Erik Swanson
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
5.03
WHIP
1.27
K
37
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Swanson, who was traded from Seattle to Toronto prior to the 2023 season, continued to find success as one of the majors' top setup men. The 30-year-old finished fourth in the league with 29 holds while establishing new career-highs in games played (69), innings (66.2), strikeouts (75) and saves (four). The right-hander threw his splitter at a much higher clip (47.5 percent) than years past while tossing significantly fewer heaters. Swanson's 34.7 percent fastball usage was his lowest of his career and a massive 20 percent drop from 2022. With a 6.2 percent walk rate and near 30 percent strikeout rate for his career, Swanson is certainly capable of closing, but remains behind Jordan Romano in the pecking order for saves in Toronto. Read Past Outlooks
Rejoins major-league roster
The Blue Jays recalled Swanson from Triple-A Buffalo on Friday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Swanson's first 12 appearances at Buffalo didn't go well, as he was tagged for 22 runs (17 earned) over 10 innings. He had been better lately though, yielding two runs with a 5:1 K:BB over his last 5.1 frames. Swanson likely won't see high-leverage work right away, but he could find himself in a prominent role if the Blue Jays ship out relievers like Yimi Garcia and Trevor Richards before the trade deadline.
Swanson's first 12 appearances at Buffalo didn't go well, as he was tagged for 22 runs (17 earned) over 10 innings. He had been better lately though, yielding two runs with a 5:1 K:BB over his last 5.1 frames. Swanson likely won't see high-leverage work right away, but he could find himself in a prominent role if the Blue Jays ship out relievers like Yimi Garcia and Trevor Richards before the trade deadline.
Pitching Stats
Loading Pitching Stats...
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Pitching Game Log...
Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
12
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does Erik Swanson generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Erik Swanson generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-3%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2022vs Left | .207 | 92 | 22 | 57 | 10 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .226 | 90 | 23 | 70 | 12 | |||
2024vs Left | .231 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 6 | |||
2024vs Right | .239 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 5 | |||
2023vs Left | .198 | 32 | 12 | 21 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .231 | 43 | 9 | 31 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .200 | 43 | 3 | 21 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .205 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 2 | |||
More Splits→ | View More Split Stats |
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
ERA at Home
2024
-2%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Since 2022Home | 2.84 | 0.95 | 88.2 | 10.5 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.30 | 1.24 | 71.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | ||||
2024Home | 4.98 | 1.20 | 21.2 | 8.3 | 3.7 | ||||
2024Away | 5.09 | 1.36 | 17.2 | 8.7 | 2.5 | ||||
2023Home | 3.09 | 1.03 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Away | 2.84 | 1.17 | 31.2 | 10.2 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 1.13 | 0.69 | 32.0 | 12.4 | 0.8 | ||||
2022Away | 2.49 | 1.25 | 21.2 | 10.8 | 2.9 | ||||
More Splits→ | View More Split Stats |
Stat Review
How does Erik Swanson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.64K/9
8.5BB/9
3.2HR/9
2.5Fastball
93.9 mphERA
5.03WHIP
1.27BABIP
.253GB/FB
1.32Left On Base
80.9%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.2%Spin Rate
1920 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.3%Swinging Strike
11.5%Prospect Rankings History
Advanced Pitching Stats
Loading Advanced Pitching Stats...
Defensive Stats
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Stats Vs Today's Lineup
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Erik Swanson See More
Erik Siegrist checks out the waiver wire in the American League and thinks Boston's David Hamilton should be getting more attention from fantasy GMs.
Monday's MLB DFS picks include Alec Bohm who had two hits in two of the three games and also drove in two runs Sunday.
Brad Johnson writes about pitching happenings this week and in Rotation Ramblings, he notes Luis Gil will get an extended look in the rotation with Gerrit Cole's injury.
Jeff Stotts kicks off the season with his first injury report, featuring Kyle Bradish, who will start the year on the IL after being diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his throwing elbow.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
2020
2019
Swanson emerged as one of the league's best setup men, compiling a 1.68 ERA (2.15 SIERA), 0.91 WHIP and 70:10 K:BB ratio over 53.2 innings. The right-hander improved his strikeout rate by nearly 10 percent and he finished fifth among qualfied relievers with a 29.5% K-BB%. Swanson's fastball-splitter combination was devastating to opposing hitters, as his 73.6% in-zone contact percentage was 4th-best among relief pitchers despite losing 1.1 mph on his 4-seamer (93.6 mph). The contact he did give up wasn't hard, as his 85 mph average exit velocity was a 98th percentile ranking. Swanson's high-leverage role is secure in Toronto, who thought enough of the reliever to trade Teoscar Hernandez for his services. While his path to saves is just as cloudy as it was in Seattle, he's still worth drafting in deeper mixed and AL-only leagues for ratio stability.
More Fantasy News
Could be recalled soon
The Blue Jays are considering recalling Swanson from Triple-A Buffalo soon, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Demoted to Triple-A
The Blue Jays optioned Swanson to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Collects fifth hold
Swanson gave up a run on two hits in one-third of an inning Monday to record his fifth hold of the season in a 5-1 win over the White Sox.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Struggles in season debut
Swanson (0-1) took the loss Wednesday against the Yankees, allowing three runs on three hits in one-third of an inning.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Rejoins Toronto bullpen
Swanson (forearm) was activated from the 15-day injured list by the Blue Jays on Tuesday, Hazel Mae of Sportsnet reports.
ANALYSIS
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Role seemingly unchanged
Swanson's 1.86 WHIP since the All-Star break is the fifth-highest mark among all pitchers over that span. Swanson's middling performance comes at an inopportune time with Toronto closer Jordan Romano currently shelved due to a back injury.
ANALYSIS
Swanson has posted a 4.66 ERA across his last 11 appearances, but his numbers are inflated due to two poor outings as opposed to consistent struggles. Nonetheless, he still isn't missing bats at a pace that aligns with the 2.82 ERA he posted through the end of June. It appears that Swanson, who is tied atop MLB rankings with 27 holds this season, could already be usurped by Jordan Hicks in the closer pecking order.
Swanson has posted a 4.66 ERA across his last 11 appearances, but his numbers are inflated due to two poor outings as opposed to consistent struggles. Nonetheless, he still isn't missing bats at a pace that aligns with the 2.82 ERA he posted through the end of June. It appears that Swanson, who is tied atop MLB rankings with 27 holds this season, could already be usurped by Jordan Hicks in the closer pecking order.