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Russ Swan

Russell Howard Swan

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 3, 1964 in Fremont, CA
High School: Kennewick HS (Kennewick, WA)
Schools: Spokane Falls Community College (Spokane, WA), Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 1986 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 3, 1989 (Age 25)
Teams (by GP): Mariners/Indians/Giants 1989-1994

Final Game: April 30, 1994 (Age 30)
Died: April 26, 2006 in Las Vegas, NV
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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
1986	22	SFG-min	A-,A	8	3	.727	2.61	14	14	0	4	1	0	89.2	66	35	26	4	30	0	82	2	2	2			1.071	6.6	0.4	3.0	8.2	2.73	EVR,CLI · NORW,MIDW
1987	23	SFG-min	A	6	3	.667	3.80	12	12	0	0	0	0	64.0	54	40	27	5	29	0	59	1	0	4			1.297	7.6	0.7	4.1	8.3	2.03	FRE · CALL
1988	24	SFG-min	A	7	0	1.000	2.23	11	11	0	2	1	0	76.2	53	28	19	2	26	0	62	1	0	2			1.030	6.2	0.2	3.1	7.3	2.38	SJO · CALL
1989	25	SFG-min	AAA,AA	6	6	.500	3.01	25	24	0	1	0	0	158.1	137	62	53	10	51	1	105	4	5	5			1.187	7.8	0.6	2.9	6.0	2.06	PHX,SHV · PCL,TL
1989	25	SFG	NL	0	2	.000	10.80	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.2	11	10	8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	34	33	2.250	14.9	5.4	5.4	2.7	0.50
1990	26	SFG-SEA-min	AAA	3	6	.333	4.45	11	11	0	0	0	0	56.2	69	35	28	1	27	0	35	2	1	4			1.694	11.0	0.2	4.3	5.6	1.30	PHX,CGY · PCL
1990	26	TOT	MLB	2	4	.333	3.65	13	9	0	0	0	0	49.1	48	26	20	3	22	2	16	0	1	1	213	109	1.419	8.8	0.5	4.0	2.9	0.73
1990	26	SFG	NL	0	1	.000	3.86	2	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	6	4	1	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	18	112	4.286	23.1	0.0	15.4	3.9	0.25
1990	26	SEA	AL	2	3	.400	3.64	11	8	0	0	0	0	47.0	42	22	19	3	18	2	15	0	1	0	195	109	1.277	8.0	0.6	3.4	2.9	0.83
1991	27	SEA	AL	6	2	.750	3.43	63	0	11	0	0	2	78.2	81	35	30	8	28	7	33	0	0	8	336	120	1.386	9.3	0.9	3.2	3.8	1.18
1992	28	SEA	AL	3	10	.231	4.74	55	9	26	1	0	9	104.1	104	60	55	8	45	7	45	3	0	6	457	84	1.428	9.0	0.7	3.9	3.9	1.00
1993	29	SEA-min	AAA	2	1	.667	8.44	9	0	3	0	0	0	10.2	14	11	10	1	8	0	7	0	0	0	51		2.062	11.8	0.8	6.8	5.9	0.88	CGY · PCL
1993	29	SEA	AL	3	3	.500	9.15	23	0	6	0	0	0	19.2	25	20	20	2	18	1	10	2	0	0	100	49	2.186	11.4	0.9	8.2	4.6	0.56
1994	30	CLE-min	AAA	1	3	.250	7.09	21	2	1	0	0	0	39.1	53	34	31	4	18	2	13	1	0	5	186		1.805	12.1	0.9	4.1	3.0	0.72	CHR · IL
1994	30	CLE	AL	0	1	.000	11.25	12	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	13	11	10	1	7	1	2	0	0	0	43	43	2.500	14.6	1.1	7.9	2.3	0.29
1995	31	OAK-min	AAA	3	3	.500	4.34	17	0	12	0	0	4	18.2	23	9	9	2	11	4	10	0	0	4	85		1.821	11.1	1.0	5.3	4.8	0.91	EDM · PCL
1996	32	SDP-min	AAA	5	6	.455	5.08	25	20	0	1	0	0	125.2	148	80	71	17	47	6	71	6	1	10	565		1.552	10.6	1.2	3.4	5.1	1.51	LVG · PCL
6 Yrs				14	22	.389	4.83	168	20	45	1	0	11	266.2	282	162	143	26	124	18	108	5	1	15	1183	84	1.523	9.5	0.9	4.2	3.6	0.87
162 Game Avg.				5	8	.389	4.83	61	7	16	0	0	4	96	102	59	52	9	45	7	39	2	0	5	428	84	1.523	9.5	0.9	4.2	3.6	0.87

