Craig Swan
[edit] Biography
Born on November 30, 1950 in Van Nuys, California, Craig Swan (Craig Steven Swan) played for the New York Mets and California Angels over the course of his 12 year career. Swan broke into the bigs on September 3, 1973 with the New York Mets, and put up a 3.54 ERA in 132.1 innings pitched in 1976, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Craig Swan's best season was 1978, when he lead the National League with a 2.43 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1973
| NY
| N
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 8.64
| 4
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.1
| 16
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NY
| N
| 7
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 4.45
| 10
| 19
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 30.1
| 28
| 1
| 21
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 3
| 6.39
| 19
| 22
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 31
| 38
| 4
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1976
| NY
| N
| 23
| 22
| 6
| 9
| 3.54
| 89
| 64
| 52
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 132.1
| 129
| 11
| 44
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 26
| 24
| 9
| 10
| 4.23
| 71
| 76
| 69
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 146.2
| 153
| 10
| 56
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 29
| 28
| 9
| 6
| 2.43
| 125
| 62
| 56
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 207.1
| 164
| 12
| 58
| 8
| 1
| 2
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 13
| 3.29
| 145
| 102
| 92
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 251.1
| 241
| 20
| 57
| 9
| 2
| 2
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 21
| 21
| 5
| 9
| 3.58
| 79
| 59
| 51
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 128.1
| 117
| 20
| 30
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 3.29
| 9
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.2
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 37
| 21
| 11
| 7
| 3.35
| 67
| 70
| 62
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 166.1
| 165
| 13
| 37
| 4
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| 27
| 18
| 2
| 8
| 5.51
| 43
| 63
| 59
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 96.1
| 112
| 14
| 42
| 3
| 1
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 8.20
| 10
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.2
| 18
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.80
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 8.75
| 12
| 23
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 23.2
| 26
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 229
| 184
| 59
| 71
| 3.72
| 671
| 569
| 508
| 25
| 7
| 2
| 1230.2
| 1191
| 112
| 368
| 38
| 7
| 11
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.80
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 231
| 185
| 59
| 72
| 3.74
| 673
| 575
| 514
| 25
| 7
| 2
| 1235.2
| 1199
| 115
| 368
| 38
| 7
| 11
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1973
| NY
| N
| P
| 3
| 1
| 8.1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .500
|
| 1974
| NY
| N
| P
| 7
| 5
| 30.1
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .875
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| P
| 6
| 6
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1976
| NY
| N
| P
| 23
| 22
| 132.1
| 6
| 17
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 9
| 0
| .920
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| P
| 26
| 24
| 146.2
| 13
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21
| 6
| 0
| .920
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| P
| 29
| 28
| 207.1
| 17
| 30
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 9
| 2
| .959
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 251.1
| 17
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 25
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| P
| 21
| 21
| 128.1
| 4
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 8
| 1
| .824
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| P
| 5
| 3
| 13.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| P
| 37
| 21
| 166.1
| 16
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 9
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| P
| 27
| 18
| 96.1
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 7
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| P
| 10
| 0
| 18.2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| P
| 2
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| P
| 12
| 1
| 23.2
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 231
| 185
| 1235.2
| 79
| 138
| 11
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 145
| 59
| 6
| .952
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1973
| NY
| N
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| NY
| N
| 7
| 11
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .364
| .417
| .364
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NY
| N
| 6
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| NY
| N
| 23
| 39
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .103
| .186
| .103
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 17
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| NY
| N
| 26
| 48
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 0
| .188
| .188
| .188
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| NY
| N
| 29
| 65
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 3
| .154
| .191
| .154
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1979
| NY
| N
| 35
| 81
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 2
| .123
| .184
| .148
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 38
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| NY
| N
| 21
| 32
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 5
| .219
| .306
| .219
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 13
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1981
| NY
| N
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| NY
| N
| 37
| 44
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 4
| .182
| .294
| .273
| 1
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1983
| NY
| N
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .077
| .077
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| NY
| N
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| CAL
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| Total
|
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 229
| 358
| 18
| 54
| 1
| 18
| .151
| .206
| .168
| 3
| 0
| 24
| 131
| 1
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 231
| 358
| 18
| 54
| 1
| 18
| .151
| .206
| .168
| 3
| 0
| 24
| 131
| 1
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 23rd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 7, 1968).
- Selected by New York Mets in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1972).
- Released by New York Mets (May 9, 1984).
- Signed by California Angels (May 23, 1984).
- Granted free agency (November 8, 1984).
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