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Red
Swanson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 180
 
Born: October 15, 1936 in Usa, LA, BATON ROUGE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 18 BRK NL   6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1956 19 BRK NL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
1957 20 BRK NL   6 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1958 21 BRK NL   6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5
1959 22 BRK NL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6
1960 23 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1961 24 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 8 8 8
1962 25 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 8 8 8 8 8
1963 26 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 8 9 9 9 9 9
1964 27 BRK NL $ 3,814,286 6 3 3 3 8 9 9 8 8 8
1965 28 COL NL $ 3,814,286 6 2 2 2 9 9 9 8 8 8
1966 29 COL NL $ 3,814,286 6 2 2 2 9 9 9 7 7 7
1967 30 TAM AL $ 4,000,000 6 2 2 2 8 9 8 8 8 8
1968 31 KCR AL $ 4,000,000 6 2 2 2 8 8 8 7 7 7
1969 32 BSN NL $ 4,000,000 6 2 2 2 8 8 8 7 7 7
1970 33 BSN NL $ 4,000,000 6 2 2 2 7 8 8 7 7 7
1971 34 BSN NL $ 300,000 6 2 2 2 7 8 8 7 7 7
1972 35 TAM AL $ 1,000,000 5 2 2 2 7 8 7 6 6 6
1973 36 BSN NL $ 1,000,000 5 1 2 1 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 1 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000 6 4 4 4 9 9 9 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1955 18 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 19 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 20 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 21 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 22 BRK NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 23 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 24 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 25 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 26 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 27 BRK NL $ 3,814,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 28 COL NL $ 3,814,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 29 COL NL $ 3,814,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 30 TAM AL $ 4,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 31 KCR AL $ 4,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 32 BSN NL $ 4,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 33 BSN NL $ 4,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 34 BSN NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 35 TAM AL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 36 BSN NL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1955 18 AA   4 3 .571 55 0 0 0 3 63.7 63 29 4 37 45 4.10 .272 .372 .379 .751  
1956 19 A   0 0 .000 70 0 0 0 6 61.0 46 10 5 20 57 1.48 .211 .277 .330 .608  
1957 20 AA   6 6 .500 19 19 1 1 0 146.7 108 54 15 37 119 3.31 .200 .251 .324 .575  
1958 21 AAA   2 4 .333 6 6 0 0 0 32.3 54 28 7 9 27 7.79 .370 .406 .562 .968  
    AA   8 9 .471 21 21 2 0 0 162.0 138 55 17 53 123 3.06 .230 .293 .364 .657  
1959 22 AAA   2 6 .250 10 10 1 1 0 62.3 71 30 8 17 52 4.33 .277 .322 .426 .748  
    AA   6 8 .429 18 18 3 2 0 131.3 98 39 7 42 118 2.67 .201 .265 .296 .560  
1960 23 BRK NL 6 6 .500 16 16 1 0 0 108.0 117 68 14 47 56 5.67 .277 .350 .426 .775 0.2
    AAA   3 7 .300 12 12 3 2 0 89.3 84 37 12 27 52 3.73 .250 .306 .414 .719  
1961 24 BRK NL 5 4 .556 50 0 0 0 7 63.3 56 20 7 16 26 2.84 .240 .286 .386 .672 8.3
1962 25 BRK NL 10 7 .588 29 22 3 0 0 179.0 174 58 11 35 60 2.92 .258 .295 .348 .643 13.9
1963 26 BRK NL 18 14 .563 40 40 3 0 0 288.3 295 102 20 59 103 3.18 .264 .300 .350 .651 23.1
1964 27 BRK NL 8 22 .267 41 41 10 1 0 304.3 295 108 21 42 106 3.19 .252 .277 .352 .629 22.1
1965 28 LAD NL 6 16 .273 27 17 2 2 0 183.7 221 88 21 32 63 4.31 .299 .329 .424 .753 5.6
  COL NL 5 3 .625 21 13 2 1 1 42.0 37 14 4 10 12 3.00 .237 .281 .353 .634 4.8
  TOT   11 19 .367 48 30 4 3 1 225.7 258 102 25 42 75 4.07 .289 .320 .412 .732 10.4
