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Craig Swan
Craig Steven Swan
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: November 30, 1950 in Van Nuys, CA
High School: Millikan (Long Beach, CA)
School: Arizona State University
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 1973
Final Game: May 29, 1984
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1973 22 NYM NL 0 1 .000 8.64 3 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 16 9 8 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 42 42 2.160 17.3 2.2 2.2 4.3 2.00
1974 23 NYM NL 1 3 .250 4.45 7 5 0 0 0 0 30.1 28 19 15 1 21 3 10 0 0 1 138 81 1.615 8.3 0.3 6.2 3.0 0.48
1975 24 NYM NL 1 3 .250 6.39 6 6 0 0 0 0 31.0 38 22 22 4 13 2 19 1 2 0 142 54 1.645 11.0 1.2 3.8 5.5 1.46
1976 25 NYM NL 6 9 .400 3.54 23 22 1 2 1 0 132.1 129 64 52 11 44 3 89 5 3 0 568 93 1.307 8.8 0.7 3.0 6.1 2.02
1977 26 NYM NL 9 10 .474 4.23 26 24 2 2 1 0 146.2 153 76 69 10 56 3 71 1 2 1 638 88 1.425 9.4 0.6 3.4 4.4 1.27
1978 27 NYM NL 9 6 .600 2.43 29 28 0 5 1 0 207.1 164 62 56 12 58 8 125 2 0 1 819 143 1.071 7.1 0.5 2.5 5.4 2.16
1979 28 NYM NL 14 13 .519 3.29 35 35 0 10 3 0 251.1 241 102 92 20 57 9 145 2 1 2 1027 110 1.186 8.6 0.7 2.0 5.2 2.54
1980 29 NYM NL 5 9 .357 3.58 21 21 0 4 1 0 128.1 117 59 51 20 30 3 79 0 1 0 520 99 1.145 8.2 1.4 2.1 5.5 2.63
1981 30 NYM NL 0 2 .000 3.29 5 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 10 6 5 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 50 105 0.805 6.6 0.0 0.7 5.9 9.00
1982 31 NYM NL 11 7 .611 3.35 37 21 6 2 0 1 166.1 165 70 62 13 37 4 67 0 0 0 691 109 1.214 8.9 0.7 2.0 3.6 1.81
1983 32 NYM NL 2 8 .200 5.51 27 18 4 0 0 1 96.1 112 63 59 14 42 3 43 0 1 1 424 66 1.599 10.5 1.3 3.9 4.0 1.02
1984 33 TOT MLB 1 1 .500 8.75 12 1 2 0 0 0 23.2 26 23 23 8 7 0 12 0 2 1 104 42 1.394 9.9 3.0 2.7 4.6 1.71
1984 33 NYM NL 1 0 1.000 8.20 10 0 2 0 0 0 18.2 18 17 17 5 7 0 10 0 2 1 81 43 1.339 8.7 2.4 3.4 4.8 1.43
1984 33 CAL AL 0 1 .000 10.80 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 6 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 37 1.600 14.4 5.4 0.0 3.6
12 Seasons 59 72 .450 3.74 231 185 15 25 7 2 1235.2 1199 575 514 115 368 38 673 11 12 7 5163 95 1.268 8.7 0.8 2.7 4.9 1.83
162 Game Avg. 10 12 .450 3.74 38 30 2 4 1 0 202 196 94 84 19 60 6 110 2 2 1 844 95 1.268 8.7 0.8 2.7 4.9 1.83
NYM (12 yrs) 59 71 .454 3.72 229 184 15 25 7 2 1230.2 1191 569 508 112 368 38 671 11 12 7 5140 96 1.267 8.7 0.8 2.7 4.9 1.82
CAL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 10.80 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 6 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 37 1.600 14.4 5.4 0.0 3.6
NL (12 yrs) 59 71 .454 3.72 229 184 15 25 7 2 1230.2 1191 569 508 112 368 38 671 11 12 7 5140 96 1.267 8.7 0.8 2.7 4.9 1.82
AL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 10.80 2 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 8 6 6 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 37 1.600 14.4 5.4 0.0 3.6

