Craig Swan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: November 30, 1950 in Van Nuys, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 23rd round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA) and the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: Millikan HS (Long Beach, CA)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: September 3, 1973 (Age 22-277d, 11,030th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 4.1 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: May 29, 1984 (Age 33-181d)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Dick Merkel, Dick Moss

Full Name: Craig Steven Swan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.7

W

L

ERA

3.74

G

231

GS

185

SV

IP

1235.2

SO

673

WHIP

1.268

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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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1972	21	NYM-min	AA	7	3	.700	2.25	14	14		6	0	0	108.0	102	28	27	2	26	0	81	1	0	1				1.185	8.5	0.2	2.2	6.8	3.12	MEM TL
1973	22	NYM-min	AAA	7	5	.583	2.34	16	14		8	4	1	100.0	88	30	26	7	25	1	79	2	0	1				1.130	7.9	0.6	2.3	7.1	3.16	TID IL
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	44	5.45	2.160	17.3	2.2	2.2	4.3	2.00
1974	23	NYM-min	AAA	2	3	.400	4.76	9	9		2	0	0	51.0	53	29	27	6	17	0	31	1	0	1				1.373	9.4	1.1	3.0	5.5	1.82	TID IL
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	82	4.42	1.615	8.3	0.3	6.2	3.0	0.48
1975	24	NYM-min	AAA	13	7	.650	2.24	26	24		13	4	2	177.0	136	48	44	9	38	1	111	1	0	1				0.983	6.9	0.5	1.9	5.6	2.92	TID IL
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	55	4.39	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	3.48	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	3.82	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	3.00	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	3.32	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	4.25	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	109	1.50	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	3.59	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	5.06	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	43	7.04	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	44	6.30	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	40	9.77	1.600	14.4	5.4	0.0	3.6
12 Yrs				59	72	.450	3.74	231	185	15	25	7	2	1235.2	1199	575	514	115	368	38	673	11	12	7	5163	96	3.73	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	96	3.73	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	3.71	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	40	9.77	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	3.71	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	40	9.77	1.600	14.4	5.4	0.0	3.6

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

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GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

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