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Nick Swisher
Nicolas Thompson Swisher

Bats Both, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 194 lb.
School Ohio State University

Debut September 3, 2004

Born November 25, 1980 in Columbus, OH

Son of Steve Swisher

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

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Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2004 23 OAK AL  20   60   11   15   4  0   2    8   0  0   8  11  .250  .352  .417  101   25   0   1   0   2   2
 2005 24 OAK AL 131  462   66  109  32  1  21   74   0  1  55 110  .236  .322  .446  101  206   0   1   3   4   9 RoY-6
 2006 25 OAK AL 157  556  106  141  24  2  35   95   1  2  97 152  .254  .372  .493  125  274   2   6   7  11  13
 2007 26 OAK AL 150  539   84  141  36  1  22   78   3  2 100 131  .262  .381  .455  127  245   1   9  12  10  13
 2008 27 CHW AL 153  497   86  109  21  1  24   69   3  3  82 135  .219  .332  .410   92  204   1   4   6   4  14
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      611 2114  353  515 117  5 104  324   7  8 342 539  .244  .354  .451  112  954   4  21  28  31  51
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        561   94  137  31  1  28   86   2  2  91 143  .244  .354  .451  112  253   1   6   7   8  14
 Career High    157  556  106  141  36  2  35   95   3  3 100 152  .262  .381  .493  127  274   2   9  12  11  14
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2004 23 OAK AL   71   48    9   5.0   109| .250  .269| .352  .337| .417  .432| .769  .769| 101  .486   0.5   0.0   0%
 2005 24 OAK AL  522  364   67   4.9   106| .236  .269| .322  .332| .446  .427| .768  .759| 101  .501   0.8   0.1   0%
 2006 25 OAK AL  672  438  106   6.4   108| .254  .272| .372  .336| .493  .432| .865  .768| 125  .596  23.1   2.1  33%
 2007 26 OAK AL  659  423   99   6.2   101| .262  .263| .381  .329| .455  .410| .836  .739| 127  .596  27.3   2.5  60%
 2008 27 CHW AL  588  410   69   4.5   110| .219  .274| .332  .343| .410  .430| .742  .773|  92  .456  -5.6  -0.5  50%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons      2512 1683  350   5.6   106| .244  .269| .354  .335| .451  .425| .805  .760| 112  .544  46.2   4.2  46%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
2004 23 OAK AL OF 16 24 0 3 0 .889 .984 1.50 2.05 1.70 2.30 14 127.0 LF 12 19 0 1 0 .950 .984 1.58 1.73 1.74 2.04 11 98.0 RF 4 5 0 2 0 .714 .980 1.25 1.93 1.61 2.22 3 28.0 1B 3 19 0 0 3 1.000 .995 6.33 8.00 9.50 9.30 2 18.0 DH 2 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2005 24 OAK AL RF 121 196 6 2 2 .990 .982 1.67 1.83 1.77 2.12 115 1027.3 1B 21 109 10 0 10 1.000 .994 5.67 8.11 9.00 9.60 13 119.0 2006 25 OAK AL 1B 90 665 42 5 55 .993 .994 7.86 7.99 9.09 9.51 80 700.0 OF 80 174 5 3 3 .984 .986 2.24 1.99 2.44 2.30 71 659.7 LF 79 170 5 3 3 .983 .986 2.22 1.69 2.41 2.06 71 654.7 DH 2 CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.30 13.50 2.70 0 2.0 RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 2007 26 OAK AL OF 106 246 3 2 0 .992 .987 2.35 2.00 2.50 2.30 103 894.7 CF 59 139 1 2 0 .986 .989 2.37 2.42 2.62 2.71 57 481.0 RF 57 107 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.91 1.77 2.37 2.08 46 413.7 1B 44 391 25 3 31 .993 .995 9.45 7.93 10.80 9.37 39 346.7 DH 5 2008 27 CHW AL 1B 71 447 32 2 52 .996 .994 6.75 8.01 9.33 9.26 47 462.0 CF 70 138 2 4 0 .972 .989 2.00 2.35 2.35 2.71 69 535.3 LF 18 31 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.78 1.66 2.10 2.05 16 137.0 RF 18 25 0 1 0 .962 .984 1.39 1.83 1.91 2.15 11 118.