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1973 22 NYM NL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1974 23 NYM NL 7 12 11 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .364 .417 .364 .780 121 4 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 24 NYM NL 6 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 /1
1976 25 NYM NL 23 49 39 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 17 .103 .186 .103 .289 -14 4 0 1 6 0 0 1
1977 26 NYM NL 26 54 48 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .188 .188 .188 .375 4 9 0 0 6 0 0 1
1978 27 NYM NL 29 76 65 2 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 15 .154 .191 .154 .345 -0 10 1 0 8 0 0 1
1979 28 NYM NL 35 91 81 3 10 2 0 0 2 0 1 6 38 .123 .184 .148 .332 -6 12 0 0 4 0 0 1
1980 29 NYM NL 21 43 32 1 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 4 13 .219 .306 .219 .524 51 7 2 0 7 0 0 1
1981 30 NYM NL 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1982 31 NYM NL 37 54 44 4 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 7 15 .182 .294 .273 .567 61 12 1 0 3 0 0 1
1983 32 NYM NL 27 27 26 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .077 .077 .077 .154 -57 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1984 33 NYM NL 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
13 Seasons 229 421 358 18 54 3 0 1 18 0 1 24 131 .151 .206 .168 .374 7 60 4 1 38 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 298 253 13 38 2 0 1 13 0 1 17 93 .151 .206 .168 .374 7 42 3 1 27 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1973 NYM NL 22 P 3 1 8.1 2 0 1 1 0 .500 1.08 0.33 .950 1.84 0.73
1974 NYM NL 23 P 7 5 30.1 8 0 7 1 0 .875 2.08 1.00 .950 1.87 0.71
1975 NYM NL 24 P 6 6 31.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.58 0.33 .950 1.86 0.72
1976 NYM NL 25 P 23 22 132.1 25 6 17 2 0 .920 1.56 1.00 .952 1.88 0.72
1977 NYM NL 26 P 26 24 146.2 25 13 10 2 0 .920 1.41 0.88 .952 1.85 0.67
1978 NYM NL 27 P 29 28 207.1 49 17 30 2 5 .959 2.04 1.62 .951 1.91 0.72
1979 NYM NL 28 P 35 35 251.1 46 17 29 0 3 1.000 1.65 1.31 .948 1.80 0.66
1980 NYM NL 29 P 21 21 128.1 17 4 10 3 0 .824 0.98 0.67 .959 1.91 0.69
1981 NYM NL 30 P 5 3 13.2 2 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.32 0.40 .950 1.98 0.68
1982 NYM NL 31 P 37 21 166.1 34 16 18 0 0 1.000 1.84 0.92 .950 1.96 0.70
1983 NYM NL 32 P 27 18 96.1 14 4 10 0 0 1.000 1.31 0.52 .950 1.92 0.68
1984 TOT MLB 33 P 12 1 23.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.52 0.33 .975 1.86 0.68
1984 NYM NL 33 P 10 0 18.2 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.45 0.30 .967 1.88 0.67
1984 CAL AL 33 P 2 1 5.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.80 0.50 1.000 1.80 0.70
12 Seasons P 231 185 1235.2 228 79 138 11 8 .952 1.58 0.94 .951 1.88 0.69
12 Seasons TOT 231 185 1235.2 228 79 138 11 8 .952 1.58 0.94 .903 1.88 0.69

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1978 NL  2.431 (1st)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1982 NL  .611 (10th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1978 NL  1.071 (2nd)
1979 NL  1.186 (8th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1978 NL  7.119 (2nd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 NL  2.041 (5th)
1982 NL  2.002 (7th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1979 NL  251.3 (5th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1979 NL  145 (7th)

Games Started s c a p y
1979 NL  35 (8th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1979 NL  10 (7th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1979 NL  3 (6th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1980 NL  20 (6th)

Hits s c a p y
1979 NL  241 (5th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1979 NL  2.544 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1979 NL  13 (10th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1979 NL  1027 (8th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1978 NL  143 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 24 (942), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1494), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 9 (908), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 23rd round of the 1968 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.

May 9, 1984: Released by the New York Mets.

May 23, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

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