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Nick Swisher
Nicolas Thompson Swisher
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 194 lb.

Born: November 25, 1980 in Columbus, OH
High School: Parkersburg (Parkersburg, WV)
School: Ohio State University
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 3, 2004
Relatives: Son of Steve Swisher
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Standard Batting

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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
2004 23 OAK AL 20 71 60 11 15 4 0 2 8 0 0 8 11 .250 .352 .417 .769 101 25 2 2 0 1 0 7/93D8
2005 24 OAK AL 131 522 462 66 109 32 1 21 74 0 1 55 110 .236 .322 .446 .768 101 206 9 4 0 1 3 *93 RoY-6
2006 25 OAK AL 157 672 556 106 141 24 2 35 95 1 2 97 152 .254 .372 .493 .864 125 274 13 11 2 6 7 37/D89
2007 26 OAK AL 150 659 539 84 141 36 1 22 78 3 2 100 131 .262 .381 .455 .836 126 245 13 10 1 9 12 893/D
2008 27 CHW AL 153 588 497 86 109 21 1 24 69 3 3 82 135 .219 .332 .410 .743 92 204 14 4 1 4 6 3879
2009 28 NYY AL 150 607 498 84 124 35 1 29 82 0 0 97 126 .249 .371 .498 .869 129 248 13 3 3 6 2 *93/7D1
6 Seasons 761 3119 2612 437 639 152 6 133 406 7 8 439 665 .245 .357 .460 .818 115 1202 64 34 7 27 30
162 Game Avg. 162 664 556 93 136 32 1 28 86 1 2 93 142 .245 .357 .460 .818 115 256 14 7 1 6 6
OAK (4 yrs) 458 1924 1617 267 406 96 4 80 255 4 5 260 404 .251 .361 .464 .825 118 750 37 27 3 17 22
NYY (1 yr) 150 607 498 84 124 35 1 29 82 0 0 97 126 .249 .371 .498 .869 129 248 13 3 3 6 2
CHW (1 yr) 153 588 497 86 109 21 1 24 69 3 3 82 135 .219 .332 .410 .743 92 204 14 4 1 4 6

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2006 25 OAK AL ALDS MIN W 3 12 10 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .300 .417 .500 .917 5 0 0 0 0 0
2006 25 OAK AL ALCS DET L 4 15 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 .100 .400 .100 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 27 CHW AL ALDS TBR L 3 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .500 .250 .750 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 28 NYY AL ALDS MIN W 3 12 12 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .083 .083 .167 .250 2 0 0 0 0 0
2009 28 NYY AL ALCS LAA W 6 25 20 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .150 .292 .150 .442 3 0 1 1 0 0
2009 28 NYY AL WS PHI W 5 19 15 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 .133 .316 .400 .716 6 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons (6 Series) 24 89 71 9 11 4 0 1 3 0 0 16 23 .155 .318 .254 .572 18 0 1 1 0 0
3 ALDS 9 30 26 4 5 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 .192 .300 .308 .608 8 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 10 40 30 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 .133 .333 .133 .467 4 0 1 1 0 0
1 WS 5 19 15 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 .133 .316 .400 .716 6 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Pitching

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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
2009 28 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
1 Season 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0.00 68 0 68 0 0 0 68 68 0 0 0 68 0 68 0 0 0 340 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 1.00