1966 29 COL NL 18 13 .581 40 40 11 4 0 310.7 281 90 20 65 98 2.61 .238 .276 .319 .595 24.1
1967 30 TAM AL 11 25 .306 42 42 7 0 0 294.7 352 142 27 66 81 4.34 .299 .335 .412 .747 11.7
1968 31 KCR AL 1 2 .333 19 0 0 0 0 25.3 29 9 2 3 7 3.20 .293 .311 .394 .705 1.7
1969 32 BSN NL 8 9 .471 41 22 5 3 7 176.0 212 93 24 41 44 4.76 .301 .339 .463 .802 9.1
1970 33 BSN NL 6 17 .261 29 29 3 1 0 187.7 248 122 24 51 50 5.85 .316 .356 .468 .823 2.1
1971 34 BSN NL 2 1 .667 30 0 0 0 1 59.7 64 21 6 8 13 3.17 .269 .291 .378 .670 5.5
1972 35 TAM AL 0 1 .000 14 0 0 0 1 11.7 19 13 4 7 5 10.03 .365 .441 .635 1.075 0.0
1973 36 AAA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 .286 .286 .286 .571  
13 Years Sim 104 140 .426 439 282 47 12 17 2234.3 2400 948 205 482 724 3.82 .274 .311 .388 .699 132.2
4 Years AAA 7 17 .292 30 28 4 3 0 185.7 211 95 27 53 131 4.61 .283 .331 .446 .776  
4 Years AA 24 26 .480 113 58 6 3 3 503.7 407 177 43 169 405 3.16 .219 .284 .336 .621  
1 Years A 0 0 .000 70 0 0 0 6 61.0 46 10 5 20 57 1.48 .211 .277 .330 .608  
9 Years Minors 31 43 .419 213 86 10 6 9 750.3 664 282 75 242 593 3.38 .235 .296 .365 .661  
Season Average 8 10 .444 33 21 3 0 1 171.9 184 72 15 37 55 3.82 .274 .311 .388 .699  
Career Highs 18 25 .667 50 42 11 4 7 310.7 352 142 27 66 106 10.03 .365 .441 .635 1.075  
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   1240 486 106 237 411   .267 .302 .382 .684
vs LH   1160 462 99 245 313   .283 .324 .395 .718
Home 50 72 .410 226 140 18 7 11 1107.0 1200 479 99 241 365 3.89 .276 .314 .381 .695
Away 54 68 .443 213 142 29 5 6 1127.3 1200 469 106 241 359 3.74 .273 .310 .395 .705
Mar/Apr 12 15 .444 74 39 7 2 6 312.3 333 118 23 54 94 3.40 .277 .308 .373 .681
May 15 25 .375 74 48 5 0 4 355.6 392 172 37 86 124 4.35 .276 .317 .391 .708
June 18 25 .419 74 53 10 2 2 415.0 472 212 45 93 140 4.60 .285 .323 .413 .736
July 20 22 .476 68 47 3 3 1 369.3 430 156 32 80 113 3.80 .293 .330 .407 .737
August 17 28 .378 79 46 9 3 2 391.3 392 140 41 77 120 3.22 .261 .297 .384 .681
Sep/Oct 22 25 .468 70 49 13 2 2 390.6 381 150 27 92 133 3.46 .254 .297 .354 .651
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1960 23 BRK NL 16 41 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 .146 .146 .146 .293 -0.1 0.0
    AAA   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1961 24 BRK NL 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1962 25 BRK NL 29 64 3 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 28 .109 .109 .109 .219 -1.7 0.0
1963 26 BRK NL 40 99 7 15 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 36 .152 .176 .152 .328 0.3 0.0
1964 27 BRK NL 41 97 8 14 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 27 .144 .153 .186 .339 0.2 0.0
1965 28 LAD NL 27 62 9 8 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 19 .129 .156 .161 .318 0.5 0.0
  COL NL 21 7 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000 1.4 0.6
  TOT   48 69 10 11 3 0 0 5 1 0 2 19 .159 .183 .203 .386 1.9 0.6
1966 29 COL NL 40 106 8 16 3 0 0 7 1 0 3 38 .151 .174 .179 .354 1.2 0.0
1967 30 TAM AL 42 94 10 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 39 .117 .144 .138 .283 -1.4 0.0
1968 31 KCR AL 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
9 Years Sim 325 573 48 80 9 0 1 25 3 0 11 198 .140 .157 .161 .318 0.1 0.6
1 Years AAA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 285 23 39 4 0 0 12 1 0 5 98 .140 .157 .161 .318 0.1  
Career Highs 50 106 10 16 3 0 1 7 1 0 3 39 .159 .183 .203 .386 1.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   337 31 49 5 0 0 12 1 0 7 125 .145 .163 .160 .323 0.5
vs LH   236 17 31 4 0 1 13 2 0 4 73 .131 .149 .161 .310 -0.6
Home 158 256 27 36 2 0 1 11 3 0 8 94 .141 .170 .160 .330 1.5
Away 140 317 21 44 7 0 0 14 0 0 3 104 .139 .147 .161 .308 -1.6
RISP   126 0 18 3 0 0 23 0 0 4 43 .143 .169 .167 .336 0.7
Close/Late   37 1 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 .189 .189 .216 .405 0.8
Mar/Apr 34 81 7 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 37 .111 .122 .111 .233 -2.1
