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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, 13,422nd in major league 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

ERA

3.74

231

185

1235.2

673

WHIP

1.268

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-18 / in Starts: 11-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 32, Entered with runners on base: 7

1982 Pitching Game Log

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1982 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	156	5	Apr 12	NYM	@	CHC	L,4-5	GS-6	L(0-1)	99	6.0	7	5	4	1	2	1	0	6.00	4.72	25	9	6	0	1	7	41			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	-0.375	1.92	-0.42%	-2.23	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
2	157	10	Apr 17	NYM		MON	W,2-1	GS-5		4	5.0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.09	4.08	22	5	10	1	1	6	50			0	1	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.22	0.136	2.16	0.15%	1.24	1t start tie	5t 3 out tie
3	158	13	Apr 21	NYM		CHC	W,7-4	8-8	W(1-1)	3	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.75	3.97	3	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.024	.73	0.02%	0.45	8t --- 0 out d2	8t 3 out d2
4	159	14	Apr 23	NYM	@	MON	L,4-5	6-6		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.55	3.90	2	2	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	0.063	2.14	0.07%	0.65	6b -2- 1 out d1	6b 3 out d1
5	160	16	Apr 25	NYM	@	MON	L,2-5	3-7		1	4.1	4	1	1	1	3	0	0	3.18	3.42	16	5	3	0	0	4		2	0	1	2	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.019	.73	0.02%	1.26	3b 12- 2 out d2	7b 3 out d3
6	161	18	Apr 28	NYM	@	SDP	W,5-4	5-8		2	4.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.57	3.19	13	5	6	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.13	0.294	1.62	0.25%	1.74	5b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out tie
7	162	20	Apr 30	NYM	@	SFG	L,4-5	7-8	H(1)	1	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	3.16	6	1	4	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.60	0.140	2.27	0.12%	0.60	7b --- 0 out a1	8b -2- 2 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	163	24	May 3	NYM	@	LAD	W,6-3	7-8	BS(1)	2	1.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.25	3.18	7	0	3	0	1	2		1	1	2	0	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.16	-0.140	2.95	-0.12%	-0.49	7b 1-- 1 out a1	8b 12- 2 out tie
9	164	28	May 8	NYM		SFG	L,3-8	9-GF		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.16	3.16	4	1	3	1	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.02	0.001	.03	0.00%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d5	9t end d 5
10	165	29	May 9	NYM		SFG	W,6-5	8-GF	W(2-1)	0	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.05	3.17	5	2	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.30	0.243	2.64	0.17%	1.01	8t -23 2 out tie	9t end tie
11	166	33	May 14	NYM		LAD	L,1-4	9-GF		4	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.98	3.08	4	1	1	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.006	.16	0.01%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
12	167	36	May 17	NYM		CIN	L,2-7	6-7		2	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.84	2.92	7	2	2	0	2	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.021	.22	0.02%	0.90	6t --- 0 out d4	7t 3 out d4
13	168	40	May 22	NYM	@	HOU	W,6-5	7-9	H(2)	4	2.0	3	3	2	0	2	0	0	2.30	2.78	10	2	3	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.35	0.024	2.14	0.02%	-0.97	7b --- 0 out a1	9b 123 0 out a4
14	169	44	May 26	NYM	@	ATL	W,6-4	3-8	W(3-1)	3	6.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.93	2.72	21	4	14	1	4	2		2	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.12	0.420	1.88	0.42%	3.80	3b 12- 0 out d2	8b 3 out a2
15	170	46	May 29	NYM		HOU	L,2-5	7-8		2	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.06	3.00	8	2	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	-0.028	.23	-0.03%	-0.10	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d4
16	171	48	May 31	NYM		ATL	W,10-4	8-GF		1	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.21	3.26	5	2	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.012	.13	0.01%	0.01	8t -23 2 out a5	9t end a 6
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	172	50	Jun 2	NYM		ATL	L,1-3	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.16	3.32	5	0	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	.11	0.006	.18	0.01%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
18	173	53	Jun 6	NYM	@	CIN	W,6-3	GS-6	W(4-1)	3	6.0	8	2	2	2	2	1	0	2.27	3.56	28	4	12	1	5	8	48			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	0.137	1.84	0.11%	0.77	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
