Craig
Swan
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 220
 
Born: November 30, 1950 in Usa, CA, VAN NUYS
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 22 BSN NL   7 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 6
1974 23 BSN NL   7 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 6
1975 24 BSN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 7 7 7 6 7 7
1976 25 BSN NL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 7
1977 26 IND AL $ 300,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7
1978 27 IND AL $ 1,478,571 6 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 6
1979 28 IND AL $ 1,817,143 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1980 29 IND AL $ 2,000,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1981 30 IND AL $ 2,000,000 6 4 5 5 7 8 7 6 7 6
1982 31 IND AL $ 2,000,000 6 4 5 5 7 7 7 6 7 6
1983 32 IND AL $ 2,000,000 5 4 5 5 6 7 7 6 7 7
1984 33 BOS AL $ 616,000 5 4 4 4 6 7 7 6 7 6
1985 34 NYG NL $ 324,000 5 3 4 4 6 7 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 3 4 4 6 7 7 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,000,000 7 4 5 5 7 8 8 6 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 22 AAA   18 8 .692 28 28 6 4 0 201.3 227 68 17 52 145 3.04 .287 .331 .408 .738  
1974 23 AAA   15 6 .714 27 27 4 2 0 186.3 199 87 26 59 135 4.20 .270 .325 .424 .748  
1975 24 BSN NL 6 1 .857 55 0 0 0 0 27.3 26 7 0 8 17 2.31 .255 .309 .284 .593 4.7
1976 25 BSN NL 6 2 .750 56 4 0 0 4 64.0 65 27 4 17 23 3.80 .262 .311 .383 .694 6.4
1977 26 IND AL 14 10 .583 51 19 4 1 1 201.3 226 91 18 60 69 4.07 .284 .333 .402 .735 14.7
1978 27 IND AL 4 9 .308 20 20 4 0 0 143.0 143 61 11 36 46 3.84 .260 .306 .368 .674 10.6
1979 28 IND AL 7 7 .500 46 0 0 0 2 93.7 95 39 9 34 29 3.75 .265 .323 .393 .716 7.6
1980 29 IND AL 0 1 .000 8 0 0 0 4 7.7 17 11 1 2 3 12.92 .447 .463 .711 1.174 0.0
    AAA   1 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 1 11.7 6 1 1 2 10 0.77 .158 .200 .237 .437  
1981 30 IND AL 6 3 .667 31 0 0 0 8 38.3 40 24 7 14 16 5.64 .268 .333 .430 .763 2.3
1982 31 IND AL 9 3 .750 59 0 0 0 14 74.7 81 28 5 19 31 3.38 .276 .318 .389 .708 9.2
1983 32 IND AL 8 5 .615 62 0 0 0 9 96.3 104 38 8 29 38 3.55 .280 .331 .376 .707 8.5
1984 33 BOS AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 3.3 1 1 1 0 2 2.70 .091 .091 .364 .455 0.8
    AAA   4 5 .444 58 0 0 0 5 47.3 49 26 7 17 34 4.94 .278 .342 .449 .791  
1985 34 NYG NL 1 3 .250 42 0 0 0 12 59.7 70 32 6 18 18 4.83 .294 .342 .420 .762 2.7
    AAA   2 1 .667 9 2 0 0 2 22.0 22 10 2 8 13 4.09 .265 .330 .373 .703  
11 Years Sim 61 44 .581 433 43 8 1 55 809.3 868 359 70 237 292 3.99 .275 .325 .392 .716 67.4
5 Years AAA 40 20 .667 139 57 10 6 8 468.7 503 192 53 138 337 3.69 .276 .327 .413 .740  
Season Average 5 4 .556 39 3 0 0 5 73.6 78 32 6 21 26 3.99 .275 .325 .392 .716  
Career Highs 14 10 .857 62 20 4 1 14 201.3 226 91 18 60 69 12.92 .447 .463 .711 1.174  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   426 168 35 109 177   .254 .299 .364 .663
vs LH   442 191 35 128 115   .299 .355 .424 .778
Home 31 21 .596 234 21 2 1 34 437.6 459 175 37 116 165 3.60 .271 .318 .386 .704
Away 30 23 .566 199 22 6 0 22 371.6 409 184 33 121 127 4.46 .279 .334 .398 .732
Mar/Apr 9 4 .692 69 4 0 0 10 108.0 116 47 9 29 33 3.92 .277 .324 .382 .706
May 7 7 .500 86 4 2 0 9 157.0 150 64 11 60 67 3.67 .255 .324 .352 .676
June 9 6 .600 80 5 0 0 12 131.3 156 64 11 43 53 4.39 .294 .347 .404 .751
July 12 10 .545 63 10 3 0 5 139.3 150 62 16 32 41 4.01 .273 .313 .412 .725
August 10 9 .526 75 9 2 1 14 125.7 140 51 10 30 42 3.65 .285 .326 .405 .732
Sep/Oct 14 8 .636 60 11 1 0 6 148.0 156 71 13 43 56 4.32 .269 .319 .398 .718
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1975 24 BSN NL P 55 0 27.3 1 5 0 2 1.000 1.98    
1976 25 BSN NL P 56 4 64.0 4 8 0 1 1.000 1.69    
1977 26 IND AL P 51 19 201.3 14 22 1 2 .973 1.61    
1978 27 IND AL P 20 20 143.0 7 30 0 2 1.000 2.33    
1979 28 IND AL P 46 0 93.7 6 12 2 1 .900 1.73    
1980 29 IND AL P 8 0 7.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1981 30 IND AL P 31 0 38.3 0 8 0 1 1.000 1.88    
1982 31 IND AL P 59 0 74.7 6 10 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1983 32 IND AL P 62 0 96.3 9 24 0 3 1.000 3.08    
1984 33 BOS AL P 3 0 3.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1985 34 NYG NL P 42 0 59.7 3 11 0 1 1.000 2.11    
Career Totals   433 43 809.3 50 130 3 13 .984 2.00    
Career Highs   62 20 201.3 14 30 2 3 1.000 3.08    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1975 24 BSN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0.00 .250 .400 .250 .650
1976 25 BSN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 6 3 1 0 1 10.15 .429 .429 .786 1.214
1981 30 IND AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 1 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 1 5.7 7 3 1 1 3 4.77 .292 .320 .500 .820
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1976-10-56
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 22nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1973
Injured on 8/7/1974 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Earned first career win on 4/25/1975
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/16/1978 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,817,143 through salary arbitration
10/28/1979: Signed a contract extension with Indianapolis, $2,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 4/3/1984 to a 1-year deal worth $616,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/3/1985 to a 1-year deal worth $324,000 per year