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2004 23 OAK AL 1B 3 19 0 0 3 1.000 .995 6.33 8.00 9.50 9.30 2 18.0 2005 24 OAK AL 1B 21 109 10 0 10 1.000 .994 5.67 8.11 9.00 9.60 13 119.0 2006 25 OAK AL 1B 90 665 42 5 55 .993 .994 7.86 7.99 9.09 9.51 80 700.0 2007 26 OAK AL 1B 44 391 25 3 31 .993 .995 9.45 7.93 10.80 9.37 39 346.7 2008 27 CHW AL 1B 71 447 32 2 52 .996 .994 6.75 8.01 9.33 9.26 47 462.0 2004 23 OAK AL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.40 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2006 25 OAK AL CF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 3.00 2.30 13.50 2.70 0 2.0 2007 26 OAK AL CF 59 139 1 2 0 .986 .989 2.37 2.42 2.62 2.71 57 481.0 2008 27 CHW AL CF 70 138 2 4 0 .972 .989 2.00 2.35 2.35 2.71 69 535.3 2004 23 OAK AL DH 2 2006 25 OAK AL DH 2 2007 26 OAK AL DH 5 2004 23 OAK AL LF 12 19 0 1 0 .950 .984 1.58 1.73 1.74 2.04 11 98.0 2006 25 OAK AL LF 79 170 5 3 3 .983 .986 2.22 1.69 2.41 2.06 71 654.7 2008 27 CHW AL LF 18 31 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.78 1.66 2.10 2.05 16 137.0 2004 23 OAK AL OF 16 24 0 3 0 .889 .984 1.50 2.05 1.70 2.30 14 127.0 2005 24 OAK AL OF 121 196 6 2 2 .990 .986 1.67 2.05 1.77 2.30 115 1027.3 2006 25 OAK AL OF 80 174 5 3 3 .984 .986 2.24 1.99 2.44 2.30 71 659.7 2007 26 OAK AL OF 106 246 3 2 0 .992 .987 2.35 2.00 2.50 2.30 103 894.7 2004 23 OAK AL RF 4 5 0 2 0 .714 .980 1.25 1.93 1.61 2.22 3 28.0 2005 24 OAK AL RF 121 196 6 2 2 .990 .982 1.67 1.83 1.77 2.12 115 1027.3 2006 25 OAK AL RF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.80 3.00 2.10 0 3.0 2007 26 OAK AL RF 57 107 2 0 0 1.000 .985 1.91 1.77 2.37 2.08 46 413.7 2008 27 CHW AL RF 18 25 0 1 0 .962 .984 1.39 1.83 1.91 2.15 11 118.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 323 640 14 10 5 .985 .986 2.02 2.02 2.17 2.30 303 2708.7 109 131 201# 1B* 229 1631 109 10 151 .994 .994 7.60 8.00 9.52 9.41 181 1645.7 RF* 201 334 8 5 2 .986 .983 1.70 1.81 1.94 2.11 175 1590.0 CF* 131 280 3 6 0 .979 .989 2.16 2.38 2.50 2.71 126 1019.3 LF* 109 220 6 4 3 .983 .986 2.07 1.69 2.29 2.06 98 889.7 DH 9 Games not counted in Overall Total below +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 552 2271 123 20 156 .992 .992 4.34 4.50 4.95 4.99 484 4354
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2006   ALDS  OAK MIN     W   3  10   3   3  2  0  0   1   2   2  .300  .417  .500   0  0             
        ALCS  OAK DET     L   4  10   0   1  0  0  0   0   5   5  .100  .400  .100   0  0             
 2008   ALDS  CHW TBR     L   3   4   1   1  0  0  0   0   2   1  .250  .500  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   6  14   4   4  2  0  0   1   4   3  .286  .444  .429   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 Postseason Series   1-2  10  24   4   5  2  0  0   1   9   8  .208  .424  .292   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
2006 AL-157-10

Runs
2006 AL-106-8

Home Runs
2006 AL-35-8

Bases on Balls
2006 AL-97-6
2007 AL-100-6
2008 AL-82-8

Strikeouts
2006 AL-152-4
2007 AL-131-10
2008 AL-135-5

Adjusted Batting Runs
2007 AL-27-10

Batting Wins
2007 AL-2.5-10

Sac. Flies
2007 AL-9-4

Intentional Walks
2007 AL-12-5

At Bats per Home Run
2006 AL-15.9-9

   

Gray Ink: Batting - 14 (1185) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 14.0 (1084) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 6.0 (1347) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


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 Ryan Sweeney, Gio Gonzalez, and Fautino De Los Santos (minors).


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2005Oakland Athletics$316,500
2006Oakland Athletics$335,000
2007Oakland Athletics$400,000
2008Chicago White Sox$3,600,000
Career (may be incomplete)$4,651,500

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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