SEA (4 yrs)				14	18	.438	4.47	152	17	43	1	0	11	249.2	252	137	124	21	109	17	103	5	1	14	1088	91	1.446	9.1	0.8	3.9	3.7	0.95
SFG (2 yrs)				0	3	.000	9.00	4	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	17	14	9	4	8	0	3	0	0	1	52	42	2.778	17.0	4.0	8.0	3.0	0.38
CLE (1 yr)				0	1	.000	11.25	12	0	2	0	0	0	8.0	13	11	10	1	7	1	2	0	0	0	43	43	2.500	14.6	1.1	7.9	2.3	0.29

AL (5 yrs)				14	19	.424	4.68	164	17	45	1	0	11	257.2	265	148	134	22	116	18	105	5	1	14	1131	87	1.479	9.3	0.8	4.1	3.7	0.91
NL (2 yrs)				0	3	.000	9.00	4	3	0	0	0	0	9.0	17	14	9	4	8	0	3	0	0	1	52	42	2.778	17.0	4.0	8.0	3.0	0.38

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1989	25	SFG	NL	6.2	2	2	10	13.50	3.51	0.31	0.12	94.6	3.14	-8	-0.6		-0.0	-0.5	-7	.201	.496
1990	26	SFG	NL	2.1	2	1	4	15.43	4.63	-0.31	0.17	108.7	5.55	-3	-0.3	.5	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.374	.498	$100,000
1990	26	SEA	AL	47.0	11	8	22	4.21	4.41	0.35	0.09	103.8	4.31	1	0.1	1.5	-0.0	0.5	5	.507	.500
1991	27	SEA	AL	78.2	63	0	35	4.00	4.55	-0.20	-0.35	100.1	4.41	4	0.4	1.4	-0.1	1.1	11	.506	.502	$108,000
1992	28	SEA	AL	104.1	55	9	60	5.18	4.46	-0.30	-0.10	101.0	4.71	-6	-0.6	1.5	-0.2	0.3	5	.489	.496	$195,000
1993	29	SEA	AL	19.2	23	0	20	9.15	5.01	0.33	-0.39	103.9	4.45	-10	-1.0	1.6	-0.3	-1.1	-8	.457	.494	$435,000
1994	30	CLE	AL	8.0	12	0	11	12.38	5.94	-0.06	-0.46	96.4	5.33	-6	-0.6	1.1	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.453	.497	$400,000
6 Seasons				266.2	168	20	162	5.47	4.54	-0.09	-0.16	101.2	4.52	-28	-2.5	1.4	-0.7	-0.5	-2	.485	.498	$1,238,000

SEA (4 yrs)				249.2	152	17	137	4.94	4.53	-0.10	-0.16	101.5	4.52	-11	-1.1	1.5	-0.7	0.8	13	.493	.498	$738,000
SFG (2 yrs)				9.0	4	3	14	14.00	3.80	0.15	0.13	98.2	3.76	-10	-0.8	.5	-0.0	-0.8	-10	.288	.497	$100,000
CLE (1 yr)				8.0	12	0	11	12.38	5.94	-0.06	-0.46	96.4	5.33	-6	-0.6	1.1	-0.0	-0.5	-5	.453	.497	$400,000

