0	0	0	0
October	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0

As Reliever	70	265	243	22	52	8	1	8	8	1	21	76	.214	.277	.354	.630	.277	86	8	0	1	0	0

vs RHB as RHP	69	145	135		31	3	1	5			9	44	.230	.278	.378	.656	.302	51	0	0	1	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	64	120	108		21	5	0	3			12	32	.194	.275	.324	.599	.247	35	0	0	0	0	0

Bases Empty	63	152	143		33	5	1	6			9	47	.231	.276	.406	.682	.300	58	0	0	0	0	0
Runners On	42	113	100		19	3	0	2			12	29	.190	.277	.280	.557	.246	28	0	0	1	0	0

vs. Younger Batters	68	172	153		29	7	0	4			18	43	.190	.275	.314	.589	.236	48	0	0	1	0	0
vs. Older Batters	57	93	90		23	1	1	4			3	33	.256	.280	.422	.702	.359	38	0	0	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	5	2	.714	2.93	70	0	4	67.2	52	22	22	8	21	0	76	0	0	0	265	1.079	10.1	3.62

Home	4	1	.800	3.00	37	0	2	36.0	23	12	12	4	13	0	40	0	0	0	137	1.000	10.0	3.08
Away	1	1	.500	2.84	33	0	2	31.2	29	10	10	4	8	0	36	0	0	0	128	1.168	10.2	4.50

March	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0.000	18.0
April	1	0	1.000	1.42	13	0	0	12.2	4	2	2	1	6	0	17	0	0	0	46	0.790	12.1	2.83
May	1	2	.333	5.40	11	0	0	11.2	9	7	7	3	7	0	14	0	0	0	51	1.371	10.8	2.00
June	0	0		2.08	13	0	1	13.0	7	3	3	1	1	0	12	0	0	0	45	0.615	8.3	12.00
July	0	0		6.10	11	0	1	10.1	17	7	7	1	4	0	10	0	0	0	49	2.032	8.7	2.50
August	1	0	1.000	0.96	11	0	2	9.1	7	1	1	0	1	0	12	0	0	0	34	0.857	11.6	12.00
September	2	0	1.000	2.08	9	0	0	8.2	7	2	2	2	2	0	8	0	0	0	33	1.039	8.3	4.00
October	0	0		0.00	1	0	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	1.000	9.0

As Reliever	5	2	.714	2.93	70	0	4	67.2	52	22	22	8	21	0	76	0	0	0	265	1.079	10.1	3.62

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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