May 42 97 8 12 2 0 1 3 1 0 3 33 .124 .150 .175 .325 0.4
June 50 110 12 18 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 35 .164 .179 .191 .369 1.5
July 49 95 7 15 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 28 .158 .192 .158 .350 1.0
August 55 91 4 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 34 .110 .120 .121 .240 -2.2
Sep/Oct 43 99 10 16 3 0 0 12 1 0 1 31 .162 .170 .192 .362 1.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1960 23 BRK NL P 16 16 108.0 4 17 0 1 1.000 1.75    
1961 24 BRK NL P 50 0 63.3 4 7 1 0 .917 1.56    
1962 25 BRK NL P 29 22 179.0 12 24 0 0 1.000 1.81    
1963 26 BRK NL P 40 40 288.3 17 43 0 3 1.000 1.87    
1964 27 BRK NL P 41 41 304.3 23 49 1 1 .986 2.13    
1965 28 LAD NL P 27 17 183.7 6 23 1 2 .967 1.42    
  COL NL P 21 13 42.0 1 5 0 1 1.000 1.29    
  TOT   P 48 30 225.7 7 28 1 3 .972 1.40    
1966 29 COL NL P 40 40 310.7 20 38 1 1 .983 1.68    
1967 30 TAM AL P 42 42 294.7 18 64 1 6 .988 2.50    
1968 31 KCR AL P 19 0 25.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.07    
1969 32 BSN NL P 41 22 176.0 16 22 0 0 1.000 1.94    
1970 33 BSN NL P 29 29 187.7 15 22 1 4 .974 1.77    
1971 34 BSN NL P 30 0 59.7 5 10 1 0 .938 2.26    
1972 35 TAM AL P 14 0 11.7 2 1 0 1 1.000 2.32    
Career Totals   439 282 2234.3 144 327 7 20 .985 1.90    
Career Highs   50 42 310.7 23 64 1 6 1.000 2.50    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1962-8-2.92
1966-5-2.61
 Wins
1963-9-18
 Losses
1964-2-22
1965-7-19
1967-2-25
1970-7-17
 Games Started
1964-8-41
1967-7-42
 Complete Games
1966-10-11
 Shutouts
1965-3-3
1966-2-4
1969-3-3
Hits Allowed
1963-8-295
1964-10-295
1967-1-352
 Walks per 9IP
1962-8-1.8
1963-9-1.8
1964-4-1.2
1965-5-1.7
1966-4-1.9
1967-5-2.0
1969-8-2.1
 WHiP
1966-10-1.11
 OOBP
1966-10-.276
 OSLG
1966-6-.319
 OOPS
1966-6-.595
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 33    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  3. Willis Hudlin (919)
  4. Mike Griffin (918)
  5. John Montefusco (910)
  6. Murry Dickson (909)
  7. Joe Heving (907)
  8. Hersh Freeman (905)
  9. Frank Maccormack (903)
  10. La Marr Hoyt (903)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Allie Reynolds (991)
  2. Virgil Trucks (990)
  3. Jumbo Elliott (990)
  4. Pat Caraway (990)
  5. Don Rudolph (989)
  6. Jack Russell (988)
  7. Joe Moeller (988)
  8. Bob Rush (987)
  9. Howie Nunn (987)
  10. Ralph Lumenti (987)
History
Drafted in 6th round, 89th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1955
Injured on 3/28/1956 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Earned first career win on 5/14/1960
Had first career hit on 5/18/1960, off Gary Peters (SDP)
Injured on 4/10/1962 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,814,286 through salary arbitration
Hit first career homerun on 5/13/1964, off Mickey Lolich (OAK)
2/1/1965: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,814,286 through salary arbitration
Traded from Los Angeles to Colorado on 7/31/1965 (Going to COL: P Red Swanson. Going to LAD: P Sammy Ellis, P Rick Wise)
2/1/1966: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,814,286 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/21/1967 to a 4-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/22/1967 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Traded from Tampa Bay to Kansas City on 3/3/1968 (Going to KCR: P Red Swanson. Going to TAM: 1B Kevin Collins)
Traded from Kansas City to Boston (N) on 4/2/1969 (Going to BSN: LF Dave Nicholson, P Red Swanson. Going to KCR: C John Orsino)
3/3/1970: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)
Injured on 4/25/1971 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 3-4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Tampa Bay on 2/24/1972 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/8/1973 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
9/22/1973: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $600,000 per year, for 2 years
 
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