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Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Pitching Comparison

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	318	274	.537	3.35	864	716	83	245	45	29	5404.0	5044	2337	2012	482	1809	86	3342	123	42	226	22677	7237	115	3.62	1.268	8.4	0.8	3.0	5.6
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	59	72	.450	3.74	231	185	15	25	7	2	1235.2	1199	575	514	115	368	38	673	11	12	7	5163	1637	96	3.73	1.268	8.7	0.8	2.7	4.9

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	0	1	.000	3.86	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.0	15	11	6	0	8	1	9	0	0	1	63	23		3.03	1.643	9.6	0.0	5.1	5.8

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Value

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	97.0	50.5
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	231	185	1235.2	12.7	1.8

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Against

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	7237	20410	3703	735	124	447	217	67.32	52	433	219	102	.247	.311	.366	.677	89	.119	.273	2336	7437	1341	6976	7237
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	231	185	1235.2	1637	4685	808	238	38	146	59	71.22	6	75	56	42	.256	.309	.397	.706	103	.141	.275	585	1858	391	1578	1637

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	23	54											.278	.371					.333				23	23

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	442	62	54.9	91	31	34	8	78.4	83	148
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	94	51	51.6	21	4	19	3	40.0	15	46

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982									0	0

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0	14.7	8.0	6.8
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	231	185	1235.2	13.0	7.1	5.9

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0	14.3	12.7	1.6

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	864	716	5404.0		112
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	231	185	1235.2		97

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	2	14.0

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Head-to-Head Pitching

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Phil Niekro	3	2	.600	2.93	6	6	0	1	0	0	40.0	38	14	13	3	12	0	25	2	1	1	166	1.250	8.6	0.7	2.7	5.6
2	Craig Swan	2	1	.667	2.20	6	4	1	2	1	0	28.2	17	9	7	3	6	3	22	1	0	0	110	0.802	5.3	0.9	1.9	6.9

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs

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Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Phil Niekro	NYY	1984-05-29	GS-4, L	3.2	9	5	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	10	16	7	2	0	0	0	0	11	2	2	1	2	25			-0.3	-3.64			0.95
2	Craig Swan	CAL	1984-05-29	6-6, H	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	3	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	3				-0.1	-1.51	0	0	1.43
3	Phil Niekro	ATL	1982-06-02	GS-9, W	8.2	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	7	1	0	1	33	8	29	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	76			0.2	2.31			1.13
4	Craig Swan	NYM	1982-06-02	9-GF	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1				0.0	0.45	0	0	0.11
5	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-05-25	CG(8), L	8.0	8	3	3	0	1	2	0	5	1	0	0	33	11	30	4	3	0	0	1	0	14	1	0	0	4	57			0.0	0.47			1.24
6	Craig Swan	NYM	1980-05-25	SHO, W	9.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	32	5	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	86			0.5	3.91			1.18
7	Phil Niekro	ATL	1979-06-15	GS-5	5.0	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	19	6	17	5	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	55			0.1	1.23			0.96
8	Craig Swan	NYM	1979-06-15	CG, W	9.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	7	1	0	0	29	4	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	1	86			0.5	3.02			1.14
9	Phil Niekro	ATL	1976-07-19	GS-7, W	6.2	4	1	1	0	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	27	8	23	3	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	62			0.2	1.44			1.07
10	Craig Swan	NYM	1976-07-19	GS-4, L	3.2	6	3	3	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	19	8	16	3	3	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	3	38			-0.2	-1.74			1.43
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Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batter vs. Pitcher

Craig Swan (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Craig Swan (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1976	4	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	.750	1.250	0	0	0	0	0
2	1979	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	1	0
3	1980	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
4	1982	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	2.000	3.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	10	9	3	2	0	0	1	0	2	.333	.400	.556	.956	0	0	0	1	0