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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
1986	22	SFG-min	A-,A	14	17	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.067	.125	.067	.192		1		0	1	0	0		EVR,CLI · NORW,MIDW
1987	23	SFG-min	A	12	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000		0		0	0	0	0		FRE · CALL
1988	24	SFG-min	A	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SJO · CALL
1989	25	SFG-min	AA,AAA	25	27	25	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	.160	.222	.160	.382		4		0	0	0	0		SHV,PHX · TL,PCL
1989	25	SFG	NL	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	26	SFG-SEA-min	AAA	11	7	7	1	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	.429	.429	.714	1.143		5		0	0	0	0		PHX,CGY · PCL
1990	26	TOT	MLB	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1990	26	SFG	NL	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1990	26	SEA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1991	27	SEA	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1992	28	SEA	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1993	29	SEA-min	AAA	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CGY · PCL
1993	29	SEA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1994	30	CLE-min	AAA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CHR · IL
1994	30	CLE	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1995	31	OAK-min	AAA	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		EDM · PCL
1996	32	SDP-min	AAA	25	27	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	.040	.040	.040	.080		1	2	0	2	0	0		LVG · PCL
6 Yrs				168	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

SEA (4 yrs)				152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
SFG (2 yrs)				4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CLE (1 yr)				12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

AL (5 yrs)				164	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0
NL (2 yrs)				4	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1989	25	SFG	NL	2	2	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.486	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0		/1
1990	26	SFG	NL	2	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.493	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	$100,000	/1
1990	26	SEA	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
1991	27	SEA	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$108,000	1
1992	28	SEA	AL	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$195,000	1
1993	29	SEA	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$435,000	1
1994	30	CLE	AL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$400,000	1
6 Seasons				168	3	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.500	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$1,238,000

SEA (4 yrs)				152	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$738,000
SFG (2 yrs)				4	3	-1	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	-0.0	.489	.500	-0.0	0.0	-0	$100,000
CLE (1 yr)				12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$400,000

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%
1989	SFG	NL	25	P	2	2	0	6.2	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.70	1.00	.945	1.89	1.85	0	1	100%	32%
1990	TOT	MLB	26	P	13	9	0	49.1	11	3	8	0	0	1.000	2.01	0.85	.954	1.79	1.77	5	0	0%	34%
1990	SFG	NL	26	P	2	1	0	2.1	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	3.86	0.50	.960	1.93	1.80	0	0
1990	SEA	AL	26	P	11	8	0	47.0	10	3	7	0	0	1.000	1.91	0.91	.953	1.78	1.76	5	0	0%	34%
1991	SEA	AL	27	P	63	0	0	78.2	20	3	16	1	1	.950	2.17	0.30	.956	1.80	1.80	7	1	13%	34%
1992	SEA	AL	28	P	55	9	1	104.1	31	7	23	1	0	.968	2.59	0.55	.953	1.72	1.71	6	2	25%	34%
1993	SEA	AL	29	P	23	0	0	19.2	6	0	6	0	0	1.000	2.75	0.26	.953	1.78	1.78	1	1	50%	36%
1994	CLE	AL	30	P	12	0	0	8.0	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	2.25	0.17	.955	1.69	1.71	1	0	0%	31%
	6 Seasons			P	168	20	1	266.2	72	14	56	2	1	.972	2.36	0.42	.954	1.76	1.76	20	5	20%	34%
	6 Seasons			TOT	168	20	1	266.2	72	14	56	2	1	.972	2.36	0.42	.954	1.76	1.76	20	5	20%	34%

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Transactions

January 17, 1984: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (January), but did not sign.
June 4, 1984: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1984 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.
June 2, 1986: Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 9th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
May 24, 1990: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Seattle Mariners for Gary Eave.
November 12, 1993: Released by the Seattle Mariners.
January 21, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.
October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources
1990	26	San Francisco Giants	$100,000	11/21/90 NYT
1991	27	Seattle Mariners	$108,000	USA Today survey
1992	28	Seattle Mariners	$195,000	4/2/92 USA Today
1993	29	Seattle Mariners	$435,000	USA Today
1994	30	Cleveland Indians	$400,000	4/5/94 USA Today

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,238,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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