19	174	58	Jun 12	NYM		STL	W,6-2	GS-7	W(5-1)	5	7.0	7	1	1	2	3	0	0	2.14	3.45	29	10	7	1	2	7	60			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	.62	0.197	1.03	0.20%	2.14	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
20	175	61	Jun 18(1)	NYM	@	STL	W,5-3	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	2.08	3.34	23	9	7	0	1	6	55			1	1	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	.75	-0.009	1.47	-0.01%	0.74	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
21	176	67	Jun 23	NYM		MON	L,0-5	GS-7	L(5-2)	4	7.0	8	5	5	3	5	2	0	2.53	3.65	32	7	9	0	3	8	43			1	0	0	27	1	0	1	0	0	0	.79	-0.140	1.22	-0.13%	-1.86	1t start tie	7t 3 out d5
22	177	73	Jun 27	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-8	GS-3	L(5-3)	3	2.1	9	7	7	1	1	2	0	3.34	4.00	15	3	1	0	0	9	11			2	0	0	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	.68	-0.348	.66	-0.20%	-5.85	1b start tie	3b --- 1 out d7
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	178	77	Jul 2	NYM		PHI	W,8-4	GS-7	W(6-3)	4	6.0	4	4	4	3	4	0	0	3.55	3.91	25	2	12	1	2	4	49			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.35	0.078	.37	0.05%	-0.77	1t start tie	7t -23 0 out a5
24	179	91	Jul 18	NYM	@	LAD	W,8-3	6-GF	S(1)	15	4.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.38	3.85	14	3	10	0	2	1		1	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.08	0.301	.20	0.03%	2.14	6b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end a 5
25	180	95	Jul 24	NYM	@	SDP	W,4-3	GS-8		5	7.2	7	3	3	3	0	0	0	3.39	3.86	32	9	13	1	0	7	50			1	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.343	.18	0.03%	2.08	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a1
26	181	100	Jul 30	NYM		PIT	L,1-5	GS-5	L(6-4)	5	5.0	9	5	4	3	3	1	0	3.59	3.97	25	5	6	1	3	8	31			2	2	0	20	2	0	1	0	1	0	.96	-0.304	.03	-0.01%	-2.76	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	182	104	Aug 4	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-4	GS-7	W(7-4)	4	6.0	9	3	3	1	0	0	0	3.65	3.92	27	8	9	0	2	9	41			1	0	0	26	3	0	0	2	0	1	.87	0.061	.01	0.00%	0.40	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out a5
28	183	109	Aug 8	NYM	@	PIT	L,1-4	GS-7	L(7-5)	3	7.0	7	3	0	2	4	0	0	3.41	3.82	31	3	15	3	1	7	59			1	0	0	29	2	1	0	0	0	1	1.07	-0.114	.03	0.00%	0.30	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d2
29	184	114	Aug 14	NYM		CHC	L,4-7	GS-3		5	2.1	7	4	4	1	1	0	0	3.67	3.81	15	1	5	1	1	7	27			2	0	0	13	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	-0.281	.00	0.00%	-3.13	1t start tie	3t 1-- 1 out d4
30	185	119	Aug 19	NYM	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-9		4	9.0	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.46	3.73	32	9	15	3	1	8	67			0	1	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.59	0.250	.00	0.00%	3.16	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
31	186	124	Aug 24	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-7		4	7.0	4	4	4	2	8	0	0	3.56	3.59	27	8	5	1	2	4	59			1	1	0	24	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.09	-0.084	.00	0.00%	-1.09	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
32	187	129	Aug 30	NYM		HOU	L,2-4	CG	L(7-6)	5	9.0	6	4	4	2	1	1	0	3.59	3.66	34	10	15	2	2	6	58			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.298	.00	0.00%	0.04	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	188	133	Sep 4	NYM		CIN	W,3-2	GS-5	W(8-6)	4	5.0	7	1	1	1	4	1	0	3.52	3.68	23	7	4	0	1	7	52			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	0.140	.00	0.00%	1.24	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
34	189	138	Sep 10	NYM	@	STL	W,2-1	GS-7	W(9-6)	5	6.2	2	0	0	4	5	0	0	3.36	3.65	26	11	4	1	0	2	71			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.381	.00	0.00%	2.79	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a1
35	190	143	Sep 16	NYM	@	MON	W,9-4	GS-7	W(10-6)	5	6.2	9	3	3	1	1	0	0	3.39	3.62	31	11	9	1	1	9	44			2	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	2	.90	0.138	.00	0.00%	-0.18	1b start a 1	7b 12- 2 out a6
36	191	150	Sep 21(2)	NYM		MON	L,1-5	GS-6	L(10-7)	4	6.0	7	5	4	0	6	1	0	3.49	3.59	25	6	6	0	1	7	46			2	0	0	24	1	2	0	0	1	1	.46	-0.257	.00	0.00%	-2.31	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
37	192	154	Sep 25	NYM		PHI	W,2-1	CG	W(11-7)	3	9.0	7	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.35	3.59	34	10	15	4	2	7	71			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.75	0.585	.00	0.00%	3.04	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
							19-18		W-L:11-7,Sv:1,BSv:1,Hld:2	3.3	166.1	165	70	62	37	67	13	0	3.35	3.59	691	0.74		6%	11%	164	49	11	9%	20	9	0	644	29	4	4	7	3	13	1.03	1.642	.62	0.79%	10.12

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