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2004 OAK AL 23 OF 16 14 127.0 27 24 0 3 0 .889 0.2 1.9 0.2 0.6 -0.4 0 1.70 1.50 .985 2.30 2.05
2004 OAK AL 23 LF 12 11 98.0 20 19 0 1 0 .950 1.1 13.5 1.1 0.6 0.5 0 1.74 1.58 .985 2.04 1.73
2004 OAK AL 23 RF 4 3 28.0 7 5 0 2 0 .714 -0.9 -38.6 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 1.61 1.25 .986 2.22 1.92
2004 OAK AL 23 1B 3 2 18.0 19 19 0 0 3 1.000 -0.5 -33.3 -0.5 -0.1 -0.4 0 9.50 6.33 .995 9.30 8.00
2004 OAK AL 23 DH 2
2004 OAK AL 23 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
2005 OAK AL 24 OF 121 115 1027.1 204 196 6 2 2 .990 5.4 6.3 5.4 2.4 3.0 0 1.77 1.67 .986 2.30 2.05 RoY-6
2005 OAK AL 24 RF 121 115 1027.1 204 196 6 2 2 .990 5.4 6.3 5.4 2.4 3.0 0 1.77 1.67 .982 2.12 1.83 RoY-6
2005 OAK AL 24 1B 21 13 119.0 119 109 10 0 10 1.000 -1.6 -16.1 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 0 9.00 5.67 .994 9.60 8.11 RoY-6
2006 OAK AL 25 1B 90 80 700.0 712 665 42 5 55 .993 0.4 0.7 0.4 1.5 -1.1 0 9.09 7.86 .994 9.51 7.99
2006 OAK AL 25 OF 80 71 659.2 182 174 5 3 3 .984 3.2 5.8 3.2 5.6 -2.4 0 2.44 2.24 .986 2.30 1.99
2006 OAK AL 25 LF 79 71 654.2 178 170 5 3 3 .983 3.6 6.6 3.6 5.6 -2.0 0 2.41 2.22 .986 2.06 1.69
2006 OAK AL 25 DH 2
2006 OAK AL 25 CF 1 0 2.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 120.0 0.2 0.0 0.2 0 13.50 3.00 1.000 2.70 2.30
2006 OAK AL 25 RF 1 0 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -240.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 3.00 1.00 1.000 2.10 1.80
2007 OAK AL 26 OF 106 103 894.2 251 246 3 2 0 .992 -4.1 -5.5 -2.1 -5.9 3.8 -2 2.50 2.35 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 OAK AL 26 CF 59 57 481.0 142 139 1 2 0 .986 -11.1 -27.7 -10.1 -10.3 0.2 -1 2.62 2.37 .989 2.71 2.42
2007 OAK AL 26 RF 57 46 413.2 109 107 2 0 0 1.000 7.0 20.3 8.0 4.4 3.6 -1 2.37 1.91 .984 2.08 1.77
2007 OAK AL 26 1B 44 39 346.2 419 391 25 3 31 .993 2.6 9.0 2.6 2.2 0.4 0 10.80 9.45 .995 9.37 7.93
2007 OAK AL 26 DH 5
2008 CHW AL 27 OF 97 96 790.1 202 194 3 5 0 .975 -14.8 -22.5 -13.8 -8.3 -5.5 -1 2.24 2.03 .986 2.31 2.02
2008 CHW AL 27 1B 71 47 462.0 481 447 32 2 52 .996 -0.6 -1.6 -1.6 -2.4 0.8 1 9.33 6.75 .994 9.26 8.01
2008 CHW AL 27 CF 70 69 535.1 144 138 2 4 0 .972 -18.7 -41.9 -16.7 -9.4 -7.3 -2 2.35 2.00 .989 2.71 2.35
2008 CHW AL 27 LF 18 16 137.0 32 31 1 0 0 1.000 4.9 42.9 3.9 1.8 2.1 1 2.10 1.78 .984 2.05 1.66
2008 CHW AL 27 RF 18 11 118.0 26 25 0 1 0 .962 -1.0 -10.2 -1.0 -0.7 -0.3 0 1.91 1.39 .985 2.15 1.83
2009 NYY AL 28 OF 134 130 1088.2 256 249 2 5 1 .980 3.5 3.9 6.5 6.7 -0.2 -3 2.08 1.87 .987 2.33 2.04
2009 NYY AL 28 RF 130 126 1052.2 246 239 2 5 1 .980 4.2 4.8 7.2 7.4 -0.2 -3 2.06 1.85 .982 2.13 1.75
2009 NYY AL 28 1B 20 10 104.0 95 89 5 1 7 .989 1.4 16.2 1.4 0.7 0.7 0 8.13 4.70 .994 9.13 8.11
2009 NYY AL 28 LF 8 4 36.0 10 10 0 0 0 1.000 -0.7 -23.3 -0.7 -0.7 0.0 0 2.50 1.25 .990 2.12 1.80
2009 NYY AL 28 DH 1
2009 NYY AL 28 P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.40
6 Seasons OF 554 529 4587.2 1122 1083 19 20 6 .982 -6.6 -1.7 -0.6 1.1 -1.7 -6 2.16 1.99 .986 2.31 2.02
6 Seasons RF 331 301 2642.2 593 573 10 10 3 .983 14.1 6.4 18.1 13.5 4.6 -4 1.99 1.76 .983 2.12 1.79
6 Seasons 1B 249 191 1749.2 1845 1720 114 11 158 .994 1.7 1.2 0.7 1.9 -1.2 1 9.43 7.37 .994 9.40 8.00
4 Seasons CF 131 126 1019.1 289 280 3 6 0 .979 -29.6 -34.8 -26.6 -19.7 -6.9 -3 2.50 2.16 .989 2.71 2.38
4 Seasons LF 117 102 925.2 240 230 6 4 3 .983 8.9 11.5 7.9 7.3 0.6 1 2.29 2.02 .986 2.06 1.70
4 Seasons DH 10
1 Season P 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 0.40
6 Seasons TOT 829 720 6338.1 2967 2803 133 31 164 .990 -4.9 -0.9 0.1 3.0 -2.9 -6 1 4.17 3.54 .980 4.21 3.74
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
2006 AL  157 (10th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
2006 AL  106 (8th)

Home Runs s c a p y
2006 AL  35 (8th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
2006 AL  97 (6th)
2007 AL  100 (6th)
2008 AL  82 (8th)
2009 AL  97 (2nd)

Strikeouts s c a p y
2006 AL  152 (4th)
2007 AL  131 (10th)
2008 AL  135 (5th)

Adj. Batting Runs s c a p y
2007 AL  26 (10th)

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
2007 AL  2.5 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2007 AL  9 (4th)

Intentional Bases on Balls s c a p y
2007 AL  12 (5th)

AB per HR s c a p y
2006 AL  15.9 (9th)
Active  19.6 (30th)
Career  19.6 (101st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 16 (1132), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 9 (1174), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 15 (1121), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Bo Jackson (934)
  7. Austin Kearns (928)
  8. Mack Jones (926)
  9. Brad Wilkerson (925)
  10. Ken Harrelson (921)
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  6. Wally Post (931)
  7. Ken Harrelson (928)
  8. Gil Hodges (924)
  9. Pat Burrell (921)
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  3. Phil Plantier (969)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Greg Vaughn (975)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Greg Vaughn (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

June 4, 2002: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (16th pick) of the 2002 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 2002.

January 3, 2008: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Fautino de los Santos (minors), Gio Gonzalez and Ryan Sweeney.

November 13, 2008: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Kanekoa Texeira (minors) to the New York Yankees for Jeff Marquez (minors), Wilson Betemit and Jhonny Nunez.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2005Oakland Athletics$316,500
2006Oakland Athletics$335,000
2007Oakland Athletics$400,000
2008Chicago White Sox$3,600,000
2009New York Yankees$5,400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$10,051,500
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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