Craig Swan (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Craig Swan (Pitcher) vs. Phil Niekro (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-07-09	ATL	NYM	down 1-0	b3	---	2		Flyball: LF
2	1976	1976-07-09	ATL	NYM	ahead 1-3	b5	1--	0		Foul Popfly: 3B
3	1976	1976-07-19	ATL	NYM	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Double to LF
4	1976	1976-07-19	ATL	NYM	ahead 0-2	t4	--3	2		Single to CF; D. Chaney Scores
5	1979	1979-06-15	ATL	NYM	down 1-0	t3	---	2		Strikeout
6	1979	1979-06-15	ATL	NYM	down 1-0	t6	---	1		Hit By Pitch
7	1980	1980-05-25	ATL	NYM	tied 0-0	t3	---	0		Strikeout
8	1980	1980-05-25	ATL	NYM	tied 0-0	t5	---	2		Flyball: LF
9	1980	1980-05-25	ATL	NYM	tied 0-0	t8	---	0		Foul Popfly: C
10	1982	1982-06-02	ATL	NYM	ahead 0-3	t9	---	2		Double to LF

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Craig Swan (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Craig Swan (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	1976	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1	0	0	0	0
2	1979	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
3	1980	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.143	.000	.143	1	0	0	0	0

Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Craig Swan (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Phil Niekro (Pitcher) vs. Craig Swan (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	1976	1976-07-09	NYM	ATL	ahead 0-1	t2	1--	1		Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; L. Brown to 2B
2	1976	1976-07-09	NYM	ATL	ahead 0-1	t4	12-	1		Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B; L. Brown to 2B
3	1976	1976-07-19	NYM	ATL	tied 0-0	b3	1--	1		Fielder's Choice 1B; R. Staiger to 2B/Adv on E3
4	1979	1979-06-15	NYM	ATL	ahead 0-1	b3	---	0		Groundout: SS-1B
5	1979	1979-06-15	NYM	ATL	ahead 0-1	b5	12-	1		Strikeout (foul bunt)
6	1980	1980-05-25	NYM	ATL	tied 0-0	b3	---	0		Walk
7	1980	1980-05-25	NYM	ATL	tied 0-0	b5	---	1		Groundout: SS-1B
8	1980	1980-05-25	NYM	ATL	tied 0-0	b7	1--	2		Strikeout Looking

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Comparison

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Totals

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	1537	80	260	42	1	7	109	0	1	17	314	.169	.183	.211	.395	8	325	35	12	129	12	0
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	229	421	358	18	54	3	0	1	18	0	1	24	131	.151	.206	.168	.374	7	60	4	1	38	0	0

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	1	0

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Value

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-1.1	-1.1	-1.3	0.4	-196	0	-5	0
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	229	421	0.0	0.0	-0.1	0.1	-47	1	-3	0

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Sabermetric

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	50	289	307	1454	63	.206	182	-200	-20.9	.042	4.9	0.00	1
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	229	421	4	79	80	347	16	.235	35	-47	-4.7	.017	2.7	0.00	1

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Phil Niekro	30-43	1969	1982	2	5	0	0	0	5		.000	1			.000	3.0		0

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Win Probability

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Phil Niekro	25-48	1964	1987	742	1707	-17.6	-19.2	0.7	-195.13		-204.02	0.96
2	Craig Swan	22-33	1973	1984	229	421	-4.1	-4.7	0.5	-47.40		-49.10	0.96

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Head-to-Head Batting

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Phil Niekro	6	14	12	0	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.333	.385	.500	.885	6	0	1	1	0	0
2	Craig Swan	6	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	0	0	1	0	0

Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs

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Craig Swan vs. Phil Niekro: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Phil Niekro	NYY	1984-05-29																																	P
2	Craig Swan	CAL	1984-05-29																																	P
3	Phil Niekro	ATL	1982-06-02	*	9	9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.500	.500	.750	1.250	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.36	-0.014	0.83	-0.02%	0.28			P
4	Craig Swan	NYM	1982-06-02		1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0										P
5	Phil Niekro	ATL	1980-05-25	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.082	0.38	-0.02%	-0.50			P
6	Craig Swan	NYM	1980-05-25	*	9	9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.018	0.73	-0.01%	0.03			P
7	Phil Niekro	ATL	1979-06-15	*	6	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.74	0.030	0.10	0.00%	0.15			P
8	Craig Swan	NYM	1979-06-15	*	9	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	-0.177	0.41	-0.02%	-1.22			P
9	Phil Niekro	ATL	1976-07-19	*	7	9	3	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.500	2.500	3	0	0	1	0	0	0.87	0.149	0.12	0.01%	1.31			P
10	Craig Swan	NYM	1976-07-19	*	4	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.041	0.40	0.01%	0.37			P
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